Vse Corp
VSEC Nasdaq Services-Engineering Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Vse Corp does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- VSE CORP
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Feb 27, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000102752-26-000015
0000102752
Revenue and margins
Vse Corp had $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 41.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β15.4% a year. 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 $5.7M in fiscal 2025, 0.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Vse Corp returned $8.3M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 145% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 18.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Vse Corp can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.5M | $0.3M | $7.8M | $29.5M | $69.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $285M | $286M | $429M | $430M | $293M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 13.0x | 3.7x | 5.7x | 4.6x | 1.7x |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.4x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | 1.6x | 1.7x | 4.4x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.7x | 3.2x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.7x | 3.2x | 3.8x |
| Total assets | $919M | $1,000M | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.0B |
| Total liabilities | $501M | $550M | $734M | $754M | $590M |
| Shareholders' equity | $417M | $450M | $617M | $988M | $1.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $284M | $286M | $422M | $401M | $223M |
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
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 8 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.1% | β1.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | β5.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.0% | β0.8% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.41 | 4.29 | 5.03 | 4.04 | 4.18 | 4.05 | 4.49 | 4.43 | 4.85 | 5.62 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $692M | $760M | $697M | $753M | $662M | $481M | $669M | $544M | $786M | $1.1B |
| Net interest income | β$9.9M | β$9.2M | β$9.0M | β$13.8M | β$13.5M | β$12.1M | β$17.9M | β$31.1M | β | β |
| Gross profit | $412M | $468M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating income | $51.5M | $54.3M | $54.2M | $60.3M | $13.9M | β$2.7M | $53.6M | $50.1M | $58.8M | $89.6M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | $31.1M | $34.9M | $20.6M |
| Pretax income | $41.7M | $45.1M | $45.2M | $46.4M | $0.4M | β$14.8M | $35.7M | $19.1M | $23.8M | $69.0M |
| Income tax | $14.9M | $6.0M | $10.2M | $9.4M | $5.6M | β$3.8M | $9.1M | $4.5M | $4.4M | $15.5M |
| Net income | $26.8M | $39.1M | $35.1M | $37.0M | β$5.2M | $8.0M | $28.1M | $39.1M | $15.3M | $11.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.47 | $3.60 | $3.21 | $3.35 | β$0.47 | $0.63 | $2.19 | $2.76 | $0.85 | $0.55 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $47.2M | $50.4M | $18.9M | $18.0M | $35.8M | β$17.6M | $8.1M | β$21.8M | β$31.0M | $27.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.5M | $3.7M | $3.1M | $9.6M | $4.4M | $10.5M | $11.2M | $18.7M | $20.7M | $21.3M |
| Free cash flow | $40.6M | $46.7M | $15.7M | $8.4M | $31.3M | β$28.1M | β$3.2M | β$40.5M | β$51.7M | $5.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $26.0M | $25.9M | $25.2M | $26.9M | $24.1M | $24.6M | $24.6M | $23.4M | $28.8M | $39.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.1M | $3.1M | $3.0M | $3.3M | $2.9M | $3.9M | $4.5M | $7.7M | $8.3M | $12.8M |
| Acquisitions | $0.1M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $113M | $0.0M | $53.3M | $0.0M | $219M | $283M | $394M |
| Dividends paid | $2.5M | $2.8M | $3.3M | $3.7M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $5.1M | $5.4M | $7.1M | $8.3M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $2.5M | $2.8M | $3.3M | $3.7M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $5.1M | $5.4M | $7.1M | $8.3M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.2M | $0.7M | $0.4M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $7.8M | $29.5M | $69.4M |
| Total debt | $216M | $173M | $161M | $270M | $251M | $285M | $286M | $429M | $430M | $293M |
| Current assets | $258M | $249M | $281M | $355M | $355M | $464M | $549M | $774M | $965M | $893M |
| Current liabilities | $148M | $114M | $105M | $164M | $139M | $180M | $225M | $287M | $299M | $238M |
| Property and equipment, net | $62.1M | $55.1M | $49.6M | $43.5M | $36.4M | $42.5M | $40.5M | $58.1M | $71.0M | $91.1M |
| Goodwill | $199M | $199M | $199M | $276M | $238M | $217M | $217M | $289M | $428M | $641M |
| Intangible assets | $127M | $111M | $94.9M | $132M | $104M | $108M | $86.6M | $114M | $197M | $296M |
| Total assets | $662M | $629M | $639M | $846M | $780M | $919M | $1,000M | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.0B |
| Total liabilities | $407M | $336M | $310M | $483M | $424M | $501M | $550M | $734M | $754M | $590M |
| Shareholders' equity | $255M | $293M | $328M | $363M | $356M | $417M | $450M | $617M | $988M | $1.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 59.6% | 61.6% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 2.1% | β0.6% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 8.1% |
| EBITDA margin | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 5.8% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 13.5% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.9% | β0.8% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 7.2% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| FCF margin | 5.9% | 6.1% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.7% | β5.8% | β0.5% | β7.4% | β6.6% | 0.5% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β1.4% | β1.2% | β1.3% | β1.8% | β2.0% | β2.5% | β2.7% | β5.7% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 7.1% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 7.6% | 1.5% | β0.3% | 5.4% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 8.8% | 2.2% | β0.4% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 14.3% | 11.3% | 10.7% | β1.4% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Return on assets | 4.0% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.0% | β0.6% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | 100.6% | β | β35.4% | 8.7% | 19.3% | 18.3% | 4.2% | 2.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 9.9% | β8.3% | 7.9% | β12.1% | β27.2% | 39.1% | β18.7% | 44.5% | 41.5% |
| Net income growth | β | 45.9% | β10.3% | 5.5% | β114.0% | β | 252.2% | 39.5% | β60.8% | β23.6% |
| EPS growth | β | 45.7% | β10.8% | 4.4% | β114.0% | β | 247.6% | 26.0% | β69.2% | β35.3% |
| FCF growth | β | 14.8% | β66.3% | β46.9% | 274.6% | β189.7% | β | β | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% | β0.1% | 14.5% | 1.5% | 10.6% | 26.7% | 18.2% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.8x | 2.1x | 2.0x | 3.1x | 6.6x | 13.0x | 3.7x | 5.7x | 4.6x | 1.7x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.6x | 0.7x | 0.4x | 0.2x |
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.6x | 1.7x | 4.4x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 2.2x | 2.7x | 2.2x | 2.5x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.7x | 3.2x | 3.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 2.2x | 2.7x | 2.2x | 2.5x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.7x | 3.2x | 3.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 6.1% | 6.0% | 20.7% | 44.5% | 12.7% | β | β | β | β | 144.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.1% | β1.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | β5.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.0% | β0.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000102752). 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.