BN · rank #5 · 2026-09-08
EXA
PARIS · EUR · $2.45B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | -0.03 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +28.1% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +1.2% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +0.6% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.6% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.52 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 2.49× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +11.2% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | — |
| Market cap (USD) | $2.45B |
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Summary
Exail Technologies S.A. is a French high-tech industrial provider of navigation systems and autonomous maritime robotics for global defense and civil customers [1].
Rationale
Exail's exceptional 40% Q1 2026 revenue growth and massive €1.055bn order backlog validate its role as a critical bottleneck solver in European naval defense, trading at an attractive 0.52 forward PEG [1].
Material risks
- 1Severe contract concentration risk, where any delay, loss, or renegotiation of its landmark several-hundred-million-euro naval drone contract would severely impair its growth profile and backlog [1].
- 2Technological and competitive displacement if prominent naval customers or larger defense primes develop in-house autonomous underwater drone capabilities [1].
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