Joel
Long-Term Growth Investor & Options Trader
Ondas keeps building out its defense ecosystem, launching Dronebuster REACH to extend counter-drone defeat beyond handheld range and connect it to its broader defense platform, another step toward becoming a much bigger player in autonomous defense. It now needs to prove it can scale that ecosystem, and its pace of acquisitions is becoming a concern. x.com x.comÂ
Ondas' long-term opportunity extends beyond drones into growing counter-drone and unmanned ground vehicle markets. Broad industry estimates for these markets rise from $90.6B in 2025 to $210B by 2033, with counter-drone systems the fastest-growing segment at 26.8% annually. That total is neither Ondas revenue nor its own addressable market and may include overlap. Bullish on the company's future, but execution must earn conviction. x.com x.comÂ
Ondas could have serious upside over the next few years if it delivers anywhere close to the 30%-40% portfolio growth its CEO Eric Brock expects. At current levels, the stock is starting to look compelling. x.comÂ
Ondas's share-funded acquisitions look very risky without a strong core business to make them work. It has raised $1.8B selling shares, yet roughly $1.4B sits in cash and short-term investments. One customer provides 55% of revenue, and $252M plus $742M in stock spent on acquisitions has not produced big revenue; continued raises and management pay add to the concern. x.comÂ
Ondas is a stock being accumulated into its Q1 earnings report, with shares around $9 beforehand and up 12.7% after the results. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Ondas should keep investing aggressively rather than chase profitability now, as orders and backlog explode while it holds about $1.4B of cash. Q2 revenue grew about 13x year over year, new orders were $175M, another ~$105M was booked in Q3 by the report, and backlog reached ~$757M, against adjusted EBITDA of about -$50.6M. The next test is operating leverage: expenses growing slower than revenue, gross profit expanding and EBITDA losses compressing over the next few quarters. x.comÂ
Ondas has no revenue of its own outside acquired companies, and further buyouts will dilute shareholders. Its 44% short float signals that the market has little faith in it. Shares are headed below $5 and back to penny-stock status before the company performs in the long run. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Ondas's quarter showed its autonomous systems business scaling faster than expected. Revenue of $50.12 million beat the $39.35 million estimate, it raised FY2026 revenue guidance to $390 million and reached positive adjusted EBITDA. Pro forma backlog stands at $457 million, up from $68 million at the end of 2025. x.com x.com x.comÂ
Regna's rollout signals that Ondas's software integration is going well. A struggling integration would not launch another company, though shareholders can only infer progress. Making Ondas a formidable system of systems matters more than dilution. Most buyers this year have a loss; mutual funds must finish loss selling by October 31. Markets also price in a Democratic sweep, bad for defense spending, especially on autonomous drones. Election pressure remains until after the midterms. x.com … Show more
Ondas's growth without margin discipline is a warning because it is so far from profitable: its EBITDA loss widened from $10.9M to $50.6M in one quarter. Revenue, orders and defense contracts are real, and guidance rose by $160M, yet the stock fell 8%. x.comÂ
Ondas is the only clean name in the drone basket because its backlog gives real visibility, not a tariff narrative. Pro forma backlog of $757M covers the full-year guide 1.4x, cash is $1.4B, $240M+ of a $982M Army loitering-munitions IDIQ has become orders and $105M more was booked in Q3 before August 10. The risk is execution, since H1 revenue of about $134M against a $525-550M guide means H2 must roughly triple. That beats Red Cat's 16.1% gross margins facing a 25% component tariff. x.comÂ