← Bottleneck Solvers
BN · rank #6 · 2026-07-23
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PARIS · EUR · $25.35B (USD)
SignalStrong Buy4.0strength 4.0 / 10
verdict · PROCEED
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
European defense ammunition bottleneck
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +12.2% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +13.7% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +12.9% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.8% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.29 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.06× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +23.8% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | — |
| Market cap (USD) | $25.35B |
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Summary
Dassault Aviation SA is a French aerospace defense contractor specializing in Rafale multirole combat jets and Falcon business aviation [1, 2].
Rationale
High sovereign military demand and a backlog of 175+ undelivered Rafale jets validate the defense bottleneck solver thesis [1, 2], supported by 12.22% forward revenue growth and a strong debt-to-FCF ratio of 0.06.
Material risks
- 1The formal termination of the collaborative Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, which limits Dassault's long-term integration into joint European next-generation fighter networks [1].
- 2Execution and delivery bottlenecks within its 400-supplier French network as the company attempts to ramp up production to meet aggressive delivery targets [1, 2].
AI verdict council
Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.
OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed