Intuitive Machines, Inc. (LUNR)
Intuitive Machines is a space exploration company that builds lunar landers and technology to help NASA and others reach the Moon.
Is Intuitive Machines, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong revenue growth showing high demand for services. Worth weighing: Currently losing money on every mission.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Intuitive Machines, Inc. do?
Think of this company as a space-age delivery service, designing and building spacecraft to transport cargo and scientific equipment to the lunar surface. They make their money primarily through government contracts and providing data services from space. Everything turns on their ability to make these ambitious, high-cost missions consistently profitable, since they currently spend more than they earn.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on growth and value, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 199% over the year
- Value screens high
- Growth screens high
- Quality screens low
- Momentum screens low
- Income screens low
Does Intuitive Machines, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Intuitive Machines, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
Does Intuitive Machines, Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $231.62M in cash against about $455.17M of debt - so it has net debt of about $223.55M. Debt is not automatically a problem - it funds growth - but it has to be serviced and repaid, which matters more when profits wobble.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Intuitive Machines, Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-18. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Intuitive Machines, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Intuitive Machines, Inc. fell as much as −75% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Intuitive Machines, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
When does Intuitive Machines, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Intuitive Machines, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-10 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | $-0.07 | $-0.16 | Missed -129% |
| 2026-05-14 | $-0.06 | $-0.05 | Beat +14% |
| 2026-03-19 | $-0.05 | $-0.03 | Beat +25% |
| 2025-11-13 | $-0.05 | $-0.08 | Missed -41% |
| 2025-08-07 | $-0.04 | $-0.11 | Missed -163% |
| 2025-05-13 | $-0.05 | $-0.20 | Missed -296% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Intuitive Machines, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 2 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Intuitive Machines, Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Establishing a dominant role in the lunar economy
Failure to achieve commercial viability in space logistics
What are the pros and cons of Intuitive Machines, Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. showing high demand for services
- Direct involvement in high-profile government space missions
- Pioneering position in the emerging lunar economy
- Currently losing money on every mission
- High reliance on government spending and contracts
- Negative return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. indicates inefficient use of capital
- Extreme technical difficulty of space travel leading to mission failure
- High share price volatility compared to the broader market
- Potential need to raise more cash, which can impact share value
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A permanent shift in government space policy away from lunar exploration
- A major, sustained improvement in profit margins
Common questions about Intuitive Machines, Inc.
Does Intuitive Machines, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Intuitive Machines, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does Intuitive Machines, Inc. report earnings next?
Intuitive Machines, Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-10. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.