Park Aerospace
Supplies composite prepreg materials and structures for aerospace and space programs from Kansas.
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Makes advanced composite prepreg materials, ablatives, radomes, and low-volume composite structures for aerospace and space programs from a single Kansas manufacturing site, having re-emerged as a pure-play aerospace specialist after selling its longtime electronics-materials business. Sales concentrate around subtier suppliers linked to a small number of large jet-engine and propulsion programs.
Designs and manufactures advanced composite prepreg materials, ablatives, radomes, and low-volume composite structures for aerospace and space programs, produced almost entirely at a single site in Newton, Kansas.
The business traces to 1954 as a printed-circuit-materials maker; it sold that longtime electronics operation in 2018 and re-emerged the following year as a dedicated aerospace-materials specialist.
The same executive has run the company since the mid-1990s and chaired the board since the mid-2000s, spanning the divestiture and the pivot that followed. Sales concentrate around subtier suppliers to a small number of large jet-engine and space programs, anchored by customers tied to GE Aerospace and Aerojet Rocketdyne.
The company carries no long-term debt and has a long-running practice of returning cash to shareholders through regular and special dividends, funding capacity expansion without new borrowing.
Company facts
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Key statistics
Year to date +52.4% · Average volume (30d) 267.1K
Analysts
No analyst consensus on record.
Earnings
EPS
Revenue
History
| Report date | EPS est | EPS | Surprise | Revenue est | Revenue | Surprise | Next session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026Q1 FY27 | $0.14 | $0.17 | +22.7% | $18.0M | $18.3M | +2.0% | +7.35% |
| May 28, 2026Q4 FY26 | $0.16 | $0.19 | +18.8% | $22.3M | $24.2M | +8.4% | −12.47% |
| Jan 13, 2026Q3 FY26 | $0.14 | $0.15 | +7.1% | $16.5M | $17.3M | +5.0% | +9.58% |
| Jul 15, 2025Q1 FY26 | — | $0.10 | — | — | $15.4M | — | +11.53% |
Financial highlights
| 12 quarters | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 | Q3 FY26 | Q4 FY26 | Q1 FY27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.9M | $15.4M | $16.4M | $17.3M | $24.2M | $18.3M | |
| Gross profit | $5.0M | $4.7M | $5.1M | $5.9M | $6.9M | $6.4M | |
| Operating income | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.8M | $3.6M | $4.6M | $4.0M | |
| Net income | $1.2M | $2.1M | $2.4M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $3.5M | |
| Diluted EPS | $0.06 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $0.15 | $0.19 | $0.17 | |
| Gross margin | 29.3% | 30.6% | 31.2% | 34.1% | 28.7% | 34.8% | |
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 15.7% | 17.4% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 21.9% |
Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $53.6M · FY23 $54.1M · FY24 $56.0M · FY25 $62.0M · FY26 $73.3M
Balance sheet, May 31, 2026Cash & short-term investments $89.4M · Total debt $307.0K · Total assets $144.4M · Shareholders' equity $131.0M
Dividends
Raised for 38 straight years — most recently to $0.125 from $0.10 in Mar 2023. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 1 | Aug 3 | $0.125 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Apr 2 | May 4 | $0.125 | |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Jan 2 | Feb 4 | $0.125 | |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 1 | Nov 5 | $0.125 | |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 1 | Aug 1 | $0.125 | |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Apr 2 | May 2 | $0.125 | |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3 | Feb 4 | $0.125 | |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 1 | Nov 5 | $0.125 |
Ownership
Shares outstanding 21.75M · Float 19.99M · 91.9% free float
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Shares | % outstanding | Form | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandes Investment Partners, LP | 2.54M | 11.68% | 13F | Aug 14, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1.45M | 6.65% | 13F | Aug 7, 2026 |
| FMR LLC | 1.35M | 6.23% | 13F | Aug 13, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 1.14M | 5.50% | 13G | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Next Century Growth Investors LLC | 957.6K | 4.40% | 13F | Aug 14, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Mark A. Esquivel | officer: President & COO | −40,000 | $37.00 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Brian E. Shore | director, officer: Board Chairman & CEO | −15,000 | $37.75 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Brian E. Shore | director, officer: Board Chairman & CEO | −65,000 | $38.17 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Brian E. Shore | director, officer: Board Chairman & CEO | −46,250 | $37.32 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Brian E. Shore | director, officer: Board Chairman & CEO | −30,000 | $37.09 |
Peers
- Hexcel
Prepreg, radome, and rocket-ablative rival at roughly 25x the revenue scale
CompareAfter-hours close
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Aerospace | $32.42 | +0.03% | $705.2M | 51.5 | 45.6 | 9.3 | +18.9% |
| Hexcel | $94.87 | −0.03% | $7.17B | 47.7 | 36.2 | 3.6 | +8.0% |
| Median | 47.7 | 36.2 | 3.6 | +8.0% |