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13F Pro Quality Score

39.3/100

Rank #1,972 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

12.9/100

Profitability

54.7/100

Balance Sheet

36.6/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

37.8/100

Institutional Flow

88.1/100

Revenue Scale

35.2/100

Dilution Risk

69.8/100

CMTL Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ (CMTL), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores CMTL at 39.3/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #1,972 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. CMTL scores in the top quartile across institutional flow (88.1). Areas of concern include revenue growth (12.9) and earnings quality (30.0), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q3 2026), COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ reports quarterly revenue of $106.0M, net income of $-3.5M, an operating margin of -2.9%. Top institutional holders of CMTL by reported 13-F value include ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, QVT Financial, Beacon Pointe Advisors,, based on the most recent SEC filings. CMTL trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 23197. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate CMTL daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ directly from SEC EDGAR. COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 23 and 39 since 2021, currently 39.3 — an improving long-term trajectory across 30 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

Fun facts about COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/

Quirks, history, and lore behind CMTL — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

  • 1
    The Basics
    U.S. defense and government technology company · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered on Long Island, New York · small-cap.
  • 2
    The Numbers
    Annual revenue in the range of $500–600 million — most of it flowing from U.S. government contracts, making Washington D.C. effectively its biggest customer.
  • 3
    The History
    Founded in the 1960s, it has spent decades building expertise in satellite communications and secure data links for military and civilian agencies alike.
  • 4
    The Secret
    A surprising chunk of its work involves keeping soldiers and first responders connected in the field — think ruggedized, over-the-horizon communications where cell towers fear to tread.
  • 5
    The Lore
    Its troposcatter technology — bouncing signals off the atmosphere — sounds like something from a Cold War spy novel, and honestly, it kind of is.
  • 6
    The Giveaway
    Its name fuses communications with technology, its ticker is four letters ending in TL, and it sells SATCOM terminals to the U.S. military under a very literal corporate banner.
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Revenue

Q3 2026

$106.0M

Net Income

Q3 2026

$-3.5M

Free Cash Flow

Q3 2026

$673.0K

Operating Margin

Q3 2026

-2.9%

ROIC

Q3 2026

-2.0%

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-5.4% YoY
$550.0MFY 2023
FY19 $671.8MFY20 $616.7MFY21 $581.7MFY23 $550.0M

Net Income

+63.4% YoY
$-26.9MFY 2023
FY19 $25.0MFY20 $7.0MFY21 $-73.5MFY23 $-26.9M

Operating Income

+78.5% YoY
$-14.7MFY 2023
FY19 $41.4MFY20 $15.2MFY21 $-68.3MFY23 $-14.7M

EPS (Diluted)

+57.7% YoY
$-1.21FY 2023
FY19 $1.03FY20 $0.28FY21 $-2.86FY23 $-1.21

Total Assets

+0.3% YoY
$996.2MFY 2023
FY19 $887.7MFY20 $929.6MFY21 $993.1MFY23 $996.2M

Total Debt

-18.2% YoY
$164.4MFY 2023
FY19 $165.0MFY20 $149.5MFY21 $201.0MFY23 $164.4M

Op. Cash Flow

+89.1% YoY
$-4.4MFY 2023
FY19 $68.0MFY20 $52.8MFY21 $-40.6MFY23 $-4.4M

AI Insight: CMTL Financial Trends

Comtech arrested revenue decline and swung to modest profitability in Q3 2025, but has since deteriorated on weak topline and eroding equity base.

Revenue fell 18% from Q3 2025 ($130M) to Q2 2026 ($106M); net losses resumed after Q2–Q3 2025 profitability window.

Debt collapsed from $175M (Q3 2024) to $108M (Q2 2026); however equity halved to $52M, signaling balance-sheet stress.

Operating cash flow turned positive from Q1 2025 onwards, stabilizing near $5–11M quarterly, though insufficient to offset operating losses.

Equity has shrunk 83% since Q3 2024 ($306M → $52M); debt-to-equity ratio inverted sharply, indicating solvency risk.

Q3 2025 marked the only profitable quarter; reversion to losses and revenue decline in latest two quarters signals unsustainable turnaround.

AI Insight: CMTL Ratio Trends

CMTL remains unprofitable across all returns metrics; modest operating margin recovery in Q3 2025 reversed, with leverage now at two-year high.

Operating margin bounced to 1.4% in Q3 2025 but has deteriorated since, reaching -2.9% in Q2 2026; NPM swung from +26.8% in Q2 2025 to -3.3% in Q2 2026.

Debt-to-equity spiked to 2.06 in TTM (Q2 2026), highest on record, from 0.04 in Q3 2025; leverage has doubled in nine months.

ROE and ROA remain deeply negative across all recent quarters; ROIC briefly positive at 6.9% in Q3 2025 but has turned negative again.

Net profit margin turned negative again (-3.3% in Q2 2026) after brief profitability in Q2–Q3 2025; sustainability of near-break-even operations unclear.

Debt-to-equity surge to 2.06 signals aggressive refinancing or capital structure stress; monitor ability to service debt under ongoing losses.

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