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Company snapshot — MDA Ltd

MDA.TO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook 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
Closelook'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 Closelook tracks it
MDA carries a Closelook 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 Closelook company score reads 33/100 composite (momentum 26, quality 23, valuation 24) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’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.

Signals for this name

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

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 Closelook scores where it exists.

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 Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
MDA.TO+4.4%+6.2%−10.4%−22.8%
Space & Satellite+2.5%+1.8%−7.0%—
HALO Growth 100+0.9%−0.7%−8.0%—

Against the index: 6.9 pts ahead on the week, 2.4 pts behind on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 3.4 pts behind 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 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

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 Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is MDA.TO in a Closelook index?

Yes — MDA Ltd is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-18.

What is MDA Ltd's Closelook composite score?

33 out of 100, with momentum 26, quality 23 and valuation 24 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does MDA.TO trade against its moving averages?

Up 4.4% at the close: one of the day's strongest moves. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is MDA.TO doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month MDA Ltd is −10.4% against −8.0% for the HALO Growth 100 — 2.4 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-17. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is −7.0% 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. Closelook'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 Closelook score, with momentum the strongest module and quality the weakest; it holds a seat in the HALO Growth 100.

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 Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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