ARXS vs. BWXT: Arxis vs. BWX Technologies Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT) are both classified in the Aerospace & Defense sub-industry within the broader Aerospace & Defense industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

BWX Technologies (BWXT) has been public since August 2, 2010 with a meaningfully longer listed history, while Arxis (ARXS) only listed on April 16, 2026 — long-window metrics on the ARXS side should be interpreted with caution.

Company profile comparison for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Profile Item	ARXS	BWXT
Name	Arxis Inc. Class A Common Stock	BWX Technologies, Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Industrials	Industrials
GICS Industry Group	Capital Goods	Capital Goods
GICS Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense
GICS Sub-Industry	Aerospace & Defense	Aerospace & Defense
Market Capitalization	21.49 billion USD	10.95 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	NYSE
Listing Date	April 16, 2026	August 2, 2010
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

ARXS

BWXT

GSPC

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Total Return (1Y)	--	-33.33%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	--	20.43%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	--	20.57%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

ARXS

BWXT

GSPC

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Arxis (ARXS) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.67, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas BWX Technologies (BWXT) is closer to market-like at 0.73 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk profile metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	61.31%	45.97%
Beta (5Y)	2.67	0.73
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-22.04%	-51.64%
Avg. Volume (3M)	885.61K	1.19M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Both ARXS and BWXT need 1-year volatility and 1-year return to plot risk-return positioning.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	--	-0.82
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	--	-1.11

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Capital efficiency shows on one side only: BWX Technologies (BWXT) earns 28.27% on shareholders’ equity, ranked against its industry; Arxis (ARXS) has no ROE this period.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

Max: 40.55%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%
ARXS: --

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

28.27%

Max: 40.55%
BWXT: 28.27%
Q3: 19.29%
Median: 12.12%
Q1: 4.08%
Min: -17.12%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): ARXS does not report ROE, so it has no value marker; BWXT is benchmarked against the Capital Goods industry group.

Net Margin (TTM)

Both Arxis (ARXS) at 11.56% and BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 10.41% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

11.56%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
ARXS: 11.56%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

10.41%

Max: 27.47%
Q3: 12.10%
BWXT: 10.41%
Median: 6.30%
Q1: 1.40%
Min: -12.89%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their net margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Arxis (ARXS) at 23.66% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 11.55%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

23.66%

Max: 36.60%
ARXS: 23.66%
Q3: 18.33%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

11.55%

Max: 36.60%
Q3: 18.33%
BWXT: 11.55%
Median: 11.12%
Q1: 5.14%
Min: -12.63%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their operating margin against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
ROE (TTM)	--	28.27%
ROA (TTM)	--	5.49%
Net Margin (TTM)	11.56%	10.41%
Operating Margin (TTM)	23.66%	11.55%
Gross Margin (TTM)	53.33%	22.61%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Arxis (ARXS) at 115.49% clears its industry range for revenue growth, far stronger top-line momentum than BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 18.30%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Only one side can be read here: BWX Technologies (BWXT) reports EPS growth of 16.61%, ranked against its industry; Arxis (ARXS) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	115.49%	18.30%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	12.73%
EPS Growth (YoY)	--	16.61%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	11.25%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 1.88 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Arxis (ARXS) at 4.70 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

4.70

Max: 5.22
ARXS: 4.70
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

1.88

Max: 5.22
Q3: 2.95
Median: 2.08
BWXT: 1.88
Q1: 1.43
Min: 0.36

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their current ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Arxis (ARXS) at 0.34 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 1.43 uses more debt funding than most peers.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.34

Max: 2.33
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
ARXS: 0.34
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

1.43

Max: 2.33
BWXT: 1.43
Q3: 1.12
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.29
Min: 0.00

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	4.70	1.88
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.34	1.43
Net Debt / EBITDA	2.32	2.92

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Arxis (ARXS) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile BWX Technologies (BWXT) reports a yield of 0.92%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
Median: 0.24%
ARXS: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

0.92%

Max: 2.66%
Q3: 1.14%
BWXT: 0.92%
Median: 0.24%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their dividend yield against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Arxis (ARXS) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile BWX Technologies (BWXT) reports a payout of 26.04%, ranking against industry peers normally.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

0.00%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
Median: 6.86%
ARXS: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

26.04%

Max: 67.39%
Q3: 28.02%
BWXT: 26.04%
Median: 6.86%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their payout ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.92%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	26.04%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 29.37 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Arxis (ARXS) at 277.22 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for ARXS’s trailing earnings.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

277.22

ARXS: 277.22
Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

29.37

Max: 59.38
Q3: 35.92
BWXT: 29.37
Median: 25.41
Q1: 19.47
Min: 3.03

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 3.04 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Arxis (ARXS) at 11.20 clears its benchmark range — ARXS looks notably rich on sales.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

11.20

ARXS: 11.20
Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

3.04

Max: 7.54
Q3: 3.76
BWXT: 3.04
Median: 2.15
Q1: 1.03
Min: 0.03

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Arxis (ARXS) at 4.02 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while BWX Technologies (BWXT) at 7.72 carries an above-peer premium to book — BWXT is pricier on assets.

ARXS

Capital Goods industry group

4.02

Max: 9.66
Q3: 5.00
ARXS: 4.02
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

BWXT

Capital Goods industry group

7.72

Max: 9.66
BWXT: 7.72
Q3: 5.00
Median: 3.12
Q1: 1.81
Min: -1.08

Arxis (ARXS) vs. BWX Technologies (BWXT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against the Capital Goods industry group benchmark.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Arxis (ARXS) and BWX Technologies (BWXT)
Metric	ARXS	BWXT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	277.22	29.37
P/S Ratio (TTM)	11.20	3.04
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	4.02	7.72
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	--	2.64%