CACI vs MSI vs NOC Stock Comparison

Caci International, Motorola Solutions and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionCACIMSINOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.61B $80.33B $79.01B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 37.6x 17.5x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 26.4x 18.4x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +10.3% +6.5% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 17.4% 10.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 20.3% 12.2% MSI
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% +10.6% -6.6% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr +14.2%/yr +7.8%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.1% 26.2% 28.6% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 57/100 CACI

Percentile Scorecard

CACIMSINOC

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

AxisCACIMSINOC
Valuation 77 #24 of 100 48 #53 of 100 74 #27 of 100
Growth 66 #34 of 97 46 #53 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 96 99 #2 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 20 #84 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns 57 #28 of 64 60 #26 of 64 59 #27 of 64
Overall 59 55 57
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI 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

PeriodCACIMSINOCSPY
1 month +7.6%+6.3%+10.8% -0.8%
3 months +34.0%+14.6%+3.3% +3.5%
6 months +32.6%+12.5%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +24.9%+26.7%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year +13.7%+10.6%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +108.9%+78.3%+19.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +27.9%+21.3%+6.1% +23.1%
5 years +144.5%+94.2%+45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%+14.2%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years +559.3%+560.0%+147.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.8%+20.8%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCACIMSINOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.1%26.2%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%27.1%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.230.120.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.41-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-27.9%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.1%-1.2%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $680.08$491.32$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$363.83$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.

MultipleCACIMSINOC
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 26.8x 37.7xmedian 26.8x 17.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 15.2x 24.7xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 25.5x 30.0xmedian 25.5x 21.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x 29.9xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.94 2.85median 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 monthsCACIMSINOC
Revenue $9.75B $12.24B $43.59B
Gross profit $3.31B $6.36B $8.73B
Operating income $955.07M $3.05B $4.63B
Net income $541.37M $2.14B $4.52B
Free cash flow $775.96M $2.68B $3.83B
R&D – $1.02B –
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $12.76 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $710.00M $3.74B
Total debt $4.84B $9.03B $58.43B
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 167.20M 142.40M
Enterprise value $13.56B $76.68B $66.46B

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
MetricCACIMSINOC
P/E 27.2x 37.7x 17.8x
P/FCF 19.1x 30.0x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 27.0x 15.3x
P/S 1.5x 6.6x 1.8x
P/B 3.2x 29.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -305.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 24.7x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 20.2x 29.1x 19.7x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.9x 33.1x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 29.8x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 2.85 17.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACIMSINOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 10.3% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 8.2% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 11.7% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.3% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% 8.9% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 15.4% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 0.8% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 12.0% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 1.8% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 13.2% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 13.9% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 19.4% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 12.3% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 21.4% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACIMSINOC
Gross margin 34.0% 52.0% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 29.4% 14.1%
Operating margin 9.8% 24.9% 10.6%
Pretax margin 7.3% 22.6% 12.0%
Net margin 5.5% 17.4% 10.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 21.9% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 24.3% 12.1%
Return on equity 11.9% 81.5% 24.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 11.2% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 20.3% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 22.4% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 2.9% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACIMSINOC
Debt / assets 40.5% 46.9% 27.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 3.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 3.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 86.0% 64.4%
Equity / assets 38.7% 14.0% 35.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x 6.9x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.03 4.30 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACIMSINOC
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.8% 30.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.6% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.7% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 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.

ConsensusCACIMSINOC
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2027 26.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.49FY2027 $18.41FY2026 $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +19.7%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +10.4% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.10BFY2027 $12.12BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2027 +3.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +8.2% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACIMSINOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.3% 83.4%
Institutions holding 616 1,466 1,809
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +3.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 251 639 840
Institutions selling 248 596 639
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.07 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.

CACIMSINOC
CACI 1.00 0.37 0.42
MSI 0.37 1.00 0.22
NOC 0.42 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, MSI and NOC?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.61B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.33B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $79.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, MSI and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 27.0x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 19.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x, 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?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caci International (CACI) +10.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, 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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +19.6%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Caci International (CACI) 39.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACI, MSI 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, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 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.