Vertical AerospaceEVTL 25 Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates EVTL with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 334 Aerospace & Defense companies, Vertical Aerospace ranks worse than 299400.9% on this metric.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Vertical Aerospace's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $324.32 Mil. Vertical Aerospace's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-89.50 Mil. Therefore, Vertical Aerospace's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was Negative Tangible Equity%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:
EVTL's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 8.195 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.
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Net Income is used.
Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.
Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.
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Vertical Aerospace Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
EVTL vs AIRO, SIDU, FJET: Return-on-Tangible-Equity Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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.
Vertical Aerospace Return-on-Tangible-Equity vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) net income data.
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.
What does a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity% mean?
Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) has a Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity% as of Mar. 2026. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Vertical Aerospace and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Vertical Aerospace ranks #999999 out of 334 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Is Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity too high?
Vertical Aerospace's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. Based on the distribution chart, Vertical Aerospace ranks #999999 out of 334 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Vertical Aerospace has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vertical Aerospace's Return-on-Tangible-Equity compare to AIRO and SIDU?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Vertical Aerospace ranks #999999 out of 334 companies for Return-on-Tangible-Equity. This places Vertical Aerospace in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.20. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Return-on-Tangible-Equity for an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Return-on-Tangible-Equity among Aerospace & Defense companies is 8.20, based on 334 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Return-on-Tangible-Equity significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity mean?
A high Return-on-Tangible-Equity can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Return on tangible equity is the ratio of current-period net income to average two-period tangible equity. View historical data on Vertical Aerospace and its competitors. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Return-on-Tangible-Equity is 8.20 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vertical Aerospace's current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vertical Aerospace stock overvalued right now?
Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) has a current Return-on-Tangible-Equity of Negative Tangible Equity%. The current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity%. Vertical Aerospace's overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Return-on-Tangible-Equity calculated?
Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Vertical Aerospace (EVTL), the current Return-on-Tangible-Equity is Negative Tangible Equity% 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.
Vertical Aerospace Ltd is engaged in making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free. The company is a world-wide aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, focused on designing, manufacturing, and selling a zero-emission eVTOL aircraft for use in the AAM market, using the technology from the aerospace, automotive, and energy industries. The VX4, Vertical's flagship aircraft, is a piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle capable of carrying four passengers. The Group operates as a single operating segment and one reporting segment, being the development and commercialization of eVTOL technology.
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