(LUNR) Intuitive Machines - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Aerospace & Defense | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 5.842m USD | Total Return: 202.7% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 359M
EPS Trend: -17.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 73.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Negative Equity with losses - insolvent profile
Share dilution 94.3% YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio -14.7 is critical
Altman Z'' -1.17 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Tailwinds
Rs(ibd) Leader, Idiosyncratic Leader, Tailwind, Avwap Ph Week
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR) is a Houston-based space infrastructure company focused on lunar exploration and logistics. The firm specializes in payload delivery services, data transmission, and infrastructure-as-a-service for government and commercial clients. Its primary hardware portfolio includes the Nova-C lunar lander, the Micro Nova Hopper drone, and the heavy-lift Nova-D lander, all designed to support the emerging lunar economy and sustainable space development.
The company operates within the Aerospace & Defense sector, relying heavily on government contracts from NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense. Its business model centers on high-barrier-to-entry space logistics, where revenue is generated through complex transportation missions and long-term data networking services. Investors should consult ValueRay for detailed financial metrics and valuation models regarding this stock. As a key player in the Artemis-era lunar supply chain, the company integrates AI-driven command and control systems to manage its orbital and surface assets.
- NASA CLPS contract wins drive long-term revenue backlog and mission cadence
- Successful lunar landings validate technology and trigger milestone-based incentive payments
- Commercial payload demand scales as lunar infrastructure and data services expand
- High capital intensity and government funding reliance impact liquidity and margins
| Net Income: -96.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 11.66 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 235.2% < 20% (prev 85.23%; Δ 149.9% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.02 > 3% & CFO -14.3m > Net Income -96.9m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 4.96 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (119.3m) vs 12m ago 94.31% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 12.40% > 18% (prev 0.17%; Δ 1.22k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 37.76% > 50% (prev 64.15%; Δ -26.39% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -14.70 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -76.8m / Interest Expense TTM 5.47m) |
| A: 0.65 (Total Current Assets 618.8m - Total Current Liabilities 124.8m) / Total Assets 757.2m |
| B: -0.95 (Retained Earnings -721.5m / Total Assets 757.2m) |
| C: -0.14 (EBIT TTM -80.4m / Avg Total Assets 556.3m) |
| D: -1.30 (Book Value of Equity -721.4m / Total Liabilities 553.5m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -1.17 = CCC |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 38.26 with a total of 14,540,084 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +12.89%,
over one month by +49.86%,
over three months by +102.43% and
over the past year by +202.69%.
Intuitive Machines has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LUNR.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 29.1 | -23.9% |
P/S = 17.4766
Revenue TTM = 210.1m USD
EBIT TTM = -80.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = -76.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 335.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 10.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 372.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -210.4m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 5.63b USD (5.84b + Debt 372.2m - CCE 582.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -14.70 (Ebit TTM -80.4m / Interest Expense TTM 5.47m)
EV/FCF = -100.6x (Enterprise Value 5.63b / FCF TTM -56.0m)
FCF Yield = -0.99% (FCF TTM -56.0m / Enterprise Value 5.63b)
FCF Margin = -26.64% (FCF TTM -56.0m / Revenue TTM 210.1m)
Net Margin = -46.11% (Net Income TTM -96.9m / Revenue TTM 210.1m)
Gross Margin = 12.40% ((Revenue TTM 210.1m - Cost of Revenue TTM 184.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.24% (prev 21.75%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 7.44 (Enterprise Value 5.63b / Total Assets 757.2m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.73% (Interest Expense 2.73m / Debt 372.2m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -63.5m (EBIT -80.4m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 4.96 (Total Current Assets 618.8m / Total Current Liabilities 124.8m)
Debt / Equity = -0.50 (negative equity) (Debt 372.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -748.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.74 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -210.4m / EBITDA -76.8m)
Debt / FCF = 3.76 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt -210.4m / FCF TTM -56.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -412.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -17.41% (Net Income -96.9m / Total Assets 757.2m)
RoE = 23.46% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM -96.9m / Total Stockholder Equity -412.9m)
RoCE = 103.6% (negative capital employed) (EBIT -80.4m / Capital Employed (Equity -412.9m + L.T.Debt 335.3m))
RoIC = 25.23% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -63.5m / Invested Capital -251.8m)
WACC = 18.86% (E(5.84b)/V(6.21b) * Re(20.02%) + D(372.2m)/V(6.21b) * Rd(0.73%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 20.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> capped to 17.38%
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 85.40 | Cagr: 96.42%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -56.0m)
EPS Correlation: -16.97 | EPS CAGR: -1.41% | SUE: -0.08 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 73.64 | Revenue CAGR: 26.64% | SUE: -0.92 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.04 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=-0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.10 | Chg30d=-42.48% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+74.2% | GrowthRev=+349.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=+34.88% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+380.7% | GrowthRev=+17.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -20%