HII's Quality Score rose 4 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 10. Its price climbed back above its average of the last 200 days and its price is now higher than a year ago.
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Up 3.0% today, more than its defense peers' 0.3%; no story names it yet.
Rose on Oct 29
Up 13% on Oct 29, and still 9% over its Oct 28 close.
| The company | Profit up 29% to $733M |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
TodayNo story names it yet.
“Defense Stocks in US, Europe Drop After Democrats Sweep Midterms”
HII closed −4.1% that day.
1 big story on HII in the past 12 months, for Pro members.
Fri Nov 27: Ex-dividend, $1.41 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 11.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. HII scores 10 today, against a median of 5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
HII is #119 of 457 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: HII $733M, GD $4.66B, NOC $4.52B.
Expected to report Thu Feb 4, before the open (in 86 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A profit of $5.48 a share, from $3.68.
“Third quarter 2026 revenues of $3.5 billion were up 10.8% from the third quarter of 2025, driven by growth at Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.1B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Mission Technologies segment operating margin | about 6% |
Sales grew 5.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $5.64 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | +9.1% | +13.2% | +8.9% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +9.5% | +14.1% | +13.3% |
| May 5, 2026 | -7.0% | -10.3% | -12.6% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $12B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 63.5, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 68% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.64 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $223M a year |
| Free cash flow | $327M |
| Record | Raised every year since 2012 |
2 insiders sold $1.4M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HII is 0.1% of SPMO, under 0.1% of VIG, and under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is the largest independent military shipbuilder in the US, spun out from Northrop Grumman in 2011. It operates three segments, two of which are storied shipyards: Ingalls produces non-nuclear-powered ships, including amphibious landing ships and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, while Newport News produces nuclear-powered ships as the only producer of Gerald Ford-class aircraft carriers and a major subcontractor on Virginia- and Columbia-class nuclear submarines. HII shares production of destroyers and nuclear submarines with General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat shipyards, respectively. The company's mission technologies segment produces uncrewed sea vessels and provides a range of IT and other services to US government agencies.
“We operate in a competitive environment and compete with defense companies and other companies serving the intelligence and federal civil markets.”
HII scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #119 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 13% on Oct 29, and still 9% over its Oct 28 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HII scores 10 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #119 of 457 in Industrials by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HII's 10.
2 insiders sold $1.4M across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Victoria D. Harker, Director, who sold $241K on Aug 7. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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