ESLT vs LMT vs MSI Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$735.34 -1.0% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.56B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$604.47 +15.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.40B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 6, Elbit Systems 4, Motorola Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTLMTMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.56B $146.40B $80.49B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.9x 22.5x 37.7x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.8x 20.6x 26.2x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% +7.9% +10.3% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 8.2% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 26.5% 20.3% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.3x 2.3x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.6% +23.9% +8.4% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.2%/yr +10.0%/yr +14.1%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 29.5% 26.2% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 60/100 55/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTLMTMSI

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

AxisESLTLMTMSI
Valuation 46 #55 of 100 70 #31 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 87 #14 of 97 62 #38 of 97 45 #54 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 88 #12 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 58 #45 of 106 41 #63 of 106 21 #84 of 106
Shareholder Returns 38 #41 of 65 41 #39 of 65 63 #25 of 65
Overall 60 60 55
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodESLTLMTMSISPY
1 month -1.0%+15.3%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%+3.7%+15.4% +2.9%
6 months -10.5%+17.7%+10.0% +6.4%
Year to date +27.3%+25.0%+25.7% +11.4%
1 year +50.6%+23.9%+8.4% +13.1%
3 years +293.3%+37.1%+71.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +57.9%+11.1%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +403.7%+61.4%+93.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +38.2%+10.0%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +660.0%+162.2%+554.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.5%+10.1%+20.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureESLTLMTMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%29.5%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%26.4%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.68-0.100.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.140.810.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-33.2%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-10.7%-1.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,014.33$676.70$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$439.19$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.

MultipleESLTLMTMSI
P/E now vs peer median 52.9xmedian 26.2x 21.4xmedian 26.2x 37.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 14.7x 14.0xmedian 14.7x 24.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 24.9x 16.7xmedian 24.9x 29.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 2.4x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 29.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.92 61.37median 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 monthsESLTLMTMSI
Revenue $8.55B $79.12B $12.24B
Gross profit $2.14B $9.28B $6.36B
Operating income $787.82M $9.32B $3.05B
Net income $636.61M $6.51B $2.14B
Free cash flow $992.19M $8.38B $2.68B
R&D $582.72M – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $13.56 $28.13 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $5.96B $710.00M
Total debt $383.03M $83.92B $36.50B
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 231.50M 167.20M
Enterprise value $32.12B $130.63B $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
MetricESLTLMTMSI
P/E 52.9x 21.4x 37.4x
P/FCF 34.4x 16.7x 29.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.4x 13.8x 26.8x
P/S 4.0x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 7.7x 13.9x 29.7x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 16.8x -303.3x
EV/EBITDA 34.4x 14.0x 24.5x
EV/EBIT 42.2x 16.5x 28.9x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 1.9x 7.2x
EV/FCF 33.5x 18.4x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 15.2x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 61.37 2.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTLMTMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% 7.9% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 5.3% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 55.0% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 3.0% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 52.8% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 3.1% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 55.1% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -2.2% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% 55.9% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 0.3% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 59.0% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 10.6% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% 82.5% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% 13.0% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTLMTMSI
Gross margin 25.0% 11.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 13.9% 29.4%
Operating margin 9.2% 11.8% 24.9%
Pretax margin 8.1% 9.7% 22.6%
Net margin 7.4% 8.2% 17.4%
FCF margin 11.6% 10.6% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 12.8% 24.3%
Return on equity 14.7% 69.2% 81.5%
Return on assets 4.7% 10.3% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 26.5% 20.3%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 23.9% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTLMTMSI
Debt / assets 0.7% 31.8% 46.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 1.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 84.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 31.8% 15.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 8.6x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.73 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTLMTMSI
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% 49.2% 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% 38.3% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% 1.8% 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 1.6% 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.

ConsensusESLTLMTMSI
Forward P/E 52.8xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 $29.31FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +7.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.82BFY2026 $85.60BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.5% +3.0% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTLMTMSI
Held by institutions 19.9% 75.5% 88.3%
Institutions holding 384 2,779 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +0.4% +3.4%
Institutions buying 202 1,336 639
Institutions selling 106 1,026 596
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.30 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.

ESLTLMTMSI
ESLT 1.00 0.38 0.12
LMT 0.38 1.00 0.20
MSI 0.12 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, LMT and MSI?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.56B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, LMT and MSI?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.9x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.5x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 52.8x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.6x, 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?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +50.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +8.4%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.2%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. Elbit Systems (ESLT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESLT, LMT 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, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 6. 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.