Moog Inc. specializes in the development, manufacture, and integration of high-precision motion and fluid control systems. The company serves original equipment manufacturers ...
Moog Inc. was founded in 1951 by Bill Moog, Art Moog, and Lew Geyer, who pooled $3,000 to open Moog Valve Company in a small airplane hangar in East Aurora, New York. The company has since grown into a global leader in high-precision motion control solutions, serving original equipment manufacturers ...Moog Inc. was founded in 1951 by Bill Moog, Art Moog, and Lew Geyer, who pooled $3,000 to open Moog Valve Company in a small airplane hangar in East Aurora, New York. The company has since grown into a global leader in high-precision motion control solutions, serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end-users across aerospace, defense, industrial, and medical markets. As of 2025, Moog employs approximately 13,500 people worldwide, with Patrick J. Roche serving as Chairman and CEO since February 1, 2023, and Jennifer Walter as CFO. The company operates through three primary segments: Aircraft Controls, Space and Defense Controls, and Industrial Systems. The Aircraft Controls segment delivers essential primary and secondary flight control systems for military and commercial aircraft, along with aftermarket support and ground-based navigation aids. The Space and Defense Controls segment provides critical control solutions for spacecraft, launch vehicles, tactical and strategic missiles, armored combat vehicles (including gun aiming and stabilization systems), naval vessels, and weapons stores management systems. The Industrial Systems segment supplies specialized components and systems for injection and blow molding machinery, metal forming presses, heavy industry, flight simulation bases, power generation, oil and gas exploration, wind turbines, and medical equipment such as diagnostic imaging (CT scans), sleep apnea devices, oxygen concentrators, and infusion pumps. Moog's product line includes hydraulics, slip rings, rotary unions, fiber optic rotary joints, motors, and specialized pumps. Financially, Moog has a market capitalization of approximately $12.77 billion, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.8 and a price-to-sales ratio of 2.96. The company maintains a gross profit margin of 27.9% and a net profit margin of 8.7%, with revenue per share of $136.41. Moog's balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 2.09, indicating solid liquidity. The company invests in research and development, allocating 2.5% of revenue to R&D, and pays a dividend yield of 0.3%. Moog's commitment to innovation and solving tough problems has positioned it as a trusted partner in high-tech industries, and it continues to shape the way the world moves through its precision control solutions.
Operator: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to the MOG Inc. Third quarter fiscal 26 earnings conference call. After today's prepared remarks, we will host a question-and-answer session. If you would like to ask a question, please press *1 to raise your hand. To withdraw your question, press *1 again. I will now hand the conference over to Aaron Astrachan director of investor relations. Aaron, please go ahead.
Aaron Astrachan: Good morning. Thank you for joining Moog's Third Quarter 26 Earnings Release Conference Call. I am Aaron Astrachan, Director of Investor Relations. With me today are Patrick J. Roche, chief executive officer Jennifer Walter, our Chief Financial Officer. Earlier this morning, we released our results and our supplemental slides. Both of which are available on our website. Our earnings press release, our supplemental slides, and remarks made during our call today contain adjusted non GAAP results. Reconciliations for these adjusted results to GAAP results are contained within the materials provided. Lastly, our comments today may include statements related to expected future results and other forward looking statements, which are not guaranteed. Our actual results may differ materially from those described in our forward looking statements and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that are described in our earnings press release and in our other SEC filings. Now I am happy to turn the call over to Pat.
Patrick J. Roche: Good morning, and welcome to the earnings call. We delivered a robust third quarter with record sales up 15% on prior year. Our 12-month backlog was up 23% on prior year. Our adjusted operating margin demonstrates consistent operational performance. Our record adjusted earnings per share reflect solid operating performance augmented by tariff refund and tax benefits. In addition, we delivered another quarter of very strong free cash flow generation. Demand remains strong across the portfolio. Defence is benefiting from increased investment commercial aerospace is supported by long term customer backlogs and strong aftermarket activity. Industrial is benefiting from growth in data center cooling. Our success in simplifying the business has helped us to capture and efficiently execute on this demand growth. Result is a business, with better momentum and better financial quality than a year ago. This quarter is another clear demonstration that both our strategy and our execution are translating into stronger financial outcomes. Let's turn our attention to the end markets and macro environment, starting with defense. We are experiencing a generational inflection in defense demand both in the United States and in Europe. The debate in the US national security expenditure for 2027 is not whether it should increase, but by how much. The key priority areas of relevance are missile replenishment space based capabilities, and aircraft procurement. The demand signals are clear, and the …