DCO vs LHX vs LDOS Stock Comparison

Ducommun, L3Harris Technologies and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$164.62 -4.4% 1M +76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.65 +12.9% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.66B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

L3Harris Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (L3Harris Technologies 5, Leidos Holdings 5, Ducommun 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDCOLHXLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.50B $48.20B $17.66B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -93.8x 25.9x 12.8x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x 22.7x 11.0x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +83.2% +3.4% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 4.8% 7.8% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 11.8% 13.9% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 1.8x 2.3x LHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.9% -10.9% -26.2% DCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +3.0%/yr +7.2%/yr DCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 28.6% 35.6% LHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 67/100 70/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

DCOLHXLDOS

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

AxisDCOLHXLDOS
Valuation 39 #61 of 100 93 #8 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth 4 #93 of 97 81 #19 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 40 #58 of 96 74 #26 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 52 #51 of 105 36 #68 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 53 #31 of 65 75 #17 of 65
Overall 34 67 70
  • DCO ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS 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

PeriodDCOLHXLDOSSPY
1 month -4.4%+9.1%+12.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%-15.0%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months +15.0%-20.2%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date +73.0%-11.7%-22.6% +12.9%
1 year +76.9%-10.9%-26.2% +12.3%
3 years +251.7%+51.7%+54.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.1%+14.9%+15.6% +23.3%
5 years +246.0%+15.8%+41.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.2%+3.0%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +747.7%+191.4%+239.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.8%+11.3%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDCOLHXLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%28.6%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%29.0%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.190.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.96-0.38-0.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-40.4%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-31.5%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $206.98$378.48$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $86.41$233.68$100.00 $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.

MultipleDCOLHXLDOS
P/E now vs peer median -93.4xmedian 26.5x 26.0xmedian 26.5x 12.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x 1.2xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 137.3xmedian 14.6x 11.1xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.6xmedian 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x 8.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.14median 0.90 0.79median 0.90 0.45median 0.90

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 monthsDCOLHXLDOS
Revenue $861.87M $39.15B $17.63B
Gross profit $235.41M $10.02B $3.14B
Operating income -$22.00M $4.04B $2.03B
Net income -$26.69M $1.87B $1.40B
Free cash flow -$24.47M $2.81B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $-1.72 $9.93 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $1.52B $748.00M
Total debt $276.43M $11.00B $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 15.56M 187.30M 126.00M
Enterprise value $2.33B $44.68B $14.38B

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
MetricDCOLHXLDOS
P/E -93.4x 26.0x 12.8x
P/FCF -101.6x 17.2x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow -210.6x 14.7x 7.6x
P/S 2.9x 1.2x 1.0x
P/B 3.6x 2.4x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 137.3x 11.1x 9.8x
EV/EBIT -123.7x 14.3x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.5x 1.3x
EV/FCF -111.2x 20.6x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -230.7x 17.5x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.14 0.79 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDCOLHXLDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 83.2% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 29.6% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 82.2% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 27.7% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.5% 86.9% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 32.2% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -185.9% 10.0% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% 32.5% 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.0% 9.9% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 33.0% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -121.2% 31.3% 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 15.5% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 29.8% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.0% 15.2% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDCOLHXLDOS
Gross margin 27.3% 25.6% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 2.3% 13.4% 13.2%
Operating margin -2.6% 10.3% 11.5%
Pretax margin -4.2% 9.7% 10.2%
Net margin -3.1% 4.8% 7.8%
FCF margin -2.8% 7.2% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin -1.4% 8.4% 13.0%
Return on equity -3.9% 9.5% 26.8%
Return on assets -2.2% 4.4% 9.0%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 11.8% 13.9%
Return on capital employed -2.2% 12.0% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDCOLHXLDOS
Debt / assets 22.6% 25.6% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x 1.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF -11.3x 3.9x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 53.7% 65.9%
Equity / assets 56.4% 46.3% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.39 2.68 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDCOLHXLDOS
Dividend yield – 1.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.1% 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.8% 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.9% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.1% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusDCOLHXLDOS
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 22.7xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $11.44FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +10.6% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $848.72MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +0.3% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDCOLHXLDOS
Held by institutions 95.8% 87.5% 79.3%
Institutions holding 267 1,691 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -0.5% +4.1%
Institutions buying 156 847 380
Institutions selling 83 570 294
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.49 1.29

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.

DCOLHXLDOS
DCO 1.00 0.26 0.13
LHX 0.26 1.00 0.44
LDOS 0.13 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DCO, LHX and LDOS?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ducommun (DCO) $2.50B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.20B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, DCO, LHX and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ducommun (DCO) -93.8x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 25.9x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Ducommun (DCO) 36.7x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.7x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +83.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ducommun (DCO) returned the most: Ducommun (DCO) +76.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -10.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%. Over five years, Ducommun (DCO) compounded fastest (Ducommun (DCO) +28.2%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.0%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has the highest dividend yield: Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.02%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%. Ducommun (DCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has been the steadiest (Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.6%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DCO, LHX and LDOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 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.