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Manufactures small satellite (smallsat) buses and platforms for government and commercial space missions.
Manufactures small satellite (smallsat) buses and platforms for government and commercial space missions.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, scale). Standardized, rapidly-producible smallsat bus design built for government constellation programs.
Headquarters: Denver, Colorado, US · Founded: 2015 · Employees: 710
Size York Space Systems (YSS) is a United States Industrials company (Aerospace & Defense) with a market value of $860M, the 2345th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $6.26 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 82.0%, against -26.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 52.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.6%); the operating margin is -15.2% (peer median 6.3%).
Valuation It trades at 1.3× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 6.1× (2nd cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 20.7 points below its cost of capital (17.4% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $592M at 30 Jun 2026. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 9.4% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | $386M | $254M | $238M |
| Revenue growth | — | +52% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | $75.5M | $32.4M | $54.9M |
| EBITDA | n/a | -$8.21M | -$43.9M | -$1.75M |
| Net income | n/a | -$84.5M | -$98.9M | -$29.7M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -$130M | $13.6M | -$2.79M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | $8.86M | $18.0M | $18.5M |
| Total debt | $177M | $175M | $220M | $220M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Space Systems YSS | $860M | -82% | +52% | -15% | 1.3× | n/a |
| Rocket Lab RKLB | $31.8B | -50% | +53% | -29% | 38.5× | n/a |
| Boeing BA | $137B | -27% | +18% | 0% | 1.7× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | YSS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -13.4% | -3.3% | 6th lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -82.0% | -26.1% | lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -86.0% | -47.5% | lowest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +52.3% | +12.6% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -15.2% | 6.3% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.3× | 6.1× | 2nd cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -20.7 pp | -5.7 pp | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Space Systems YSS | United States | $860M | -82% | +52% | -15% | 1.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing LES Information Technology 688631.SS | China | $863M | -38% | -31% | -5% | 5.1× | 36.9% | -1.1% |
| Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke Technology 300722.SZ | China | $870M | -26% | +14% | 14% | 12.9× | 38.8% | +12.9% |
| Tonbo Imaging India TONBO.NS | India | $895M | n/a | -23% | 21% | 23.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Kraken Robotics PNG.V | Canada | $896M | -53% | +21% | -2% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| DroneShield DRO.AX | Australia | $818M | -60% | +153% | -14% | 3.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Xi'an ChenXi Aviation Technology 300581.SZ | China | $906M | -13% | 0% | -78% | 49.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Avon Technologies AVON.L | United Kingdom | $933M | +45% | +5% | 12% | 3.1× | 16.3% | +7.4% |
| Streamax Technology 002970.SZ | China | $951M | -51% | +3% | 11% | 2.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Cohort CHRT.L | United Kingdom | $774M | +9% | +13% | 11% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Wuxi Hyatech 688510.SS | China | $768M | -41% | -4% | 12% | 7.5× | 41.9% | +18.2% |
| Vincorion V1NC.DE | Germany | $982M | -5% | +18% | 12% | 4.1× | 38.0% | +47.5% |
| Shandong Senter Electronic 001388.SZ | China | $742M | -16% | +5% | 6% | 4.4× | 21.1% | +17.7% |
| Chengdu ALD Aviation Manufacturing 300696.SZ | China | $733M | -58% | -18% | -12% | 10.8× | n/a | n/a |
| National Presto Industries NPK | United States | $1.02B | 0% | +21% | 9% | 1.9× | 8.3% | +7.4% |
| Shinmaywa Industries,Ltd 7224.T | Japan | $721M | -32% | +12% | 6% | 0.5× | -5.6% | +6.4% |
| Xi'An Tian He Defense Technology 300397.SZ | China | $713M | -28% | +69% | -5% | 8.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Paras Defence & Space Technologies PARAS.NS | India | $1.06B | +43% | +42% | 23% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Guanglian Aviation Industry 300900.SZ | China | $1.07B | -51% | +1% | -10% | 8.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Electro Optic Systems EOS.AX | Australia | $1.08B | -18% | +225% | -7% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Zhongtian Rocket Technology 003009.SZ | China | $1.10B | -26% | +42% | -6% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
York Space Systems reported $592M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Jun 2026 and down 8% from the previous quarter. Book-to-bill last quarter: 0.46.