Astronics [ATRO] vs Cae [CAE] Detailed Stock Comparison

Astronics Corporation

NASDAQ

Cae Inc.

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Astronics Corporation wins in 8 metrics, Cae Inc. wins in 11 metrics, with 0 ties. Cae Inc. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Astronics Corporation	Cae Inc.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	93.68	29.26	Cae Inc.
Price-to-Book Ratio	19.33	2.16	Cae Inc.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	270.11	61.83	Cae Inc.
PEG Ratio	-0.08	-0.82	Astronics Corporation
EV/EBITDA	26.55	11.27	Cae Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	3.41%	7.73%	Cae Inc.
Operating Margin (TTM)	17.95%	13.62%	Astronics Corporation
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	17.95%	13.62%	Astronics Corporation
Return on Equity	14.82%	7.73%	Astronics Corporation
Return on Assets (TTM)	8.65%	3.74%	Astronics Corporation
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$43.12M	$452.40M	Cae Inc.
1-Year Return	175.47%	-5.63%	Astronics Corporation
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	3.16	1.68	Cae Inc.
Enterprise Value	$3.07B	$8.09B	Cae Inc.
EV/Revenue Ratio	3.56	2.27	Cae Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	33.31%	28.93%	Astronics Corporation
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$24	$15	Astronics Corporation
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$0.81	$0.87	Cae Inc.
Beta (Stock Volatility)	1.12	1.05	Cae Inc.
Short % of Float	10.79%	N/A	N/A

Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Astronics Corporation	-5.39%	-10.23%	-3.69%	10.17%	44.70%	33.70%
Cae Inc.	-0.20%	0.60%	-0.94%	-9.63%	-13.70%	-18.34%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Astronics Corporation	175.47%	436.91%	452.04%	267.11%	869.70%	2,023.89%
Cae Inc.	-5.63%	17.51%	-17.83%	101.92%	105.69%	229.43%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Metric	ATRO	CAE
Market Information
Market Cap i	$2.61B	$8.17B
Market Cap Category	Mid cap	Mid cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	401,398	900,843
90 Day Avg. Volume i	567,529	820,214
Last Close	$75.69	$25.25
52 Week Range	$27.27 - $90.65	$22.76 - $34.24
% from 52W High	-16.50%	-26.26%
All-Time High	$99.89 (Jun 12, 2026)	$34.24 (Jan 16, 2026)
% from All-Time High	-24.23%	-26.26%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.15%	0.02%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.15%	-0.35%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.03%	0.08%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.18%	0.14%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.15%	0.08%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	270.11	61.83
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$3.93	$11.76
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$0.51	$1.44
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$74.80M	$679.39M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$32.09M	$354.21M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.00	$0.00

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Metric	ATRO (Apr 24, 2026)	CAE (Apr 24, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	93.68	29.26
Forward P/E i	24.15	27.81
PEG Ratio i	-0.08	-0.82
Price to Sales (TTM) i	3.16	1.68
Price to Book (MRQ) i	19.33	2.16
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$2.61B	$8.17B
Enterprise Value i	$3.07B	$8.09B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	3.56	2.27
Enterprise to EBITDA i	26.55	11.27
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	1.12	1.05
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$3.93	$11.76

Financial Statements Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	ATRO (2025)	CAE (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	862.13M	4.71B
Cost of Goods Sold i	603.97M	3.41B
COGS % of Revenue i	70.1%	72.4%
Gross Profit i	258.16M	1.30B
Gross Margin i	29.9%	27.6%
Research & Development i	43.48M	123.20M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	76.41M	611.50M
Operating Margin i	8.9%	13.0%
EBITDA i	130.89M	1.17B
EBITDA Margin i	15.2%	24.9%
Pre-Tax Income i	31.95M	513.70M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	3.7%	10.9%
Income Tax i	2.59M	98.70M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	0.3%	2.1%
Net Income (Profit) i	29.36M	415.00M
Profit Margin i	3.4%	8.8%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	ATRO (2025)	CAE (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	18.18M	293.70M
Total Current Assets i	437.74M	2.14B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	50.8%	45.5%
Total Current Liabilities i	141.28M	2.69B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	16.4%	57.1%
Long-Term Debt i	372.55M	3.07B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	43.2%	65.2%
Total Shareholders Equity i	140.07M	4.98B
Retained Earnings i	216.70M	2.11B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	25.1%	44.9%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	32.27M	3.33B

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	ATRO (2025)	CAE (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	55.11M	1.01B
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	6.4%	21.5%
Capital Expenditures i	N/A	19.40M
Free Cash Flow i	43.12M	452.40M
FCF Margin i	5.0%	9.6%
Debt Repayment i	-396.90M	-426.20M
Common Stock Repurchase i	N/A	-21.30M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	ATRO	CAE
Shares Short i	3.38M	3.36M
Short Ratio i	5.24	4.10
Short % of Float i	10.79%	N/A
Shares Outstanding i	35.68M	321.68M
Float Shares i	33.47M	290.56M
% Held by Insiders i	2.39%	0.17%
% Held by Institutions i	99.43%	84.57%
% Held by Public i	-1.82%	15.26%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Metric	ATRO	CAE
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.00	$0.00
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$0.00	$0.00
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$0.00	$0.00
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	N/A

Metric	ATRO (Dec 31, 2025)	CAE (Dec 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	240.07M	1.25B
Cost of Goods Sold i	160.10M	889.90M
COGS % of Revenue i	66.7%	71.1%
Gross Profit i	79.97M	362.20M
Gross Margin i	33.3%	28.9%
Research & Development i	10.63M	26.00M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	35.46M	174.50M
Operating Margin i	14.8%	13.9%
EBITDA i	41.17M	311.30M
EBITDA Margin i	17.1%	24.9%
Pre-Tax Income i	32.24M	141.70M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	13.4%	11.3%
Income Tax i	2.63M	29.60M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	1.1%	2.4%
Net Income (Profit) i	29.62M	112.10M
Profit Margin i	12.3%	9.0%

Metric	ATRO (Dec 31, 2025)	CAE (Dec 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	31.92M	257.40M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	13.3%	20.6%
Capital Expenditures i	N/A	0
Free Cash Flow i	15.81M	344.20M
FCF Margin i	6.6%	27.5%
Debt Repayment i	-100.00M	-36.60M
Common Stock Repurchase i	N/A	-1.60M

Astronics [ATRO] vs Cae [CAE] Detailed Stock Comparison

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Financial Statements Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

ATRO (Annual)

ATRO (Quarterly)

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CAE (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

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Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Metric	ATRO (Dec 31, 2025)	CAE (Dec 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	18.18M	463.70M
Total Current Assets i	437.74M	2.16B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	182.3%	172.6%
Total Current Liabilities i	141.28M	2.36B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	58.8%	188.7%
Long-Term Debt i	372.55M	3.00B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	155.2%	239.8%
Total Shareholders Equity i	140.07M	5.25B
Retained Earnings i	216.70M	2.40B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	90.3%	191.3%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	32.27M	3.73B

Astronics [ATRO] vs Cae [CAE] Detailed Stock Comparison

Astronics Corporation

Cae Inc.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Complete Astronics Corporation Investment Analysis: Compare with Industry Leaders

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Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

ATRO (Annual)

ATRO (Quarterly)

CAE (Annual)

CAE (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Astronics Corporation vs Cae Inc.

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