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Firefly Aerospace Inc

FLYNASDAQ

SectorIndustrials

IndustryAerospace & Defense

Beta (adjusted)1.00

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $22.85Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $3.8B

Enterprise Value $3.6B

Shares Outstanding 167.4M diluted

Next Earnings Date11 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY) has reached a critical operational and financial inflection point following its August 2025 IPO. The company is successfully transitioning from a specialized launch developer to a highly scalable, end-to-end space infrastructure provider. By securing high-value defense and civil government contracts, including landmark NASA CLPS task orders and Space Force responsive launch missions, Firefly has built a robust multi-year backlog. The successful return to flight of Alpha Flight 7 in March 2026, combined with the upcoming Block II upgrades and the acceleration of Blue Ghost Mission 2, positions the company to capture significant market share in both small-to-medium launch services and cislunar logistics.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets10 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$25.00

Mean target$41.60

High · most bullish analyst$65.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

Technical anomalies or launch failures during the transition to the Alpha Block II configuration damage customer confidence and lead to costly delays. Stretched engineering resources and execution bottlenecks across multiple complex programs (Alpha, Blue Ghost, Elytra, and SciTec integration) result in project delays and cost overruns, delaying the path to positive EBITDA and straining liquidity.

Base CaseCentral scenario

Firefly successfully scales its production lines in Cedar Park, Texas, and achieves a regular launch cadence with the upgraded Alpha Block II rocket. The company meets its ambitious 2026 revenue guidance of $420 million to $450 million, driven by steady execution of its defense contracts and the launch of Blue Ghost Mission 2. Profitability margins improve as the company leverages its vertically integrated carbon composite manufacturing capabilities.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Strong revenue momentum with 2025 revenue up 163% YoY to $159.9 million, and robust 2026 guidance of $420 million to $450 million.
Diversified, high-value contract backlog across civil government (NASA CLPS, JPL MoonFall) and national security (U.S. Space Force, Air Force) verticals.
End-to-end space transportation capabilities spanning launch vehicles (Alpha, Eclipse), lunar landers (Blue Ghost), and orbital transfer vehicles (Elytra).
Strategic backing and majority control by AE Industrial Partners, providing strong institutional governance and financial support.

Key Investment Risks

Historical launch reliability challenges, with only a partial success rate on early Alpha flights prior to the Flight 7 return to flight.
High execution complexity across multiple concurrent programs, which could stretch engineering resources and operational capacity.
Near-term development losses and negative cash flows as the company continues to scale its capital infrastructure and production footprints.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

A catastrophic launch failure of the new Alpha Block II configuration during upcoming missions (e.g., QuickSounder or VICTUS HAZE).
A failure or crash of the Blue Ghost Mission 2 lander, which would severely disrupt the cislunar services roadmap and NASA relationship.
Significant downward revision of the 2026 full-year revenue guidance below $400 million.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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