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TDG — frequently asked questions
Is TransDigm Group Incorporated overvalued?
In our latest published analysis dated 2026-10-22, TDG trades close to fair value. The price recorded at analysis is 1 113 USD versus our fair value of 1 148 USD; the high endpoint is presented separately as potential value of 1 369 USD. That implies roughly 3.2% upside to fair value at that date.
Our latest published report, analyzed 2026-10-22, gives TDG a fair value of 1 148 USD and a potential value of 1 369 USD. The conclusion is triangulated across multiple valuation models and weighted by reliability for TransDigm Group Incorporated's archetype; it is a dated research output, not a live price.
Should I buy TDG now?
Our latest published rating for TDG, analyzed 2026-10-22, is Hold. TransDigm Group Incorporated trades close to fair value at the analysis-date price of 1 113 USD versus fair value of 1 148 USD; potential value is 1 369 USD. This is research for educational purposes, not personalized investment advice.
What are the biggest risks for TDG?
The dedicated bear-case section in our report analyzed 2026-10-22 documents TransDigm Group Incorporated's material risks, evidence, thresholds, and thesis-invalidation conditions. Scenario-specific explanations remain in that section so the report does not repeat or decontextualize them elsewhere.
What is TDG's rating?
Our latest published rating for TDG, analyzed 2026-10-22, is Hold, with a published moat assessment of 9/10 (Wide). It reflects our fair value of 1 148 USD, the potential value of 1 369 USD, and the price recorded at analysis (1 113 USD).
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§1 RésuméEN
Réponse en 30 secondesHold
Prix par rapport à la valeur
Cours
$1,113.01
Juste valeur
$1,148.16
Valeur potentielle
$1,368.99
Au
2026-10-22
Pourquoi le scénario peut fonctionner
Accelerating commercial widebody aircraft utilization and OEM build-rate ramps expanding the high-margin proprietary aftermarket installed base, combined with accretive roll-in of newly acquired businesses (Jet Parts Engineering, Victor Sierra, and Prince & Izant) driving adjusted EPS compounding through FY2031.
Ce qui changerait notre avis
Regulatory defense procurement audits targeting sole-source aftermarket pricing or pushback from commercial airline operators on price escalations.
TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) trades at $1,113.01, representing a 3.16% upside to our central Fair Value estimate of $1,148.16 and supporting our Hold rating. While TransDigm's proprietary aftermarket dominance and ~50% operating margins remain unmatched among aerospace suppliers, current market levels fully reflect its near-term earnings compounding against an elevated $33.49B debt load.4
TransDigm's operational model combines proprietary aerospace components, sole-source manufacturing positions, and disciplined aftermarket pricing. In FY2025, the company generated $4,165M in operating profit on $8,831M of net sales (47.16% operating margin), while delivering $1,816M in free cash flow. of $222M represented just 2.5% of , highlighting the asset-light nature of its manufacturing portfolio.
Following strong Q3 FY2026 results with commercial aftermarket revenue expanding 17%, management raised full-year guidance to $10.51B in sales, $5.52B in EBITDA As Defined (~52.5% margin), $41.04 in adjusted EPS, and ~$2.6B in free cash flow. Base businesses continue to deliver 100 to 150 basis points of annual constant-mix margin improvement, absorbing dilution from recent acquisitions including Jet Parts Engineering, Victor Sierra ($2.2B), and Prince & Izant ($1.07B).5
However, at 23.09x forward earnings, valuation offers a modest 3.2% upside to our central Fair Value of $1,148.16. TransDigm carries $33.49B in total debt and a negative stockholders' deficit resulting from historical debt-funded capital distributions and repurchases. While high operating profitability shields debt service, refinancing costs and multiple sensitivity warrant maintaining existing positions rather than aggressive capital deployment.4
Over 90% of revenue is proprietary with FAA-certified intellectual property, driving a 47.16% FY2025 operating margin and 100 to 150 bps annual margin gains on constant mix.5,7
Commercial Fleet Utilization and Aftermarket Compounding
Expanding commercial flight hours and an aging global fleet drive high-margin replacement demand, supporting low-double-digit aftermarket revenue growth.5
Accretive Bolt-On Acquisition Track Record
Proven acquisition playbook integrating sole-source manufacturers such as Jet Parts Engineering, Victor Sierra, and Prince & Izant, expanding the high-margin installed base.
Recommandation maison
High business quality and proprietary pricing power are offset by full valuation at 23.09x forward P/E and an elevated $33.49B debt load.4
Présentation de l’entreprise
TransDigm Group Incorporated is a leading global designer, producer, and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for commercial and military aircraft in service today. Major product offerings include mechanical and electro-mechanical actuators, ignition systems, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized motors, and cargo delivery systems.
The company operates primarily across two reporting segments: Power & Control ($4,559M in FY2025 net sales) and Airframe ($4,112M in FY2025 net sales), with Non-aviation generating $160M. Geographically, United States sales were $5,535M while international non-US sales reached $3,296M. Customer concentration is highly fragmented, with no single customer accounting for 10% or more of net sales in fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023.
§2 Cas baissierEN
A compounded stress scenario models a simultaneous downturn in global commercial aviation flight hours, legislative limits on sole-source defense parts markups, and elevated benchmark borrowing costs. Under this stress test, operating margin contracts by 600 bps below modeled levels toward 41.5%, while refinancing yields on TransDigm's $33.49B total debt burden push computed WACC above 9.74%. With annual interest expense exceeding $2.0B against lower operating income, discretionary free cash flow for share repurchases and bolt-on acquisitions is sharply curtailed, compressing valuation multiples toward traditional defense prime levels of 17.6x.
In the Bear case, commercial aerospace maintenance spending softens, regulatory scrutiny restricts defense sole-source spare pricing markups, and debt refinancing costs elevate interest expense across the capital structure.
Comment cette thèse peut échouer
Regulatory pricing scrutiny and commercial aftermarket resistance compress operating profitability
Operating income of $4,165M on $8,831M revenue yielded a 47.16% operating margin in FY2025. A 600 bps margin compression below 41.5% driven by defense procurement audits on sole-source pricing and commercial airline pushback reduces earnings compounding severely, driving an estimated 28.5% fair value decline.7
FV impact
-2.4%
Operating margin 6 points lower throughout
Signaux d'alerte précoce à surveiller
Les cinq évolutions qui affaibliraient notre thèse d’investissement.
Operating margin erosion below 45.0% would signal that recent acquisition dilution cannot be absorbed by base business pricing or that defense procurement audits are constraining sole-source spare pricing markups.
Actuel :47.16% in FY2025
Alerte siBelow 45.0% on a trailing twelve-month basis
02
§3 Avantage concurrentielEN
Wide
TransDigm commands a Wide economic moat rooted in its ownership of proprietary intellectual property and FAA/EASA technical certifications across virtually all commercial and military aircraft in active service. Over 90% of consolidated revenue is generated by proprietary parts, the vast majority of which are sole-source. This structural positioning shields the company from direct competitive bidding and enables value-based pricing, driving an FY2025 GAAP operating margin of 47.16% and guided FY2026 EBITDA As Defined margins of ~52.5%.
The economics of TransDigm's catalog are reinforced by an installed-base compounding dynamic. Aftermarket replacement parts, which generate substantially higher profitability than OEM line-fit sales, provide recurring cash flow across the 30-year operational life of commercial fleets. Management targets and delivers 100 to 150 basis points of annual constant-mix margin improvement across base businesses, demonstrating exceptional pricing discipline and operational execution that peer aerospace contractors cannot match.
Customer fragmentation further reinforces the moat. No individual customer represented 10% or more of net sales in fiscal 2023, 2024, or 2025. Demand is distributed globally across airlines, cargo carriers, defense logistics agencies, and tier-1 sub-tier integrators, insulating TransDigm from concentrated distributor pushback or customer cancellations.
Profit économique
TransDigm generates return on invested capital of ~17.8%, substantially exceeding its computed moderate cost of equity of 9.10% and computed WACC of 7.74%. Operating income of $4,165M on $8,831M revenue in FY2025 represents a 47.16% operating margin, outperforming aerospace peers GD at 10.38% and the industry benchmark operating margin of 8.70%.2,3,7
9/ 10
Wide
Sources of advantage
01High Switching Costs & Regulatory Certification Barriers — Over 90% of TransDigm's revenue is generated by proprietary components where the company owns the engineering design IP and holds sole-source FAA/EASA certifications across aircraft lifecycles. Recertifying alternative components requires substantial capital outlays and regulatory timelines spanning years, locking in airline and OEM reliance.Wide
02Sole-Source Installed Base and High Cost-of-Failure Engineering — TransDigm's components are engineered directly into airframe and engine architectures at aircraft inception, securing single-source positions across 30-plus-year operational lifecycles. Because these mission-critical components represent a fraction of total aircraft operating costs but carry severe cost-of-failure penalties, customer demand exhibits minimal price elasticity.Wide
Menaces connues pour l'avantage
Menace
Gravité
Calendrier
Atténuation
Legislative and Department of Defense oversight on sole-source spare parts pricing
medium
12 to 24 months
Defense constitutes a minority of total revenue with high-single to low-double-digit growth expectations, and legislative proposals remain evolving with broad industry scope rather than targeting individual suppliers.
The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($1,148.16). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.
Free cash flow to the firm stays positive in the first projected year at $3.6B after modeled reinvestment of $232.3M, with terminal value at 79.8% of enterprise value. A sudden drop in free cash flow is not projected unless capital spending relative to revenue, reinvestment, or gross margin resets materially.
In the Bull case, global commercial flight hours expand rapidly, OEM build rates at Boeing and Airbus accelerate, and recent acquisitions achieve faster-than-modeled synergy realization with sustained pricing power.
Multi-year revenue compounding in line with commercial aftermarket flight-hour recovery and defense budget growth
§7 Arbre de décision sur les résultatsEN
Dépassé
Maintain Hold; Re-examine commercial aftermarket reorder velocity, confirm organic margin trajectory across newly integrated acquisitions, and maintain position weight without expanding allocation.
Déclencheur: Quarterly revenue and adjusted EPS outperforming guidance ranges, accompanied by EBITDA As Defined margin expanding above target expectations
A quarterly earnings beat validates top-line momentum and aftermarket pricing power, but current market valuation of $1,113.01 already reflects low-double-digit medium-term compounding against an elevated $33.49B debt load.
Déclencheur: Quarterly revenue and adjusted EPS tracking within management guidance ranges, with EBITDA As Defined margin holding near guided baselines
Inline execution confirms management's raised FY2026 targets of $10.51B revenue midpoint, $41.04 adjusted EPS midpoint, and ~52.5% EBITDA As Defined margin, keeping fair value balanced with market price.
Manqué
Downgrade the rating; Re-evaluate exposure, trim position size to defend capital, and audit commercial aftermarket booking deceleration and margin dilution.
Déclencheur: Quarterly revenue or adjusted EPS falling short of guidance ranges, or EBITDA As Defined margin compressing materially below historical baselines
An earnings miss or EBITDA As Defined margin deterioration would indicate that acquisition dilution and debt service costs are overwhelming core pricing power, triggering multiple de-rating toward peer contractor benchmarks.
Qualité des résultats
TransDigm exhibits solid operational earnings quality, converting operating profit into strong operating cash flow relative to GAAP net income. Non-GAAP EBITDA As Defined excludes non-cash stock compensation, acquisition integration expenses, and purchase accounting backlog amortization. GAAP earnings per share reflect dividend equivalent deductions tied to option plans, while recurring operating cash flow conversion remains structurally sound.
Dynamique des estimations
Consensus estimate momentum has been positive following Q3 FY2026 earnings, with FY2027 consensus EPS rising from $47.01 to $48.63 and consensus revenue reaching $11,753,993,280, reflecting management's upwardly revised FY2026 guidance across revenue ($10.51B midpoint) and adjusted EPS ($41.04 midpoint).1,5
Operating cash flow reached $2,038M in FY2025 and free cash flow reached $1,816M, underpinned by modest capital expenditures of $222M on $8,831M in net sales (2.5% capex/revenue). For FY2026, management raised free cash flow expectations to approximately $2.6B on guided EBITDA As Defined of $5.52B, demonstrating strong cash conversion of operating earnings.5,6,7
TransDigm's asset-light manufacturing model generates substantial returns on tangible operating capital. While accounting equity is negative due to historical debt-financed capital distributions, operating profit of $4,165M on $8,831M revenue (47.16% operating margin) reflects unmatched economic profitability compared to peers like General Dynamics at 10.38%.
Estimated ROIC of ~17.8% substantially exceeds computed WACC of 7.74% and cost of equity of 9.10%, confirming significant economic spread.
TransDigm generated $4,165M in operating income in FY2025 and guided FY2026 EBITDA As Defined to $5,520M, covering net of $1,472M incurred in the first 39 weeks of FY2026.
Dernier chiffre d’affaires8,8 Md $USTCAC du chiffre d’affaires +12,2 %
Marge opérationnelle47,2 %9 périodes fiscales
Dernier flux de trésorerie disponible1,8 Md $USFY2025
Dette nette26,4 Md $USFY2025
Décomposition du compte de résultatComment la taille de l’activité se traduit en bénéfice publié.30 juin 2026
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Chiffre d'affaires2,7 Md $USCoût des ventes−1,1 Md $USMarge brute1,6 Md $USCharges d’exploitation−401 M $USRésultat d'exploitation1,2 Md $USÉléments hors exploitation et impôts−688 M $USRésultat net539 M $US
Données de l’historique financier
Chiffre d'affaires
2 741 000 000 $US
Coût des ventes
1 113 000 000 $US
Marge brute
1 628 000 000 $US
Charges d’exploitation
401 000 000 $US
Résultat d'exploitation
1 227 000 000 $US
Éléments hors exploitation et impôts
-688 000 000 $US
Résultat net
539 000 000 $US
Aperçu du bilanComment les actifs publiés sont détenus et financés pour la période sélectionnée.
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Composition des actifsFinancé par
Total de l’actif22,9 Md $USTrésorerie2,8 Md $USActifs courants7 Md $USTotal du passif32,6 Md $USPassifs courants2,2 Md $USDéficit des capitaux propres9,7 Md $US
Données de ventilation du bilan
Total de l’actif
22 909 000 000 $US
Trésorerie
2 808 000 000 $US
Actifs courants
7 012 000 000 $US
Total du passif
32 588 000 000 $US
Passifs courants
2 182 000 000 $US
Déficit des capitaux propres
9 679 000 000 $US
Passerelle des flux de trésorerieComment le flux de trésorerie d’exploitation est devenu du flux de trésorerie disponible en FY2025.
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Rapprochement des flux d’exploitation
Résultat net2,1 Md $USDotations aux amortissements+367 M $USRémunération en actions+152 M $USAutres ajustements opérationnels−555 M $USFlux de trésorerie d'exploitation2 Md $US
Rapprochement de la trésorerie d’ouverture à la clôture
Trésorerie d’ouverture6,3 Md $USFlux de trésorerie d'exploitation+2 Md $USFlux d’investissement−595 M $USFlux de financement−4,9 Md $USEffet de change+4 M $USTrésorerie de clôture2,8 Md $US
2 Md $US − 222 M $USFlux de trésorerie disponible 1,8 Md $US
Données de la passerelle des flux de trésorerie
Résultat net
2 074 000 000 $US
Entrées d’exploitation
2 593 000 000 $US
Dotations aux amortissements
367 000 000 $US
Rémunération en actions
152 000 000 $US
Flux de trésorerie d'exploitation
2 038 000 000 $US
Sorties d’exploitation
555 000 000 $US
Trésorerie disponible
8 303 000 000 $US
Trésorerie d’ouverture
6 261 000 000 $US
Effet de change
4 000 000 $US
Sorties d’investissement
595 000 000 $US
Capex
222 000 000 $US
Autres activités d’investissement
373 000 000 $US
Sorties de financement
4 900 000 000 $US
Émission nette de dette
5 073 000 000 $US
Rachats d’actions
500 000 000 $US
Dividendes versés
159 000 000 $US
Autres activités de financement
9 314 000 000 $US
Trésorerie de clôture
2 808 000 000 $US
Flux d’investissement
-595 000 000 $US
Flux de financement
-4 900 000 000 $US
Chiffre d’affaires par secteur opérationnelPart du chiffre d’affaires total pour 2025-09-30.
8,8 Md $USChiffre d’affaires total
Chiffre d’affaires par secteur opérationnelPart
Power And Control4,6 Md $US51,6 %+15 % sur un an
Airframe4,1 Md $US46,6 %+8 % sur un an
Non Aviation Related Business160 M $US1,8 %−3 % sur un an
Source: SEC EDGAR · Déposé le 2025-11-12 · SEC EDGAR
Données de répartition du chiffre d’affaires: Chiffre d’affaires par secteur opérationnel
Chiffre d’affaires par secteur opérationnel
Chiffre d'affaires
Part
sur un an
Power And Control
4,6 Md $US
51,6 %
15 %
Airframe
4,1 Md $US
46,6 %
8 %
Non Aviation Related Business
160 M $US
1,8 %
-3 %
Chiffre d’affaires par zone géographiquePart du chiffre d’affaires total pour 2025-09-30.
8,8 Md $USChiffre d’affaires total
Chiffre d’affaires par zone géographiquePart
United States5,5 Md $US62,7 %+10 % sur un an
Non Us3,3 Md $US37,3 %+13,3 % sur un an
Source: SEC EDGAR · Déposé le 2025-11-12 · SEC EDGAR
Données de répartition du chiffre d’affaires: Chiffre d’affaires par zone géographique
Chiffre d’affaires par zone géographique
Chiffre d'affaires
Part
sur un an
United States
5,5 Md $US
62,7 %
10 %
Non Us
3,3 Md $US
37,3 %
13,3 %
Chiffre d’affaires et résultatsComment la taille de l’activité se traduit en bénéfice publié.
Trésorerie et detteLiquidités disponibles face à l’endettement total.
Génération de trésorerieFlux de trésorerie d’exploitation comparé au flux de trésorerie disponible.
RentabilitéÉvolution des marges brute, opérationnelle et nette.
Données financières ponctuelles utilisées dans l’analyse du 2026-10-22.
TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) trades at 23.1x forward earnings against a peer median of 21.3x. Its EV/EBITDA of 18.3x compares with a peer median of 16.1x. The comparison uses 4 peers: Howmet Aerospace Inc., L3Harris Technologies Inc., General Dynamics Corporation and RTX Corporation, as of 2026-10-22.
§10 Secteur et cycleEN
Phase du cycle
Expansion
Aerospace industry capital intensity benchmarks show an industry capex-to-revenue ratio of 0.80% and industry capex-to-depreciation of 0.95. TransDigm's FY2025 capex of $222M on $8,831M revenue (~2.5%) tracks below D&A of $367M, indicating asset-light manufacturing without large capacity expansion burdens. Broader capacity, supply, and lead-time data remain demand-led and evidence-limited.7
Cycle haussier
In an upcycle, surging global passenger traffic drives airline fleet utilization and flight hours, accelerating wear-part replacement cycles. Concurrently, commercial OEMs Boeing and Airbus ramp aircraft build rates, expanding the operational installed base while global defense budgets rise.
Cycle baissier
In a downcycle, commercial airlines reduce flight hours, defer heavy maintenance checks, and destock component inventories. In defense, budgetary pressures or legislative pricing reforms could cap markups on sole-source spares. Coupled with elevated debt refinancing costs, cash flow compounding decelerates sharply.
Tendances séculaires
Tendance
Impact
Note
Commercial Fleet Aging and Flight Hour Expansion
positive
Global passenger traffic growth and prolonged airline retention of older aircraft increase maintenance frequency, driving demand for TransDigm's proprietary replacement components.
Global Defense Modernization and Defense Outlays
positive
Elevated geopolitical tensions drive military readiness and replenishment cycles, supporting high-single to low-double-digit growth in TransDigm's defense order backlog.
Positionnement
TransDigm is positioned at the top of the aerospace component value chain due to its proprietary IP and sole-source content across Power & Control ($4,559M) and Airframe ($4,112M). Its aftermarket revenue skew buffers it against OEM airframe delivery bottlenecks.8
§11 Gestion de positionEN
Taille de position
2-3%
Conviction is moderate. TransDigm's Wide competitive moat and pricing power are offset by full valuation at 23.09x forward P/E and an elevated $33.49B debt structure. Position sizing should remain balanced within equity portfolios.4
Risque
Maintain position sizing at or below 2-3% of total equity portfolio value. Portfolio managers should account for TransDigm's levered beta of 0.94 and monitor debt refinancing schedules across the $33.49B debt load to prevent over-concentration in heavily leveraged industrial compounders.
At 23.09x forward P/E and an upside of 3.2% to central intrinsic value of $1,148.16, the stock offers insufficient margin of safety. Value investors should wait for pullbacks before initiating fresh positions.4
Growth Compounder Investor
Hold
TransDigm offers elite earnings compounding driven by sole-source proprietary components and raised FY2026 adjusted EPSguidance of $41.04. Existing positions should be maintained to capture ongoing cash flow reinvestment, but additional capital should await valuation pullbacks.5
Income / Total Return Investor
Avoid
TransDigm does not pay a regular recurring dividend, returning capital unpredictably via debt-financed special dividends and opportunistic share repurchases ($1.8B YTD), while carrying $33.49B in debt and a negative stockholders' deficit.4
§14 Recommandation finaleEN
Action
Conserver
We maintain a Hold rating on TransDigm Group Incorporated with a central Fair Value of $1,148.16, representing 3.2% upside relative to $1,113.01.4
While TransDigm commands an exceptional Wide competitive moat with industry-leading ~50% operating margins, current valuation multiples fully reflect near-term earnings compounding against an elevated $33.49B debt structure.
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Refinancing rate shock across $33.5B debt structure inflates capital costs
Total debt of $33,485,000,704 requires continual refinancing; a 200 bps increase in benchmark debt refinancing yields increases computed WACC from 7.74% to over 9.74%, compressing enterprise and equity DCF values by an estimated 24%.2,4
Consensus FY2027 revenue is $11,753,993,280 compared to FY2025 revenue of $8,831M. If growth slows by 500 bps below the modeled 11.5% 5-year path to under 6.5% due to commercial fleet utilization cuts or airframe OEM delivery delays, outer-year cash flows drop sharply, resulting in an estimated 22.5% fair value impairment.1,7
FV impact
-6%
Revenue and EPS growth 5 points lower for five years
Current forward P/E is 23.09x and modeled terminal P/E is 22.0x. A 20% valuation de-rating to 17.6x brings TDG into parity with aerospace peers GD (18.70x) and LHX (18.62x), reflecting elevated leverage and decelerating organic expansion, driving an estimated 18.5% fair value decline.3,4
A refinancing yield shock pushing computed WACC above 9.00% across the $33.49B debt structure would severely compress equity valuation multiples and increase cash interest expense.
Concentration above 15% would impair TransDigm's unilateral pricing power and increase vulnerability to tier-1 aerospace integrator or airline procurement negotiations.
Actuel :Under 10% for any single customer in FY2025
Free cash flow falling below $2.0B annualized would threaten liquidity, debt service capacity across $33.49B of debt, and funds for capital return or M&A.
Alerte siBelow $2.0B on an annualized run-rate basis
03
Platform Breadth and Customer Fragmentation — Revenue is balanced across Power & Control ($4,559M in FY2025) and Airframe ($4,112M in FY2025). No single customer accounted for 10% or more of net sales across fiscal 2023, 2024, or 2025, precluding counterparty bargaining leverage.
Airline adoption of PMA (Parts Manufacturer Approval) alternatives or repair schemes
medium
24 to 36 months
TransDigm actively acquires independent PMA developers (such as the $2.2B acquisition of Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra), incorporating alternative catalog solutions into its captive proprietary portfolio.
Commercial airframe OEM production delays and aerospace supply chain bottlenecks
low
6 to 18 months
TransDigm is predominantly an aftermarket supplier where airline flight-hour utilization drives demand, muting the direct earnings sensitivity to new airframe delivery delays.5
Discounted forecast-period cash flows (304 $US) plus discounted terminal value (1 200 $US) minus signed per current share (470 $US) equals the 1 034 $US lens value shown above. Negative net debt is , so subtracting it raises value.
The Base case represents the modal expected trajectory where TransDigm delivers 100-150 bps organic margin expansion on constant mix, absorbs acquisition dilution over 24 months, and compounds earnings in line with management guidance and post-earnings consensus estimates.1,5
ActuelReported 52.8% in Q3 FY2026; full-year guidance raised to ~52.5%.
Pourquoi c'est important
Demonstrates TransDigm's ability to absorb acquisition dilution (>200 bps) through underlying pricing gains across base businesses.5
ActuelFY2025 FCF was $1,816M; full-year FY2026 guided to approximately $2.6B.
Pourquoi c'est important
Underpins debt service capacity on $33.49B total debt, bolt-on M&A funding, and capital returns via share repurchases.4
04
Métrique:
Acquisition Integration and Synergy Execution
ActuelCompleted acquisitions of Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra; announced acquisition of Prince & Izant to expand proprietary aftermarket positions.
Pourquoi c'est important
Tests the programmatic M&A engine's capacity to integrate acquisitions and elevate acquired EBITDA margins toward portfolio averages.
TransDigm maintains a specialized capital allocation strategy centered on debt-financed value compounding. Rather than paying regular quarterly dividends, the company accumulates cash and returns capital via opportunistic share repurchases ($1.0B in Q3 FY2026, $1.8B YTD at $1,208/share average price), periodic special dividends, and accretive M&A. In FY2026, TransDigm acquired Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra for $2.2B and announced Prince & Izant for $1.07B. This approach results in total debt of $33,485M and a stockholders' deficit of -$9,809M as of June 27, 2026.
Management noted recent acquisitions diluted segment margins by >200 bps, yet base businesses delivered 100-150 bps organic margin expansion, keeping FY2026 EBITDA As Defined margin guidance at ~52.5%.
The TransDigm operating playbook reliably restores acquired business margins to portfolio averages over a 24- to 36-month horizon.
General Dynamics CorporationGD
Cours / juste valeur
Juste valeur353,62 $USReport-date price346,46 $US
Date d’évaluation
Avantage concurrentielWide
Score d’investissement69 / 100
RTX CorporationRTX
Cours / juste valeur
Juste valeur222,19 $USReport-date price198,81 $US
Date d’évaluation
Avantage concurrentielNone
Score d’investissement61 / 100
Marge
TDG
TransDigm Group Incorporated
$62.3B
23.1x
6.2x
18.3x
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HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
$78.1B
30.1x
8.6x
31.2x
34.7%
28.5%
LHX
L3Harris Technologies Inc.
$46.8B
18.6x
2.0x
13.9x
9.3%
12.6%
GD
General Dynamics Corporation
$94.2B
18.7x
1.7x
14.8x
17.8%
10.4%
RTX
RTX Corporation
$259.2B
24.0x
2.7x
17.4x
12.8%
14.8%
Regulatory and Defense Procurement Oversight
negative
Scrutiny regarding sole-source pricing practices for Department of Defense spare parts introduces compliance scrutiny, though broad industry scope and proprietary IP limit immediate impact.
A market pullback below central $1,148.16 establishes an adequate margin of safety before adding incremental capital.
Substantial discount to central $1,148.16
High-conviction value entry
Provides a robust downside buffer against debt leverage and rate shocks, offering strong risk-adjusted returns for high-conviction allocation.
EBITDA As Defined margin dropping significantly below recent fiscal quarter levels
Review pricing power execution and acquisition integration progress.
