CACI vs LDOS vs NOC Stock Comparison

Caci International, Leidos Holdings and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.91 +13.2% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.57B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Northrop Grumman leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Northrop Grumman 5, Leidos Holdings 4, Caci International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACILDOSNOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.59B $17.57B $78.52B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 12.8x 17.4x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 11.0x 18.4x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +3.4% +6.5% CACI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 7.8% 10.4% NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 13.9% 12.2% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.3x 1.7x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% -26.3% -6.6% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr +7.2%/yr +7.8%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 35.6% 28.6% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 57/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

CACILDOSNOC

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

AxisCACILDOSNOC
Valuation 77 #24 of 100 98 #3 of 100 74 #27 of 100
Growth 66 #34 of 97 57 #42 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 96 85 #15 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 34 #70 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 57 #28 of 64 75 #17 of 64 59 #27 of 64
Overall 59 70 57
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC 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

PeriodCACILDOSNOCSPY
1 month +7.6%+13.2%+10.8% -0.8%
3 months +34.0%+21.6%+3.3% +3.5%
6 months +32.6%-3.0%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +24.9%-22.4%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year +13.7%-26.3%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +108.9%+54.6%+19.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.9%+15.6%+6.1% +23.1%
5 years +144.5%+41.4%+45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%+7.2%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years +559.3%+235.6%+147.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.8%+12.9%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCACILDOSNOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%35.6%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%37.3%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.260.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.74-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-50.3%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-29.9%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $680.08$199.55$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$100.00$473.40 $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.

MultipleCACILDOSNOC
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 26.8x 12.8xmedian 26.8x 17.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 15.2x 9.8xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 25.5x 8.1xmedian 25.5x 21.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.94 0.45median 0.94 17.45median 0.94

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 monthsCACILDOSNOC
Revenue $9.75B $17.63B $43.59B
Gross profit $3.31B $3.14B $8.73B
Operating income $955.07M $2.03B $4.63B
Net income $541.37M $1.40B $4.52B
Free cash flow $775.96M $2.16B $3.83B
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $10.92 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $748.00M $3.74B
Total debt $4.84B $21.66B $58.43B
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 126.00M 142.40M
Enterprise value $13.53B $14.28B $65.98B

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
MetricCACILDOSNOC
P/E 27.2x 12.8x 17.8x
P/FCF 19.1x 8.1x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 7.6x 15.3x
P/S 1.5x 1.0x 1.8x
P/B 3.2x 3.3x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 4.0x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 9.8x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 11.3x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.9x 10.6x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 9.9x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 0.45 17.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACILDOSNOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 3.4% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 5.9% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 4.8% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 14.4% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% -0.4% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 21.1% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% -0.8% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 24.8% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 1.3% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 28.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 54.9% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 35.7% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 63.2% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 41.7% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACILDOSNOC
Gross margin 34.0% 17.8% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 13.2% 14.1%
Operating margin 9.8% 11.5% 10.6%
Pretax margin 7.3% 10.2% 12.0%
Net margin 5.5% 7.8% 10.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 12.3% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 13.0% 12.1%
Return on equity 11.9% 26.8% 24.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.0% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 13.9% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 16.5% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACILDOSNOC
Debt / assets 40.5% 38.6% 27.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 2.8x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 65.9% 64.4%
Equity / assets 38.7% 34.1% 35.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x – 7.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.03 3.20 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACILDOSNOC
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.7% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.0% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.5% 30.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.0% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.8% 7.4%

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.

ConsensusCACILDOSNOC
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2027 11.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.49FY2027 $12.75FY2026 $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +6.3%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% -9.0% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.10BFY2027 $17.52BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2027 +2.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +14.9% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACILDOSNOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.3% 83.4%
Institutions holding 616 773 1,809
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +4.1% +0.3%
Institutions buying 251 380 840
Institutions selling 248 294 639
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.29 1.31

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.

CACILDOSNOC
CACI 1.00 0.65 0.42
LDOS 0.65 1.00 0.42
NOC 0.42 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, LDOS and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.59B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.57B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, LDOS and NOC?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 26.9x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 19.3x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caci International (CACI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caci International (CACI) +10.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: Caci International (CACI) +13.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +19.6%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Caci International (CACI) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Caci International (CACI) 39.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACI, LDOS and NOC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Northrop Grumman (NOC) leads on 5. 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.