ESLT vs LDOS vs LHX Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Leidos Holdings and L3Harris Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.41B
P/E
55.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.65 +12.9% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.39B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

L3Harris Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (L3Harris Technologies 4, Leidos Holdings 4, Elbit Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTLDOSLHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.41B $17.39B $48.21B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.7x 12.6x 25.9x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.7x 11.0x 22.7x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% +3.4% +83.2% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 7.8% 4.8% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 13.9% 11.8% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x 1.8x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.2% -26.2% -10.9% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.5%/yr +7.2%/yr +3.0%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 35.6% 28.6% LHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 67/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTLDOSLHX

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

AxisESLTLDOSLHX
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 98 #3 of 100 93 #8 of 100
Growth 88 #13 of 97 58 #41 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 86 #14 of 96 74 #26 of 96
Financial Health 58 #45 of 105 33 #71 of 105 36 #68 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #42 of 65 75 #17 of 65 53 #31 of 65
Overall 60 70 67
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX 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

PeriodESLTLDOSLHXSPY
1 month +7.5%+12.9%+9.1% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%+18.0%-15.0% +3.9%
6 months -5.3%-4.4%-20.2% +8.2%
Year to date +36.7%-22.6%-11.7% +12.9%
1 year +62.2%-26.2%-10.9% +12.3%
3 years +324.9%+54.3%+51.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%+15.6%+14.9% +23.3%
5 years +409.3%+41.7%+15.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.5%+7.2%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +705.8%+239.1%+191.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.2%+13.0%+11.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESLTLDOSLHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%35.6%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%37.2%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.260.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.39-0.74-0.38 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-50.3%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-30.0%-31.5% -1.2%
52-week high $1,014.33$199.55$378.48 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$100.00$233.68 $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.

MultipleESLTLDOSLHX
P/E now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 26.5x 12.8xmedian 26.5x 26.0xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 1.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x 11.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 26.4x 8.1xmedian 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.90 0.45median 0.90 0.79median 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 monthsESLTLDOSLHX
Revenue $8.55B $17.63B $39.15B
Gross profit $2.14B $3.14B $10.02B
Operating income $787.82M $2.03B $4.04B
Net income $636.61M $1.40B $1.87B
Free cash flow $992.19M $2.16B $2.81B
R&D $582.72M – –
EPS (diluted) $13.56 $10.92 $9.93
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $748.00M $1.52B
Total debt $92.13M $21.66B $11.00B
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 126.00M 187.30M
Enterprise value $31.97B $14.10B $44.69B

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
MetricESLTLDOSLHX
P/E 56.8x 12.8x 26.0x
P/FCF 37.0x 8.1x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 7.6x 14.7x
P/S 4.3x 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 8.3x 3.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 4.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x 9.8x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 45.5x 11.2x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 1.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 36.1x 10.5x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 9.9x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 0.45 0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTLDOSLHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% 3.4% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 5.9% 29.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 4.8% 82.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 14.4% 27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% -0.4% 86.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 21.1% 32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% -0.8% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 24.8% 32.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% 1.3% 9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 28.6% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 54.9% 31.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 35.7% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% 63.2% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% 41.7% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTLDOSLHX
Gross margin 25.0% 17.8% 25.6%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 13.2% 13.4%
Operating margin 9.2% 11.5% 10.3%
Pretax margin 8.1% 10.2% 9.7%
Net margin 7.4% 7.8% 4.8%
FCF margin 11.6% 12.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 13.0% 8.4%
Return on equity 14.7% 26.8% 9.5%
Return on assets 4.7% 9.0% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 13.9% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 16.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTLDOSLHX
Debt / assets 0.7% 38.6% 25.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 2.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 65.9% 53.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% 34.1% 46.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 3.20 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTLDOSLHX
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.0% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% 15.5% 49.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% 10.0% 32.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% 3.3% 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 2.8% 2.1%

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.

ConsensusESLTLDOSLHX
Forward P/E 56.7xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 22.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 $12.75FY2026 $11.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% -9.0% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.84BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +14.9% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTLDOSLHX
Held by institutions 19.9% 79.3% 87.5%
Institutions holding 384 773 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +4.1% -0.5%
Institutions buying 202 380 847
Institutions selling 106 294 570
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.29 1.49

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.

ESLTLDOSLHX
ESLT 1.00 0.25 0.41
LDOS 0.25 1.00 0.44
LHX 0.41 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, LDOS and LHX?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.41B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.39B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, LDOS and LHX?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.7x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.6x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.7x). 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: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -10.9%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.