Core Insights - Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) reported second-quarter 2025 earnings of $3.86 per share, a decline of 11.9% from $4.38 in the prior-year quarter, but exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.23 by 19.5% [1] Revenue Performance - Total revenues for the quarter reached $3.08 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.92 billion by 5.2% and showing a year-over-year increase of 3.5% from $2.98 billion, driven by higher sales volume across all major business segments [2][9] Operational Performance - Segmental operating income was reported at $172 million, down from $203 million in the second quarter of 2024, with a segmental operating margin contraction of 120 basis points to 5.6%, primarily due to poor performance across all business segments [3] Order Backlog - HII received orders worth $11.9 billion in the second quarter of 2025, resulting in a total backlog of $56.9 billion as of June 30, 2025, compared to $48 billion as of March 31, 2024 [4] Segmental Performance - Newport News Shipbuilding: Revenues totaled $1.60 billion, up 4.4% year over year, but operating income decreased by 26.1% to $82 million due to poor performance in the Virginia-class submarine program and aircraft carrier construction [5] - Ingalls Shipbuilding: Revenues reached $724 million, a 1.7% increase year over year, with operating earnings down 3.6% to $54 million due to lower performance and contract incentives from amphibious assault ships [6] - Mission Technologies: Revenues were $791 million, up 3.4% year over year, driven by higher volumes from C5ISR and training solutions [6] Financial Update - Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2025, totaled $343 million, significantly down from $831 million as of December 31, 2024 [8] - Long-term debt stood at $2.70 billion, consistent with the level at the end of 2024 [10] - Free cash flow was reported at $268 million, a significant improvement from a free cash outflow of $373 million in the prior-year period [10] 2025 Guidance - HII reaffirmed its 2025 guidance, expecting shipbuilding revenues in the range of $8.9-$9.1 billion and Mission Technologies revenues between $2.9-$3.1 billion, with an updated free cash flow projection of $500-$600 million [11]