Archer Aviation vs Intuitive Machines
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I put Archer Aviation and Intuitive Machines side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Intuitive Machines is the larger business, with $210M of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $0.3M for Archer Aviation, about 210 times as much.
- Intuitive Machines kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (β41.5% operating margin, against β243,100.0%).
- Intuitive Machines turned more of its sales into free cash flow (β26.6% FCF margin, against β170,566.7%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 5 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Archer Aviation
ACHR
2/5
Piotroski F-scoreShare count change
Intuitive Machines
LUNR
3/5
Operating marginNet marginFCF margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | ACHR FY25 | LUNR FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $1.7B |
| Revenue | $0.3M | $210M |
| Free cash flow | β$512M | β$56.0M |
| Net income | β$618M | β$83.3M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | β | β7.9% |
| 5-year growth | β | β |
| Share count change | 65.7% | 88.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.3% | β |
| Operating margin | β243,100.0% | β41.5% |
| Net margin | β206,066.7% | β39.7% |
| FCF margin | β170,566.7% | β26.6% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | β41.8% | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$1.9B | β$247M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $20.7M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 3 |
Ten years
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Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.