HII Earnings Predictions — 2026-07-30

Ticker Report or Guide KPI Prediction Answer Confidence
HII Report Shipbuilding revenue BEAT pred ~$2.50B vs. cons ~$2.40B MEDIUM
HII Report Shipbuilding operating margin MISS pred ~5.5% vs. cons ~5.8% MEDIUM
HII Report EPS (diluted) IN-LINE pred ~$3.80 vs. cons ~$3.85 LOW
HII Guide FY26 shipbuilding revenue guide (raise?) UNCHANGED guide ~$9.7–9.9B vs. cons ~$9.85B (FY26) MEDIUM
HII Guide FY26 free cash flow target UNCHANGED guide ~$500–600M vs. cons ~$550M (FY26) MEDIUM
HII Guide Virginia Block VI / Columbia sub award & backlog UNKNOWN backlog ~$54B vs. cons ~$57B if award books (Q2/H2 FY26) LOW
HII Guide Q2 free cash flow (reported, timing-driven YoY drop) LOWER pred ~$0M vs. cons ~+$50M (Q2, vs +$730M PY) LOW
HII Return Day-1 residual (stock − beta × S&P 500) +1.5% LOW
HII Return 5-day cumulative residual -1.0% (FADE) Low bar (stock ~37% off highs, de-risked -4% into print) supports a modest day-1 relief pop on the shipbuilding revenue beat and structural-demand narrative. But the beat is volume/timing-driven while shipbuilding margins (LHA-8/CVN-79) stay soft, Q2 FCF is near break-even vs +$730M PY, and management is likely to reaffirm rather than raise FY guide — so out-period estimates don't move up (the reaffirm mathematically implies flat-to-down H2 shipbuilding). With the marquee submarine award risk of slipping again, the pop fades as revisions stay flat-to-down and margin/cash skepticism reasserts. LOW