DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ DCO
DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ (DCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.03% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $824.7M at a -4.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-26 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-18 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-13 | B. Riley Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-13 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-20 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.377 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.342 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.027 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.26 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 4.73 | — | +4.9% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | 6/9 | 4.74 | 105.2 | +8.4% |
| LOAR | Loar Holdings Inc. | 5/9 | 2.64 | 102.7 | +23.2% |
| KRMN | Karman Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 2.23 | 354.2 | +36.6% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | 8/9 | 15.38 | 62.8 | +18.2% |
| EH | EHang Holdings Ltd | 3/9 | -1.03 | — | -4.4% |
| PRZO | ParaZero Technologies Ltd. | 2/9 | — | — | — |
About DUCOMMUN INC /DE/
Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing services for products and applications used in the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and other industries in the United States. It operates through two segments, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. The Electronic Systems segment provides cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and assemblies, as well as lightning diversion systems; and radar enclosures, aircraft avionics racks, shipboard communications and control enclosures, wire harnesses, interconnect systems, lightning diversion strips, surge suppressors, conformal shields, and other assemblies. This segment also supplies engineered products, including illuminated pushbutton switches and panels for aviation and test systems; microwave and millimeter switches and filters for radio frequency systems and test instrumentation; and motors and resolvers for motion control, as well as provides engineering services for aerospace system design, development, integration, and testing service. The Structural Systems segment designs, engineers, and manufactures complex contoured aerostructure components assemblies and supplies, including composite and metal bonded structures, precision profile extrusions, extruded assemblies, ammunition handling systems, seals, and aerodynamic systems; designs, engineers, and manufactures contoured aluminum, titanium, and Inconel aero structure components; structural assembly products, such as winglets, engine components, fuselage structural panels; aircraft wing spoilers, fuselage skins, rotor blades, flight control surfaces, engine nacelle components, feed and eject chutes, storage magazines, custom gun mounts. It serves commercial aircraft, military fixed-wing aircraft, military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft, and space programs. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
FAQ
Is DCO financially healthy?
DUCOMMUN INC /DE/'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does DCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ pays a dividend yielding about 0.03% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is DCO?
In FY2025, DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ had a net margin of -4.1% and a return on equity of -5.1%.
Is DCO overvalued or undervalued?
DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ trades at about 95.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.0×–51.1×, median 20.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for DCO?
The average Wall-Street price target for DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ is $173.80, about 13.7% below the recent price, from 5 analysts.
Is DCO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on DUCOMMUN INC /DE/: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 0.03%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.