INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC)
Industrials · Industrial equipment and support services · NASDAQ
Industrial solutions provider delivering products and support services to drive operational efficiency and safety across enterprise customers.
What INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I does
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and provides related support services to enterprise clients. The company operates through two revenue streams: product sales (approximately 63% of revenue) and services (approximately 37%). Products include engineered industrial equipment and components, while services encompass installation, maintenance, technical support, and consulting. The company has demonstrated strong growth with 39% year-over-year revenue expansion and an 18.8% net profit margin.
Themes: avionics, aerospace electronics, flight deck instrumentation, military aerospace, commercial aviation upgrades
Fundamentals
- Price$21.50 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$385M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+58.8% 2025-08-21 close $13.54 → 2026-08-21 close $21.50
- P/E21.13 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+18.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+50.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+26.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.76 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+39.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-11.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.60 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-13 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: at least 1 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How ISSC compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 10% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which ISSC reported a dividend payment is FY2021, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2021 ratio would not describe ISSC today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2021) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I looks technically
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) is trading 13.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 5 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago. It is 30.5% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 13.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +13.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $19.11 | $19.11 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $18.95 | $18.95 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 5 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 5 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 13.5% above | +13.5% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with buyers in control | 26.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 54.4 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($19.28 to $25.20) — its "stochastic" reading is 38 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 37.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 14 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $30.94 | $30.94 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 30.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -30.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 164.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +164.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 30.5% below its highest point of the past year | 30.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 5 trading days ago | 5 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $30.94 (set on 2026-03-10) | $30.94 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($8.32 to $30.56), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 41% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $16.10 to $16.82. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 40.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 30.5% below its all-time high | -30.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 4.9% below a resistance level at $22.55 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-01-14, most recently on 2026-05-01. Since 2024-08-21 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +4.9% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.20 (set on 2020-03-16) | $1.20 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1691.7% above its all-time low | +1,692% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 64th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.27 between its high and its low — about 5.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.27 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $16.73 and $24.58 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $16.73 – $20.66 – $24.58 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.9% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (13.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average | 0.00× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 11.5% since the prior reading | +11.5% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 7 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 7 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 8 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 8 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.0% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 6.4% below the previous close 2 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 24.78 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -6.4% |
| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap up opened on 2026-08-14 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 9.5 percentage points (the stock gained 11.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | +9.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 32.4 percentage points (the stock gained 35.5% while the market gained 3.1%) | +32.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 22.7 percentage points (the stock lost 11.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -22.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 38.3 percentage points (the stock gained 58.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | +38.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.1% of the share price. | +14.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is sitting right on the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is roughly break-even. That average is $21.57 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 154 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.3% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
ISSC last closed at $21.50 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $22.55 | Resistance | 4.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-14 to 2026-05-01 |
| $19.90 | Support | 7.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-13 to 2026-07-22 |
| $19.26 | Support | 10.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-03-30 to 2026-08-11 |
| $17.95 | Support | 16.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-02-05 to 2026-07-16 |
| $30.93 | Resistance | 43.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-10 to 2026-03-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · Analyst price target recently RAISED | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 4 analysts
- Mean price target$31.50 range $27.00 – $35.00; median $32.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for ISSC
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.28 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["reliance on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of net sales","potential supply chain disruptions and inventory management risks","dependence on government contracts and military spending cycles"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ISSC's 10-Q filed 2026-05-15 against the prior one filed 2026-02-13.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-15) page number shown as 33 vs. older filing (2026-02-13) page number shown as 27
- Removed:
- Duplicate word 'anticipates' removed from forward-looking statement identifier list in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Older filing capitalizes 'the company' in one instance ('has positioned the company to deliver'); newer filing consistently uses 'the Company' (capitalized)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at end of Company Overview section, limiting full comparison of complete MD&A
- The substantive content of risk factors and forward-looking statements is nearly identical between the two filings
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-15) includes financial statements for March 31, 2026 period; older filing (2026-02-13) includes financial statements for December 31, 2025 period
- Newer filing shows balance sheet comparative dates of March 31, 2026 and September 30, 2025; older filing shows December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025
- Newer filing includes Statements of Operations for three and six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
- Newer filing includes Statement of Shareholders' Equity for six-month period ending March 31, 2026 with intermediate balance at December 31, 2025
- Newer filing includes Statements of Cash Flows for six months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025
- Newer filing shows goodwill of $15,773,104 at March 31, 2026 compared to $6,703,104 at September 30, 2025
- Newer filing shows intangible assets of $46,944,050 at March 31, 2026 compared to $23,582,615 at September 30, 2025
- Newer filing shows total assets of $138,266,442 at March 31, 2026 compared to $103,360,153 at September 30, 2025
- Newer filing shows long-term debt of $49,279,407 at March 31, 2026 compared to $21,700,005 at September 30, 2025
- Newer filing shows total shareholders' equity of $72,111,938 at March 31, 2026 compared to $64,602,542 at September 30, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-13) included Statements of Operations for three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; not present in newer filing
- Older filing included Statements of Cash Flows for three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024; newer filing presents six-month cash flow data instead
- Reworded:
- Newer filing lists 'Contract liabilities' in current liabilities section (consistent with older); older filing shows same line item
- Older filing notes reference 'Note 6' for commitments and contingencies; newer filing references 'Note 7'
- Statement of Shareholders' Equity presentation differs: older filing shows single equity statement with share-based compensation and 'Taxes paid related to settlement of equity awards' as separate line items; newer filing presents 'Issuance of common stock, net of shares withheld for taxes' as combined presentation
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different fiscal periods (March 31, 2026 vs. December 31, 2025 as most recent reporting dates), making period-over-period comparisons structural rather than comparable accounting period comparisons
- Significant increases in goodwill and intangible assets suggest acquisition activity between the two reporting dates, but the source text does not include disclosure details explaining these changes
- Cash flow statement structure changed from quarterly to semi-annual presentation; direct comparison of operating metrics between filings is limited by this timing difference
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for ISSC — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding ISSC as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 850,676
- Reported value $17,464,385
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
ISSC had 701,777 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ISSC had 3.92% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.27 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 701,777
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.92%
- Prior settlement (shares) 760,893
- Reported change -7.77%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.27
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Garmin (GRMN)
- Honeywell International (HON)
- Collins Aerospace (RTX)
- Thales Group
- Universal Avionics
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Frequently asked questions
What does INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) do?
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and provides related support services to enterprise clients. The company operates through two revenue streams: product sales (approximately 63% of revenue) and services (approximately 37%). Products include engineered industrial equipment and components, while services encompass installation, maintenance, technical support, and consulting.
What sector is INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) in?
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Industrial equipment and support services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I's (ISSC) competitors?
Notable peers of INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) include Garmin, Honeywell International, Collins Aerospace, Thales Group and Universal Avionics. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) overbought or oversold right now?
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORT I (ISSC) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ISSC come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.