V2X
VVX on NYSE. V2X sells support services to the U.S. government and military. Market value $2.2bn.
Price checks use the past 12 months to June 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to December 2025.
Should I look at this?
Worth a closer look
Why it could be worth it
What to watch out for
Nothing big in our quick check. See what could go wrong below.
This is not advice. Check the numbers below.
For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $5.86 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.
You pay 15.0 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.
Each dollar kept in the business earns 7 cents a year. Above 10 is good.
Quality score: 73 of 100. Price score: 83 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.
$70.96 a share, 39% above its 1-year low
Over the past year the price has ranged from $50.89 to $93.98.
Pays no dividend
Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).
Five years of cash, in billions
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $1.8bn | $2.9bn | $4.0bn | $4.3bn | $4.5bn |
| Operating margin | |||||
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Debt to equity | |||||
| Debt to equity | 0.30 | 1.28 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.01 |
| Shares outstanding | |||||
| Shares outstanding | 0.03bn | 0.03bn | 0.03bn | 0.03bn | 0.03bn |
Health checks
- Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
- Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Nothing unusual
- Financial strength (Piotroski)9 of 9
- Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
- Debt1.01× equity
- Revenue growth, five yearsStrong, 26.3% a year
- Buying back its own sharesRoughly flat
The quarter to June 2026
How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.
- Sales: $1.3 billion last quarter, up 17% on a year ago.
- Profit: $26 million, up 14% on a year ago.
- It keeps 4 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, about the same as a year earlier.
- Spare cash over the past 12 months: $130 million, down from $210 million.
- 1% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
- Debt is $850 million more than cash, down from $916 million a year ago.
- Sales grew on a year ago in each of the last 4 quarters.
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $1.1bn |
| December 2024 | $1.2bn |
| March 2025 | $1.0bn |
| June 2025 | $1.1bn |
| September 2025 | $1.2bn |
| December 2025 | $1.2bn |
| March 2026 | $1.3bn |
| June 2026 | $1.3bn |
| Quarter to | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 2024 | $15m |
| December 2024 | $25m |
| March 2025 | $8m |
| June 2025 | $22m |
| September 2025 | $25m |
| December 2025 | $23m |
| March 2026 | $19m |
| June 2026 | $26m |
From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.
Dates
- Next results (estimated)
- n/a
- Last annual report (10-K)
- 23 February 2026
- Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
- 2 November 2026
Who owns it
4 long-term investors we follow own it, up from 3 last quarter. 331 funds in all.
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston PartnersBoston Partners team | $33m | <0.1% | Added |
| LSV Asset ManagementJosef Lakonishok | $9m | <0.1% | New |
| Polaris Capital ManagementBernard Horn | $2m | 0.2% | Cut |
| Gotham Asset ManagementJoel Greenblatt | $637,786 | <0.1% | Cut |
Largest holders overall
- FMR$329mAdded
- BlackRock$190m
- State Street$131m
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP$119mAdded
- Reinhart Partners, Llc.$105mCut
- Vanguard Capital Management$94m
- Bank of America$88mAdded
- Ophir Asset Management Pty$65mAdded
- Vanguard Portfolio Management$61mAdded
- Victory Capital Management$57mCut
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
5 investors own more than 5%.
- AIPCF VI, LLCat least 38.4%(filed with 3 related holders)Since 19 May 2025
What they said
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as by adding the following immediately prior to last paragraph thereof: On May 15, 2025, in connection with a registered secondary public offering (the "May 2025 Secondary Offering") of Common Stock of the…
Read the filing - FMR LLCPassive investorat least 14.1%+2.1 pts(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 June 2026
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investor12.3%+5.5 ptsSince 31 July 2026
- STATE STREET CORPORATIONPassive investor5.6%Since 31 March 2026
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LPPassive investor5.1%Since 30 June 2026
- AIPCF VI, LLCSold down below 5%Since 11 May 2026
What they said
Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately prior to the last paragraph thereof: In connection with a registered secondary public offering (the "May 2026 Secondary Offering") of Common Stock of the Issuer, Vertex…
Read the filing
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
AIPCF VI, LLC | at least 38.4% (filed with 3 related holders) | 19 May 2025 | What they saidItem 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as by adding the following immediately prior to last paragraph thereof: On May 15, 2025, in connection with a registered secondary public offering (the "May 2025 Secondary Offering") of Common Stock of the… Read the filing |
FMR LLC Passive investor | at least 14.1%+2.1 pts (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 June 2026 | |
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | 12.3%+5.5 pts | 31 July 2026 | |
STATE STREET CORPORATION Passive investor | 5.6% | 31 March 2026 | |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Passive investor | 5.1% | 30 June 2026 | |
AIPCF VI, LLC | Sold down below 5% | 11 May 2026 | What they saidItem 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately prior to the last paragraph thereof: In connection with a registered secondary public offering (the "May 2026 Secondary Offering") of Common Stock of the Issuer, Vertex… Read the filing |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
No insider bought shares on the open market in the last 12 months. 3 sold $124m.
- Nance Jeremy JohnSVP and General CounselSold
- Date
- 14 August 2026
- Shares
- 3,500
- Price
- $82.00
- Value
- $287,018
- Parker MelvinDirectorSold
- Date
- 11 August 2026
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $81.41
- Value
- $407,055
- Cusumano Dino MDirectorSold
- Date
- 13 November 2025
- Shares
- 2,250,000
- Price
- $55.00
- Value
- $124m
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2026 | Nance Jeremy John SVP and General Counsel | Sold | 3,500 | $82.00 | $287,018 |
| 11 August 2026 | Parker Melvin Director | Sold | 5,000 | $81.41 | $407,055 |
| 13 November 2025 | Cusumano Dino M Director | Sold | 2,250,000 | $55.00 | $124m |
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.
None of the serious warning signs we check for were found. 1 thing worth knowing.
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 23 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 3 Aug 2026 and 6 later 8-Ks.
One big customer
Worth knowingOne customer brings in a big share of sales: 41% last year. Losing that customer would hurt.
“For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, we generated approximately 41%, 43% and 41%, respectively, of our total revenue from the U.S. Army.”
From the 10-K filed 23 February 2026, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis. 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.
What changed in the risks this year
Companies must list what could hurt them each year. These are the parts that changed since last year’s report.
We rely on our information and communications systems in our operations. Security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, and other disruptions could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
As we previously disclosed, we discovered a cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party accessed our internal IT systems. We have determined that the unauthorized third party removed certain data from the Company’s IT systems. Although the Company's investigation is ongoing, as of the date of this filing, the Company believes that the incident has not had a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.
Read moreOur success depends, in part, on our ability to work with and manage complex and rapidly changing technologies to meet the needs of our customers.
Could happenWhile these applications are designed to enhance efficiency and optimize decision-making, the implementation and use of AI are not without risk. AI algorithms may be flawed and datasets used to train AI systems may be insufficient, of inferior quality, or contain biased information. If we deploy AI solutions that are deficient, inaccurate, biased or solutions that are more controversial than we anticipate, our customers may seek redress, and we may experience operational inefficiencies. This could lead to competitive harm, which may adversely affect our customer relationships, reputation, business or financial results. Our use of AI solutions could be subject to regulatory action or legal liability, especially as global AI regulatory frameworks emerge, including the European Union (EU) AI Act and applicable U.S. federal regulations. Our success will depend on our ability to comply proactively with laws and contractual obligations governing the use of AI, ensure cybersecurity protections, preserve data privacy, and safeguard classified and export-controlled information.
Read moreWe may not be successful in winning new contracts or recompeting our existing contracts, which could have an adverse impact on our business and prospects.
Could happenReductions in the number and amounts of new awards, delays in the timing of anticipated awards or potential cancellations of such awards as a result of government appropriations or funding priorities, economic conditions, geopolitical pressures, material and equipment pricing and availability, or other factors could adversely impact our long-term projected financial results. If we are unable to win a particular new contract, we may be prevented from providing the customer the services that are purchased under that contract for a number of years.
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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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