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VSE Corp
VSE Corp is a service company that supports the aftermarket for transportation and aerospace equipment. It helps keep aircraft and vehicle fleets running by supplying parts, repairing components, and managing maintenance work, with a strong focus on aviation customers and defense-related end markets. Rather than making finished aircraft, it works on the parts and services that operators need after equipment is already in service. The company makes money by selling replacement parts, performing maintenance and repair work, and managing distribution and logistics for hard-to-find components. Its customers are airlines, aircraft operators, maintenance shops, parts buyers, and government and defense clients that need reliable support to keep fleets available. In this business, VSE sits in the middle of the value chain: it connects manufacturers, parts suppliers, and end users, then earns service and distribution fees along the way. What makes VSE different is its focus on the long life of complex equipment. Aircraft and defense systems need constant upkeep, certified repairs, and a steady supply of spare parts, so the business depends on technical know-how, inventory management, and relationships with fleet operators. That gives VSE a role that is less about one-time product sales and more about recurring support for equipment already in use.
VSE Corp is a service company that supports the aftermarket for transportation and aerospace equipment. It helps keep aircraft and vehicle fleets running by supplying parts, repairing components, and managing maintenance work, with a strong focus on aviation customers and defense-related end markets. Rather than making finished aircraft, it works on the parts and services that operators need after equipment is already in service.
The company makes money by selling replacement parts, performing maintenance and repair work, and managing distribution and logistics for hard-to-find components. Its customers are airlines, aircraft operators, maintenance shops, parts buyers, and government and defense clients that need reliable support to keep fleets available. In this business, VSE sits in the middle of the value chain: it connects manufacturers, parts suppliers, and end users, then earns service and distribution fees along the way.
What makes VSE different is its focus on the long life of complex equipment. Aircraft and defense systems need constant upkeep, certified repairs, and a steady supply of spare parts, so the business depends on technical know-how, inventory management, and relationships with fleet operators. That gives VSE a role that is less about one-time product sales and more about recurring support for equipment already in use.
Record quarter: VSE said first quarter 2026 was a record start to the year, with strong growth across both distribution and MRO and continued momentum in engine-related aftermarket activity.
Revenue and profit: Revenue rose to $325 million, up 27% year over year, while adjusted EBITDA increased 37% to $55 million and adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 17.1%.
Guidance updated: Full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance was raised to 57% to 61%, and adjusted EBITDA margin guidance was raised to 18.1% to 18.5%, both reflecting the PAG acquisition.
PAG closed: The PAG acquisition closed on May 5, and management said it expands the company into a larger, more integrated aviation aftermarket platform with a path toward more than 20% adjusted EBITDA margins over time.
Demand holding up: Management said it has not seen customer pullbacks or softness despite higher fuel prices and broader macro uncertainty, and April also started strong.
Cash and leverage: First-quarter free cash flow was a use of $69 million because of inventory builds and strategic investments, but management expects cash generation to improve over the rest of the year and leverage to fall below 2.5x by year-end.
