CVU (CPI Aerostructures) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $-0.03 (As of Mar. 2026)

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CVU CPI Aerostructures Inc CVU
49 GF Score
Price $5.30
GF Value $2.73
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is CPI Aerostructures Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

CPI Aerostructures CVU +1.53% 49 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-0.03 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CVU with a GF Score™ of 49/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.73 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

CPI Aerostructures's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.037. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $-0.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 35.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 23.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of CPI Aerostructures was 52.60% per year. The lowest was -193.70% per year. And the median was -0.95% per year.

As of today (2026-07-14), CPI Aerostructures's current stock price is $5.30. CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.03. CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is .

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of CPI Aerostructures was 389.00. The lowest was 71.67. And the median was 204.50.


CPI Aerostructures  (AMEX:CVU) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of CPI Aerostructures was 389.00. The lowest was 71.67. And the median was 204.50.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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CPI Aerostructures Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

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CPI Aerostructures Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

CPI Aerostructures Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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CPI Aerostructures Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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CVU vs PEW, XTIA, MOB: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CPI Aerostructures Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CPI Aerostructures's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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CPI Aerostructures Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, CPI Aerostructures's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-0.037/330.2130*330.2130
=-0.037

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

CPI Aerostructures Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201606 -0.185 241.018 -0.253
201609 0.059 241.428 0.081
201612 0.019 241.432 0.026
201703 -0.338 243.801 -0.458
201706 0.194 244.955 0.262
201709 0.092 246.819 0.123
201712 0.196 246.524 0.263
201803 -0.307 249.554 -0.406
201806 -0.137 251.989 -0.180
201809 0.043 252.439 0.056
201812 0.029 251.233 0.038
201903 -0.217 254.202 -0.282
201906 -0.099 256.143 -0.128
201909 -0.056 256.759 -0.072
201912 0.301 256.974 0.387
202003 -0.121 258.115 -0.155
202006 0.048 257.797 0.061
202009 -0.204 260.280 -0.259
202012 0.129 260.474 0.164
202103 -0.404 264.877 -0.504
202106 0.195 271.696 0.237
202109 0.095 274.310 0.114
202112 0.334 278.802 0.396
202203 -0.200 287.504 -0.230
202206 0.028 296.311 0.031
202209 0.235 296.808 0.261
202212 0.011 296.797 0.012
202303 0.067 301.836 0.073
202306 -0.003 305.109 -0.003
202309 -0.005 307.789 -0.005
202312 0.255 306.746 0.275
202403 -0.079 312.332 -0.084
202406 -0.060 314.175 -0.063
202409 0.046 315.301 0.048
202412 0.335 315.605 0.351
202503 -0.219 319.799 -0.226
202506 -0.047 322.561 -0.048
202509 0.016 324.800 0.016
202512 -0.162 324.054 -0.165
202603 -0.037 330.213 -0.037

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-0.03 mean?
CPI Aerostructures (CVU) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-0.03 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on CPI Aerostructures and its competitors.
Is CPI Aerostructures' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
CPI Aerostructures' current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-0.03. Overall, CPI Aerostructures has a GF Score™ of 49/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CPI Aerostructures' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to PEW and XTIA?
CPI Aerostructures' Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of $-0.03 can be compared against companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for an Aerospace & Defense company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Aerospace & Defense industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on CPI Aerostructures and its competitors. CPI Aerostructures's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-0.03. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CPI Aerostructures stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CPI Aerostructures (CVU) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.73, compared to a current price of $5.30 — trading 94.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-0.03. CPI Aerostructures' overall GF Score™ is 49/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For CPI Aerostructures (CVU), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is $-0.03 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is CPI Aerostructures (CVU) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CPI Aerostructures stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $5.30 is trading 94.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.73. GuruFocus considers CPI Aerostructures to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CVU:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: $-0.03
  • GF Value™: $2.73 vs. price of $5.30 (94.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 49/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CVU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CPI Aerostructures Business Description

Address 91 Heartland Boulevard, Edgewood, NY, USA, 11717
CPI Aerostructures Inc is engaged in the manufacturing of structural aircraft parts for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters in both the commercial and defense markets in the United States. It also provides engineering, program management, supply chain management and kitting, and Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services. CPI also acts as a subcontractor to prime aircraft manufacturers in the production of commercial aircraft parts. CPI Aero supplies the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt attack jet, the Gulfstream G650, the UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter, and the S-92 helicopter, and others.
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