CACI vs NOC vs MSI Stock Comparison

Caci International, Northrop Grumman and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 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.

QuestionCACINOCMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.70B $80.39B $80.49B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 17.8x 37.7x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 18.1x 26.2x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +6.5% +10.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 10.4% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 12.2% 20.3% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.7x 2.3x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.4% -8.9% +8.4% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr +6.3%/yr +14.1%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 28.5% 26.2% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 55/100 CACI

Percentile Scorecard

CACINOCMSI

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

AxisCACINOCMSI
Valuation 78 #23 of 100 73 #28 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 65 #35 of 97 41 #58 of 97 45 #54 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 96 76 #24 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 30 #75 of 106 42 #62 of 106 21 #84 of 106
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 65 61 #26 of 65 63 #25 of 65
Overall 60 58 55
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI 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

PeriodCACINOCMSISPY
1 month +2.6%+7.2%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months +30.1%+1.7%+15.4% +2.9%
6 months +22.7%-4.1%+10.0% +6.4%
Year to date +18.9%-3.3%+25.7% +11.4%
1 year +8.4%-8.9%+8.4% +13.1%
3 years +96.4%+15.3%+71.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.2%+4.9%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +122.3%+35.8%+93.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.3%+6.3%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +532.7%+155.5%+554.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.3%+9.8%+20.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCACINOCMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%28.5%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%28.2%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.20-0.020.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-0.310.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-38.4%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-28.2%-1.9% -2.5%
52-week high $680.08$768.02$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$473.40$363.83 $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.

MultipleCACINOCMSI
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 26.2x 17.3xmedian 26.2x 37.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.7x 14.5xmedian 14.7x 24.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 24.9x 20.5xmedian 24.9x 29.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x 29.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 0.92 17.02median 0.92 2.83median 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 monthsCACINOCMSI
Revenue $9.75B $43.59B $12.24B
Gross profit $3.31B $8.73B $6.36B
Operating income $955.07M $4.63B $3.05B
Net income $541.37M $4.52B $2.14B
Free cash flow $775.96M $3.83B $2.68B
R&D – – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $31.74 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $3.74B $710.00M
Total debt $4.84B $58.43B $36.50B
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 142.40M 167.20M
Enterprise value $13.65B $67.84B $76.84B

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
MetricCACINOCMSI
P/E 25.9x 17.3x 37.4x
P/FCF 18.1x 20.5x 29.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 14.9x 26.8x
P/S 1.4x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 3.0x 4.2x 29.7x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 4.2x -303.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 14.5x 24.5x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 19.3x 28.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.0x 7.2x
EV/FCF 24.0x 23.3x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 16.9x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 17.02 2.83

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACINOCMSI
Debt / assets 40.5% 27.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.8x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.7x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 3.8x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 64.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 38.7% 35.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage 3.9x 7.1x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.97 3.08 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACINOCMSI
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.7% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.4% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.2% 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.0% 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 11.0%

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.

ConsensusCACINOCMSI
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2027 18.1xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $33.61FY2027 $30.52FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.7%FY2027 +15.9%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.4% +5.9% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.06BFY2027 $42.94BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +2.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +3.7% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACINOCMSI
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.4% 88.3%
Institutions holding 616 1,809 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +0.3% +3.4%
Institutions buying 251 840 639
Institutions selling 248 639 596
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.31 1.07

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.

CACINOCMSI
CACI 1.00 0.42 0.37
NOC 0.42 1.00 0.22
MSI 0.37 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, NOC and MSI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.70B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $80.39B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, NOC and MSI?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 27.2x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.8x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 18.9x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.1x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2x). 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%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: Caci International (CACI) +8.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -8.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +8.4%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +17.3%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.3%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.1%/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%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. 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) 38.7%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.