Karman Holdings
KRMN on NYSE. Karman Holdings builds hardware for missiles, hypersonics and spacecraft, sold to defense and space customers. Market value $4.4bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
We can't read total debt from the filing, so debt is left out.
Should I look at this?
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Why it could be worth it
Read the warning sign in its own filings
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For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $-0.63 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
The filings do not give us enough to work this out.
The filings do not give us enough to work this out.
Quality score: not known. Price score: 21 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$33.29 a share, 5% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $31.66 to $118.38.
Pays no dividend
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
Spare cash swings from quarter to quarter here: a shortfall of $28 million in the past 12 months, a shortfall of $42 million in the year to December 2025.
| Revenue | ||
| Revenue | $345m | $472m |
| Operating margin | ||
| Operating margin | 18.4% | 15.5% |
| Debt to equity | ||
| Debt to equity | n/a | n/a |
| Shares outstanding | ||
| Shares outstanding | 0.13bn | 0.13bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive1 of 2 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
- Financial strength (Piotroski)4 of 8 checks we could run
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- DebtUnknown
- Revenue growth, five yearsUnknown
- Buying back its own sharesRoughly flat
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $182 million last quarter, up 58% on a year ago.
- Profit: $14 million, up 106% on a year ago.
- It keeps 17 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, up from 16 cents a year earlier.
- Over the past 12 months it spent $28 million more cash than it brought in, compared with $31 million a year earlier.
- About the same number of shares as a year ago.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | Not reported |
| March 2025 | $100m |
| June 2025 | $115m |
| September 2025 | $122m |
| December 2025 | $134m |
| March 2026 | $151m |
| June 2026 | $182m |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | Not reported |
| March 2025 | -$5m |
| June 2025 | $7m |
| September 2025 | $8m |
| December 2025 | $8m |
| March 2026 | $8m |
| June 2026 | $14m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 3 April 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 10 November 2026
Who owns it
2 long-term investors we follow own it, down from 3 last quarter. 357 funds in all.
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select Equity GroupGeorge Loening | $6m | <0.1% | Added |
| Gotham Asset ManagementJoel Greenblatt | $518,819 | <0.1% | Cut |
Sold out this quarter
- Polen CapitalDan DavidowitzSold out
Largest holders overall
- FMR$343mCut
- BlackRock$272mAdded
- State Street$255mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$239mAdded
- First Trust Advisors LP$237mAdded
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$216m
- Ameriprise Financial$210mAdded
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.$179mNew
- Donaldson Capital Management$175m
- GCM Grosvenor Holdings$166m
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
2 investors own more than 5%.
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor11.1%Since 30 September 2026
- FMR LLCPassive investorat least 5.2%−1.1 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 June 2026
- KHIS Custodian LPPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 31 December 2025
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
- Trive Capital Fund III LPPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 September 2025
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 11.1% | 30 September 2026 | |
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 5.2%−1.1 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 June 2026 | |
KHIS Custodian LP Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 31 December 2025 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 | |
Trive Capital Fund III LP Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 September 2025 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 3 insiders bought $1m of shares on the open market. 5 sold $41m, $41m of it under preset trading plans.
- Stinnett DavidDirectorBought
- Date
- 16 September 2026
- Shares
- 27,000
- Price
- $37.32
- Value
- $1m
- Petryszyn Mary DDirectorBought
- Date
- 16 September 2026
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $37.44
- Value
- $18,720
- Twitty StephenDirectorBought
- Date
- 16 September 2026
- Shares
- 275
- Price
- $36.79
- Value
- $10,117
- Koblinski AnthonyChief Executive Officer, DirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 12 December 2025
- Shares
- 75,000
- Price
- $69.31
- Value
- $5m
- Koblinski AnthonyChief Executive Officer, DirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 5 December 2025
- Shares
- 75,000
- Price
- $66.51
- Value
- $5m
- Koblinski AnthonyChief Executive Officer, DirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 28 November 2025
- Shares
- 75,000
- Price
- $67.40
- Value
- $5m
- Koblinski AnthonyChief Executive Officer, DirectorSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 21 November 2025
- Shares
- 75,000
- Price
- $58.48
- Value
- $4m
- Willis MichaelChief Financial OfficerSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 17 November 2025
- Shares
- 115,000
- Price
- $58.63
- Value
- $7m
- Beaudoin JonathanChief Operating OfficerSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 13 November 2025
- Shares
- 74,000
- Price
- $63.69
- Value
- $5m
- Sawhill StephanieChief Growth OfficerSoldunder a preset trading plan
- Date
- 13 November 2025
- Shares
- 62,000
- Price
- $63.93
- Value
- $4m
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2026 | Stinnett David Director | Bought | 27,000 | $37.32 | $1m |
| 16 September 2026 | Petryszyn Mary D Director | Bought | 500 | $37.44 | $18,720 |
| 16 September 2026 | Twitty Stephen Director | Bought | 275 | $36.79 | $10,117 |
| 12 December 2025 | Koblinski Anthony Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 75,000 | $69.31 | $5m |
| 5 December 2025 | Koblinski Anthony Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 75,000 | $66.51 | $5m |
| 28 November 2025 | Koblinski Anthony Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 75,000 | $67.40 | $5m |
| 21 November 2025 | Koblinski Anthony Chief Executive Officer, Director | Sold under a preset trading plan | 75,000 | $58.48 | $4m |
| 17 November 2025 | Willis Michael Chief Financial Officer | Sold under a preset trading plan | 115,000 | $58.63 | $7m |
| 13 November 2025 | Beaudoin Jonathan Chief Operating Officer | Sold under a preset trading plan | 74,000 | $63.69 | $5m |
| 13 November 2025 | Sawhill Stephanie Chief Growth Officer | Sold under a preset trading plan | 62,000 | $63.93 | $4m |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
1 serious warning sign in Karman Holdings’ filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 3 Apr 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 11 Aug 2026 and 9 later 8-Ks.
Weak checks on its own accounts
SeriousThe company said its checks on its own accounts did not work at the end of its latest quarter. Mistakes could slip into the numbers.
“Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026 due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.”
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Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated, as of June 30, 2026, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2026 due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
From the 10-Q filed 11 August 2026, Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures. Read it in the filing
Changed auditor
Worth knowingThe company changed its auditor (the firm that checks its books) in the last two years.
“On June 10, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Company also approved the dismissal of Baker Tilly US, LLP (“Baker Tilly”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.”
From an 8-K filed 11 June 2026: Change of auditor. Read it in the filing
One big customer
Worth knowingOne customer brings in a big share of sales: 28.5% last year. Losing that customer would hurt.
“For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company had three customers with greater than 10% of the Company’s revenues, these customers comprised 28.5%, 12.8% and 10.2% of the Company’s total revenues during the year.”
From the 10-K filed 3 April 2026, Item 8. Financial Statements and Notes. Read it in the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
What could go wrong
Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.
Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
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Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.