CACI vs ESLT vs LMT Stock Comparison

Caci International, Elbit Systems and Lockheed Martin Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$735.34 -1.0% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.56B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$604.47 +15.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.40B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 6, Elbit Systems 4, Caci International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACIESLTLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.70B $35.56B $146.40B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 55.9x 22.5x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 52.8x 20.6x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +13.7% +7.9% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 7.4% 8.2% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 17.8% 26.5% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.9x 1.3x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% +50.6% +23.9% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +38.2%/yr +10.0%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 44.4% 29.5% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 60/100 60/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

CACIESLTLMT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCACIESLTLMT
Valuation 78 #23 of 100 46 #55 of 100 70 #31 of 100
Growth 65 #35 of 97 87 #14 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 96 73 #27 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 30 #75 of 106 58 #45 of 106 41 #63 of 106
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 65 38 #41 of 65 41 #39 of 65
Overall 60 60 60
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCACIESLTLMTSPY
1 month +2.6%-1.0%+15.3% -1.0%
3 months +30.1%-10.3%+3.7% +2.9%
6 months +22.7%-10.5%+17.7% +6.4%
Year to date +18.9%+27.3%+25.0% +11.4%
1 year +8.4%+50.6%+23.9% +13.1%
3 years +96.4%+293.3%+37.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.2%+57.9%+11.1% +21.5%
5 years +122.3%+403.7%+61.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.3%+38.2%+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +532.7%+660.0%+162.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.3%+22.5%+10.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCACIESLTLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%44.4%29.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%39.6%26.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.68-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.221.140.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-35.5%-33.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-27.5%-10.7% -2.5%
52-week high $680.08$1,014.33$676.70 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$454.95$439.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCACIESLTLMT
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 26.2x 52.9xmedian 26.2x 21.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.9x 4.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.7x 34.4xmedian 14.7x 14.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 24.9x 34.4xmedian 24.9x 16.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 7.7xmedian 2.4x 13.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.92 1.68median 0.92 61.37median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCACIESLTLMT
Revenue $9.75B $8.55B $79.12B
Gross profit $3.31B $2.14B $9.28B
Operating income $955.07M $787.82M $9.32B
Net income $541.37M $636.61M $6.51B
Free cash flow $775.96M $992.19M $8.38B
R&D – $582.72M –
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $13.56 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $255.34M $5.96B
Total debt $4.84B $383.03M $83.92B
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 46.92M 231.50M
Enterprise value $13.65B $32.12B $130.63B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCACIESLTLMT
P/E 25.9x 52.9x 21.4x
P/FCF 18.1x 34.4x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 34.4x 13.8x
P/S 1.4x 4.0x 1.8x
P/B 3.0x 7.7x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 7.7x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 34.4x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 42.2x 16.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 3.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 24.0x 33.5x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 33.5x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 1.68 61.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACIESLTLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 13.7% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.4% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 18.5% 55.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 14.1% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% 37.1% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 26.5% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 58.0% 55.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 33.7% -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 50.8% 55.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 31.5% 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 22.1% 59.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 82.7% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 105.8% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 175.7% 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACIESLTLMT
Gross margin 34.0% 25.0% 11.7%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 11.3% 13.9%
Operating margin 9.8% 9.2% 11.8%
Pretax margin 7.3% 8.1% 9.7%
Net margin 5.5% 7.4% 8.2%
FCF margin 8.0% 11.6% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 11.6% 12.8%
Return on equity 11.9% 14.7% 69.2%
Return on assets 4.6% 4.7% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 17.8% 26.5%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 11.0% 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACIESLTLMT
Debt / assets 40.5% 0.7% 31.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.0x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x -0.9x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 0.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 68.2% 84.4%
Equity / assets 38.7% 31.8% 15.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x – 8.6x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.97 – 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACIESLTLMT
Dividend yield – 0.5% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.5% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.7% 49.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.5% 38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -54.3% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -17.4% 1.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCACIESLTLMT
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 52.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $33.61FY2027 $13.93FY2026 $29.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2027 +22.3%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +21.8% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.06BFY2027 $8.82BFY2026 $85.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +11.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +20.5% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACIESLTLMT
Held by institutions 100.0% 19.9% 75.5%
Institutions holding 616 384 2,779
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% -7.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 251 202 1,336
Institutions selling 248 106 1,026
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.91 1.30

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CACIESLTLMT
CACI 1.00 0.23 0.37
ESLT 0.23 1.00 0.38
LMT 0.37 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, ESLT and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.70B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.56B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, ESLT and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 27.2x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.9x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 18.9x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 52.8x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caci International (CACI) +10.1%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Caci International (CACI) +8.4%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +50.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +17.3%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.2%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caci International (CACI) 0.00%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%. Caci International (CACI) and Elbit Systems (ESLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Caci International (CACI) 38.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACI, ESLT and LMT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.