Mercury Systems Inc
MRCY Nasdaq Electronic Components & Accessories Financials FY2017βFY2026
What Mercury Systems Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- MERCURY SYSTEMS INC
- Fiscal year ends
- July 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Aug 18, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001049521-26-000045
0001049521
Revenue and margins
Mercury Systems Inc had $984M of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 7.9% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $68.1M in fiscal 2026, 6.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Mercury Systems Inc returned $15.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 22% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Mercury Systems Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $65.7M | $71.6M | $181M | $309M | $214M |
| Interest coverage | 5.4x | β0.9x | β4.2x | β0.6x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 4.2x | 4.0x | 4.1x | 3.5x | 3.0x |
| Quick ratio | 2.8x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 1.8x |
| Total assets | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Total liabilities | $767M | $825M | $906M | $961M | $825M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.2% | β0.3% | β4.1% | β1.9% | β2.0% | 1.4% | β0.3% | β8.3% | β7.3% | β5.6% |
| Altman Z'' | 10.69 | 5.22 | 13.33 | 9.52 | 5.86 | 4.51 | 4.35 | 3.57 | 3.84 | 3.94 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $409M | $493M | $655M | $797M | $924M | $988M | $974M | $835M | $912M | $984M |
| Gross profit | $192M | $226M | $286M | $357M | $385M | $395M | $317M | $196M | $254M | $281M |
| Research and development | $54.1M | $58.8M | $68.9M | $98.5M | $113M | $107M | $109M | $101M | $67.6M | $59.7M |
| Operating income | $37.4M | $47.0M | $76.6M | $91.1M | $81.0M | $31.6M | β$21.7M | β$148M | β$19.6M | $0.3M |
| Interest expense | $7.6M | $2.9M | $9.1M | $1.0M | $1.2M | $5.8M | $25.2M | $35.0M | $33.4M | $29.6M |
| Pretax income | $31.1M | $42.6M | $59.5M | $93.9M | $77.2M | $18.4M | β$48.5M | β$189M | β$50.4M | β$28.9M |
| Income tax | $6.2M | $1.7M | $12.8M | $8.2M | $15.1M | $7.1M | β$20.2M | β$51.6M | β$12.5M | $0.8M |
| Net income | $24.9M | $40.9M | $46.8M | $85.7M | $62.0M | $11.3M | β$28.3M | β$138M | β$37.9M | β$29.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.58 | $0.86 | $0.96 | $1.56 | $1.12 | $0.20 | β$0.50 | β$2.38 | β$0.65 | β$0.50 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $59.1M | $43.3M | $97.5M | $115M | $97.2M | β$18.9M | β$21.3M | $60.4M | $139M | $102M |
| Capital expenditure | $32.8M | $15.1M | $26.7M | $43.3M | $45.6M | $27.7M | $38.8M | $34.3M | $19.8M | $34.3M |
| Free cash flow | $26.3M | $28.2M | $70.8M | $71.9M | $51.6M | β$46.5M | β$60.1M | $26.1M | $119M | $68.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $32.3M | $42.3M | $46.4M | $49.3M | $67.1M | $93.4M | $97.3M | $88.0M | $82.0M | $72.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $15.3M | $17.3M | $19.4M | $26.5M | $28.3M | $38.3M | $27.8M | $25.7M | $25.0M | $41.1M |
| Acquisitions | $77.8M | $185M | $127M | $96.5M | $373M | $243M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $4.5M | $1.4M |
| Share buybacks | $8.8M | $15.5M | $8.0M | $16.2M | $0.1M | $8.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $8.8M | $15.5M | $8.0M | $16.2M | $0.1M | $8.2M | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $15.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $41.6M | $66.5M | $258M | $227M | $114M | $65.7M | $71.6M | $181M | $309M | $214M |
| Total debt | $0.0M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current assets | $246M | $332M | $582M | $635M | $643M | $815M | $937M | $954M | $1.1B | $973M |
| Current liabilities | $72.8M | $71.7M | $98.0M | $126M | $151M | $194M | $233M | $234M | $300M | $329M |
| Inventory | $81.1M | $109M | $137M | $178M | $222M | $270M | $337M | $335M | $333M | $367M |
| Property and equipment, net | $51.6M | $51.0M | $60.0M | $87.7M | $129M | $127M | $120M | $110M | $101M | $108M |
| Goodwill | $381M | $497M | $562M | $614M | $805M | $938M | $938M | $938M | $938M | $942M |
| Intangible assets | $129M | $178M | $206M | $209M | $308M | $352M | $298M | $251M | $211M | $176M |
| Total assets | $816M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Total liabilities | $90.3M | $293M | $132M | $226M | $471M | $767M | $825M | $906M | $961M | $825M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $725M | $772M | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.9% | 45.8% | 43.7% | 44.8% | 41.7% | 40.0% | 32.5% | 23.5% | 27.9% | 28.6% |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 8.8% | 3.2% | β2.2% | β17.7% | β2.2% | 0.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 17.1% | 18.1% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 16.0% | 12.7% | 7.8% | β7.2% | 6.8% | 7.4% |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 8.3% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 6.7% | 1.1% | β2.9% | β16.5% | β4.2% | β3.0% |
| FCF margin | 6.4% | 5.7% | 10.8% | 9.0% | 5.6% | β4.7% | β6.2% | 3.1% | 13.1% | 6.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 4.4% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 4.5% | 1.5% | β1.0% | β6.9% | β0.9% | 0.0% |
| Return on equity | 3.4% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 4.3% | 0.7% | β1.8% | β9.1% | β2.6% | β2.0% |
| Return on assets | 3.0% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 0.5% | β1.2% | β5.8% | β1.6% | β1.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | 11.5% | 42.3% | 9.1% | 15.3% | 16.7% | 4.6% | β8.6% | β48.4% | β11.7% | β7.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 20.7% | 32.8% | 21.7% | 16.0% | 6.9% | β1.4% | β14.2% | 9.2% | 7.9% |
| Net income growth | β | 64.4% | 14.4% | 83.2% | β27.6% | β81.8% | β351.3% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | 48.3% | 11.6% | 62.5% | β28.2% | β82.1% | β350.0% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | 7.3% | 151.0% | 1.5% | β28.2% | β190.1% | β | β | 356.3% | β42.8% |
| Share count change | β | 10.4% | 2.2% | 13.6% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.6x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt / equity | 0.0x | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | 4.9x | 16.5x | 8.4x | 90.5x | 66.3x | 5.4x | β0.9x | β4.2x | β0.6x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 3.4x | 4.6x | 5.9x | 5.0x | 4.3x | 4.2x | 4.0x | 4.1x | 3.5x | 3.0x |
| Quick ratio | 2.3x | 3.1x | 4.5x | 3.6x | 2.8x | 2.8x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 1.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 8.0% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 3.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 33.3% | 55.0% | 11.3% | 22.6% | 0.1% | β | β | 0.1% | 0.0% | 22.0% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 10.7 | 5.2 | 13.3 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.2% | β0.3% | β4.1% | β1.9% | β2.0% | 1.4% | β0.3% | β8.3% | β7.3% | β5.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001049521). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.