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Merlin, Inc. develops AI-powered autonomous flight software and systems for aircraft, serving as a leading U.S.-based provider of cost-effective, takeoff-to-touchdown autonomy solutions. The company offers an aircraft-agnostic software platform designed for both legacy and next-generation airborne systems, supporting military and civil programs across diverse missions. Its flagship product, the Merlin Pilot, integrates hardware and software to handle navigation, air traffic control communication, obstacle avoidance, and real-time decision-making through advanced sensor technologies and natural language processing. Implemented on multiple aircraft types ranging from large platforms to small drones, Merlin's technology has been proven in hundreds of autonomous flights worldwide. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Merlin, Inc. plays a pivotal role in the aerospace and defense sector by advancing assured autonomy for national security and commercial aviation applications.
$5.28
$0.35 (-6.22%)
EOD Jun 25, 2026 · Twelve Data
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-4395.85% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue grew 22.5%, still solid. Margins contracted 563.7pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
ROIC dropped from -37.21% to -207.83%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -$47M. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (FY)
$1M
▲ +22.5% YoY
Net Income (FY)
-$55M
▼ -51.5% YoY
Op. Margin
-4395.85%
▼ -563.7pp YoY
ROIC
-207.83%
▼ -170.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (FY)
-$47M
▼ -29.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (FY)
-$46M
▼ -46.5% YoY
Net Debt
-$313K
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$38M
3Y CAGR: -79.1%
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Merlin (MRLN)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Merlin scores 10/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full . This is analysis, not investment advice.
Merlin scores 10 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 5 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -4,395.9% operating margin and a -207.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh MRLN's valuation and scores 10/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.