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MDA Ltd (MDA.TO) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for MDA.TO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
MDA.TO+0.1%+6.0%+8.5%−12.9%
Space & Satellite+0.2%+2.0%−0.8%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 5.8 pts ahead on the week, 16.1 pts ahead on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 9.3 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite

Launch providers, satellite manufacturers, defence-grade space platforms. The orbital economy from sub-scale to commercial.

Compared against MDA.TO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — MDA Ltd

MDA.TO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
MDA Ltd designs and operates space technology, spanning satellite communications, robotics systems such as Canadarm3, and Earth observation imagery from RADARSAT-2 and CHORUS. It also builds defence surveillance and command systems, selling to governments, space agencies and commercial space customers. It is based in Brampton, Canada.
Where it sits in the stack
MDA sits in our HALO Growth 100, an index for growth names outside the megacaps, within the Space & Satellite sleeve. That sleeve tracks the orbital economy from sub-scale ventures to commercial operators, and MDA supplies both the hardware, robotics and imagery that other space and defence customers buy into.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat and Ast Spacemobile, grouped as launch, satellite and defence-grade space platforms. The market also compares it with Maxar Technologies, another satellite imagery and manufacturing name.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
MDA carries a Closelooknet score, with momentum the strongest module and quality the weakest; it holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether MDA's revenue growth begins converting into steadier earnings quality, given how far the quality module lags the momentum reading.

MDA Ltd (MDA.TO) trades on the TO exchange in Canada, classified under Industrials. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 37/100 composite (momentum 37, quality 22, valuation 23) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 50 m CAD in FY2025

Dividends and capital return

What MDA.TO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2025 50 m CAD 0.7% of today's market value
  • Share count +2.9% in FY2025 13 m CAD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 50 m CAD · 22% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is MDA Ltd (MDA.TO)?

MDA Ltd trades as MDA.TO on the TO exchange (Canada) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is MDA.TO in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — MDA Ltd is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is MDA Ltd's Closelooknet composite score?

37 out of 100, with momentum 37, quality 22 and valuation 23 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does MDA.TO trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned down: Its stochastic crossed down from overbought (%K 86 under %D 86.1) today — momentum is cooling. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is MDA.TO doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month MDA Ltd is +8.5% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 16.1 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is −0.8% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does MDA Ltd do?

MDA Ltd designs and operates space technology, spanning satellite communications, robotics systems such as Canadarm3, and Earth observation imagery from RADARSAT-2 and CHORUS. It also builds defence surveillance and command systems, selling to governments, space agencies and commercial space customers. It is based in Brampton, Canada. Closelooknet's peer group places it with Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat and Ast Spacemobile, grouped as launch, satellite and defence-grade space platforms. The market also compares it with Maxar Technologies, another satellite imagery and manufacturing name.

Where does MDA Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

MDA sits in our HALO Growth 100, an index for growth names outside the megacaps, within the Space & Satellite sleeve. That sleeve tracks the orbital economy from sub-scale ventures to commercial operators, and MDA supplies both the hardware, robotics and imagery that other space and defence customers buy into. MDA carries a Closelooknet score, with momentum the strongest module and quality the weakest; it holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100.

Does MDA Ltd pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in MDA Ltd’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2025 the company bought back 50 m CAD of its own shares, 22% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 2.9% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MDA.TO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Aerospace & Defense. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.