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LeidosLDOS

Diversified Support Services · Reston, Virginia · In the S&P 500
Cheaper than peers
$142.98+1.39%After hours: $142.00 (−0.69%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 24.0% over 1 year
Leidos over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$100$150$200Nov2026MarMayJulSep$142.98$100$200NovMarJul$142.98
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$17.94B
Price to earnings13.3x
Forward P/E11.9x
Dividend yield1.26%
Year to date−20.7%
One year−24.0%
Next earningsTue 3 Nov, before the open
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$100.00$199.55

Quality and valuation

How Leidos compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Leidos and 7 diversified support services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: cheaper than most

A weaker business than most industrials companies, priced below most of them.

Leidos trades at 11.9 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +3.3% vs +8.2%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 17.5% vs 38.1%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 11.5% vs 17.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 12.3% vs 13.1%
LDOS trades at 11.9x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Diversified Support Services peers
LDOS11.9xLMT20.6xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4xLDOS11.9xLMT20.6xCAT21.6xUNP22.3xRTX26.8xDE32.3xGE35.7xGEV40.8xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 13.3x earnings, LDOS is cheaper than its average since Jul 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x40xAverage 19.2x2025202613.3x20x40xAverage 19.2x2025202613.3x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Leidos's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 3 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 7.4% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.5bnQ2 ’26$0bn$2bn$4bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$4.5bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +7.4% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.4%Q2 ’260%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’257.4%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 11.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2511.3%Q2 ’260%5%10%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2511.3%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.2 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400m$600mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$761mQ2 ’26$0m$500mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$761mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsLDOSSector median
Revenue growth+3.3%+8.2%
Gross margin17.5%38.1%
Operating margin11.5%17.5%
Free cash flow margin12.3%13.1%
Price to earnings13.3x25.8x

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