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Loar Holdings Inc.

Rank #440Hypergrowth

LOAR · NYSE · Industrials

Loar Holdings Inc. (LOAR) — Rank #440 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.11) · ROE 6.0% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0002000178 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Loar Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally.

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It offers airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices. The company also provides auto throttles, lap-belt airbags, two-and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, polyimide washers and bushings, latches, interior securing devices, hold-open and tie rods, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions, motion and actuation devices, edge-lighted panels and knobs, and annunciators for incandescent and LED illuminated pushbutton switches, high-performance fans and cooling devices, lighting, Human-Machine Interface products, and bespoke lighting systems, and others. It primarily serves commercial, business jet and general aviation, and defense markets. Loar Holdings Inc.

was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sector
Industrials
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31

Price History

LOAR+36.3% · +14.0% CAGRSPY+55.9% · +20.6% CAGR

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

$5.98B

P/E (annual)

85.1

P/S (annual)

12.0

P/B

5.0

P/OCF (annual)

53.3

Shareholder Yield

-4.6%

Employees

1,700

Industry

Aerospace & Defense

Exchange

NYSE

Signal Flags

2 green1 yellow2 red
Deferred revenue growingRevenue and deferred revenue both growing — retention signal
Sequential beat (rev + EPS)Both revenue and EPS exceeded prior quarter — 2-quarter streak
Dilution above 2%Annual share count increase exceeds 2%. May be acceptable for high-growth companies funding talent via stock compensation
Operating margin decliningOperating margin lower than prior year
Balance sheet deterioratingNet cash collapsed with receivables or inventory outpacing revenue

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.11
Return on equity
6.0%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.94
Current ratio
4.91×
Net cash
-$826.89M

Cash Flow

1/1 pass
Positive FCF
N/A
Cash-backed earnings
N/A
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
3.0%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
23.2%
Piotroski F-Score
5 / 9
Share dilution
4.6%

Terry Smith quality gate

Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholds

1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.

Valuation History

Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.

P / S

Price / revenue per share

0.0xFair
0.0xmed 0.0x0.0x

P / B

Price / book value per share

0.0xFair
0.0xmed 0.0x0.0x

P / GP

Price / gross profit per share

0.0xFair
0.0xmed 0.0x0.0x

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.11

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

0th pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Return on equity

6.0%

Gross margin

52.7%

100th pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

23.2%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Anti-fragile safety

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.94

60th pctl of 21 SIC 37 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

4.91×

100th pctl of 22 SIC 37 peers

Quick ratio

3.00×

Net cash

-$826.89M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Cash-flow health

Free cash flow

—

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF / net income

—

Cash-backing of earnings.

FCF/NI divergence

Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

3.0%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Piotroski F-Score

F-Score

5 / 9

Fundamental-strength score (0-9).

Lifecycle Phase History

20232025
Hypergrowth
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