Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Aircraft & Aerospace Parts
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 46.40 | 27.63 | 62.77 | 44.33 | 74.47 | 218.74 | 49.61 | — | 31.28 | 32.83 | — | — | 22.13 | 19.70 | 19.82 | 15.81 | 30.84 | 12.12 | 15.92 | 23.52 | 31.09 |
| — | -87.4% | +26.5% | — | +138.1% | +566.3% | — | — | +41.4% | +66.6% | — | — | -28.3% | +62.5% | +24.4% | -32.8% | -0.8% | -28.5% | — | +0.0% | +58.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.00 | 2.42 | 3.99 | 3.95 | 3.26 | 3.05 | 2.50 | 2.43 | 1.64 | 1.88 | 1.96 | 1.94 | 1.08 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.93 |
| — | -20.7% | +60.0% | +62.7% | +99.3% | +62.5% | +27.1% | +25.0% | +50.9% | +128.8% | +128.1% | +152.7% | +24.1% | +20.9% | +21.4% | +20.6% | -5.6% | -11.5% | -21.0% | -12.4% | +18.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.55 | 1.76 | 2.44 | 1.93 | 2.73 | 3.51 | 2.77 | 2.55 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 2.06 | 1.66 | 1.25 | 1.51 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 1.39 | 1.87 |
| — | -50.0% | -11.8% | -24.5% | +37.9% | +80.8% | +43.1% | +23.8% | +19.7% | +55.8% | +28.7% | +62.4% | +23.7% | +22.1% | +34.9% | -8.9% | -28.3% | -31.9% | -28.7% | +20.0% | +41.9% | |
| P/FCF | 176.57 | 28.08 | 95.94 | — | 31.83 | 47.82 | 107.74 | — | 9.39 | 86.65 | — | — | 12.72 | 17.80 | — | — | 17.77 | 10.09 | — | — | 19.45 |
| — | -41.3% | -11.0% | — | +238.8% | -44.8% | — | — | -26.1% | +386.8% | — | — | -28.4% | +76.5% | — | — | -8.6% | +37.7% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.73 | 14.42 | 27.84 | 23.61 | 22.17 | 22.22 | 23.50 | 20.97 | 14.77 | 17.69 | 21.80 | 19.03 | 11.70 | 9.48 | 10.37 | 10.36 | 10.39 | 9.08 | 12.40 | 12.46 | 15.79 |
| — | -35.1% | +18.4% | +12.6% | +50.1% | +25.6% | +7.8% | +10.2% | +26.3% | +86.7% | +110.2% | +83.7% | +12.6% | +4.3% | -16.4% | -16.8% | -34.2% | -19.9% | — | +2.2% | +51.0% | |
| EV / EBIT | 40.98 | 20.03 | 45.64 | 32.79 | 33.38 | 91.46 | 33.86 | 30.48 | 22.02 | 24.91 | 191.71 | 28.21 | 14.54 | 12.08 | 13.26 | 14.34 | 14.27 | 12.82 | 19.32 | 19.30 | 25.51 |
| — | -78.1% | +34.8% | +7.6% | +51.6% | +267.1% | -82.3% | +8.0% | +51.4% | +106.2% | +1345.2% | +96.7% | +1.9% | -5.7% | -31.3% | -25.7% | -44.1% | -23.9% | — | -2.2% | +62.9% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 11.9% | 17.9% | 17.0% | 12.0% | 13.4% | 12.0% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 12.0% | 10.8% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 9.4% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| — | +48.9% | +49.3% | +14.6% | +23.8% | +11.6% | +14.3% | -8.4% | -5.3% | -10.3% | -7.6% | +14.6% | +10.1% | +28.2% | +66.5% | +80.0% | +74.5% | +28.0% | +197.4% | -5.1% | -29.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 11.2% | 14.3% | 10.9% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 11.8% | 8.6% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 10.2% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% | 10.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 5.1% |
| — | +21.3% | +26.2% | +0.5% | +11.4% | +16.0% | +4.4% | -5.5% | +0.3% | -12.0% | -17.7% | +18.0% | +17.0% | +28.2% | +62.0% | +74.7% | +81.4% | +30.3% | +185.5% | -11.5% | -35.7% | |
| Net Margin | 4.8% | 8.7% | 6.4% | 9.0% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 6.0% | -3.6% | 5.2% | 5.7% | -1.4% | -11.9% | 4.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| — | +558.2% | +5.1% | +348.7% | -13.6% | -76.8% | +519.7% | +69.7% | +5.8% | +38.5% | -133.4% | -345.5% | +75.0% | -26.6% | -3.0% | +79.0% | -4.4% | +25.1% | +163.0% | -12.8% | -26.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | -0.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | -0.4% | -3.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| — | +317.6% | -39.4% | +250.8% | -36.2% | -74.2% | +522.3% | +70.1% | -7.2% | -16.2% | -120.8% | -255.9% | +74.7% | -17.5% | +8.3% | +35.4% | -27.6% | -3.2% | +158.2% | +11.9% | -12.0% | |
| ROA | 2.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | -0.2% | -1.4% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| — | +348.3% | -25.0% | +304.7% | -22.5% | -69.8% | +602.8% | +62.5% | +14.4% | -0.4% | -123.5% | -259.1% | +72.1% | -20.0% | +3.5% | +31.4% | -26.8% | -3.4% | +155.7% | +8.5% | -12.7% | |
| ROIC | 5.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| — | -17.5% | +4.0% | +5.0% | -2.7% | +45.8% | +22.7% | +11.5% | +0.8% | -40.8% | -44.8% | -25.7% | +14.0% | +40.5% | +75.2% | +32.8% | +42.8% | +1.9% | +176.0% | +10.5% | -22.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| — | -20.8% | -18.0% | -70.8% | -51.5% | -27.9% | -33.4% | -38.3% | -34.1% | -23.2% | -23.5% | +0.1% | +8.5% | +10.0% | +8.4% | +7.4% | -9.8% | -7.8% | +3.3% | +16.4% | -2.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.08 | 9.63 | 14.06 | 8.85 | 7.23 | 9.90 | 12.59 | 14.16 | 11.87 | 16.96 | 21.85 | 22.13 | 14.59 | 14.99 | 14.88 | 16.47 | 14.10 | 15.03 | 20.29 | 17.89 | 18.32 |
| — | -2.7% | +11.7% | -37.5% | -39.1% | -41.6% | -42.4% | -36.0% | -18.6% | +13.2% | +46.9% | +34.3% | +3.5% | -0.3% | -26.7% | -7.9% | -23.1% | -3.4% | — | +0.3% | +17.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.76 | 3.63 | 3.77 | 8.78 | 3.76 | 3.94 | 3.73 | 3.90 | 3.10 | 3.69 | 3.53 | 3.33 | 2.70 | 3.06 | 3.21 | 2.99 | 2.44 | 2.85 | 2.87 | 3.02 | 2.58 |
| — | -7.7% | +1.0% | +125.0% | +21.2% | +6.8% | +5.7% | +17.1% | +15.0% | +20.8% | +10.0% | +11.3% | +10.4% | +7.3% | +11.8% | -1.0% | -5.2% | +3.2% | -8.5% | +6.0% | +1.1% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.43 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 6.24 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 2.12 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 1.17 | 0.88 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.79 |
| — | -11.8% | -9.4% | +193.6% | +35.0% | +22.4% | +22.8% | +113.6% | +11.2% | +5.0% | -0.2% | +12.8% | +27.0% | +20.8% | +22.6% | -2.9% | -4.5% | +4.1% | -10.4% | -2.3% | +7.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 4.36 | 5.49 | 8.51 | 23.36 | 37.80 | 2.19 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.95 | 2.23 | 0.26 | 1.70 | 2.73 | 2.99 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 3.13 | 2.72 | 3.30 | 2.99 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VSEC stock.
VSE Corporation's current P/E is 46.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 52.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
VSE Corporation's current operating margin is 11.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking VSE Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.