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DUKE Robotics

DUKR
26
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$5.55
+0.07 (+1.28%)
Market Cap
$12.2M
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+11.1% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.0M (2021) → 2.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Duke Robotics Corp. is a small defense technology company that builds robotic systems designed to stabilize and remotely operate weapons on military platforms. Its main product is the TIKAD drone, a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle capable of carrying and firing light weapons from the air. The company sells to military and law enforcement customers, primarily targeting government defense contracts.

Duke Robotics earns revenue by selling its robotic drone systems and related technology licenses to defense clients. It operates mainly in Israel and the United States, and its market cap is essentially negligible, reflecting its very early commercial stage. The deeply negative operating margin signals the company is spending far more than it earns, which is typical for pre-revenue defense startups but represents a serious financial risk. The key challenge ahead is securing meaningful government contracts large enough to move the business toward profitability before it runs out of capital.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-116.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$104,000/ year

Declining (-34% vs prior year)

27.6% of revenue

6.9x the sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

27.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~2 years

$7M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$7M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

DUKE Robotics is growing revenue at 4% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
38.9%
Modest — 38.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-622.8%
Losing money on operations — -622.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-31.2%
Weak — -31.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+52.6%
Fast-growing sales (+52.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
1/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-424.3%
Burning cash (-424.3%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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