AADX · Applied Aerospace
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The backlog and growth across all 3 business areas show customers need more of the company's work. Planned equipment spending and hiring add capacity for that demand. But supply limits and government approvals are delaying deliveries, and costs have risen. Management expects margins to return to the high-20% range only in the second half of 2027. Those delays also led to a revised 2026 sales forecast. Strong demand is real, but delivery and cost problems remain, so neither side clearly wins.