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Unusual Machines

UMAC
26
Consumer Electronics · Technology
Price
$27.43
+1.45 (+5.58%)
Market Cap
$1.31B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
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

+249.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 7.4M (2021) → 26.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Unusual Machines makes small drones and drone parts. The company sells ready-to-fly drones as well as individual components like motors and propellers, targeting hobbyists, commercial operators, and government customers. It operates in the fast-growing but crowded consumer and commercial drone market in the United States, and has positioned itself as a domestic alternative to Chinese-made drones, particularly those from market leader DJI.

The company earns revenue by selling hardware — drones and components — through its own website and retail channels. Unusual Machines is a small company, with a market cap around $1 billion but limited sales so far, and its deep operating losses show it is still in an early, investment-heavy stage. Its biggest potential growth driver is U.S. government policy restricting Chinese drones, which could push buyers toward domestic suppliers like Unusual Machines — but the company must scale up revenue quickly before it runs out of cash.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+687.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+50.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$202,585/ year

Rising (+124% vs prior year)

1.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

5.2%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~17 months

$229.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Unusual Machines grew revenue 687% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
34.7%
Modest — 34.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-46.8%
Losing money on operations — -46.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.0%
Weak — -0.0% 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
+313.6%
Fast-growing sales (+313.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-123760.9%
Burning cash (-123760.9%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
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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