ESLT vs MOB vs LMT Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Mobilicom and Lockheed Martin Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.55B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
MOB Mobilicom Ltd
$3.29 -31.5% 1M
Market cap
$5.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$623.10 +19.9% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$145.37B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Elbit Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTMOBLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.55B $5.65B $145.37B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.9x — 22.3x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.7x — 21.1x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% — +7.9% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% — 8.2% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% — 26.5% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 1.3x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.2% — +28.0% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.5%/yr — +13.5%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 94.6% 30.0% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — 60/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTMOBLMT

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

AxisESLTMOBLMT
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 – 70 #31 of 100
Growth 88 #13 of 97 – 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 – 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 58 #45 of 105 85 #17 of 105 41 #62 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #42 of 65 – 39 #40 of 65
Overall 60 – 60
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MOB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodESLTMOBLMTSPY
1 month +7.5%-31.5%+19.9% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%-30.1%+7.2% +3.9%
6 months -5.3%-50.7%+21.6% +8.2%
Year to date +36.7%-46.1%+28.8% +12.9%
1 year +62.2%—+28.0% +12.3%
3 years +324.9%—+40.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%—+12.0% +23.3%
5 years +409.3%—+88.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.5%—+13.5% +10.9%
10 years +705.8%—+150.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.2%—+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESLTMOBLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%94.6%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%94.0%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.53-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.39—0.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-67.9%-33.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-64.5%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1,014.33$9.26$676.70 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$2.97$439.19 $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.

MultipleESLTMOBLMT
P/E now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 26.5x —median 26.5x 22.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 14.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 26.4x —median 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.5x 481.3xmedian 2.5x 14.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.90 —median 0.90 63.26median 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 monthsESLTMOBLMT
Revenue $8.55B – $79.12B
Gross profit $2.14B – $9.28B
Operating income $787.82M – $9.32B
Net income $636.61M – $6.51B
Free cash flow $992.19M – $8.38B
R&D $582.72M – –
EPS (diluted) $13.56 – $28.13
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $15.20M $5.96B
Total debt $92.13M – $20.50B
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 1.67B 231.50M
Enterprise value $32.11B $5.60B $129.61B

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
MetricESLTMOBLMT
P/E 56.8x – 22.1x
P/FCF 37.0x – 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x – 14.2x
P/S 4.3x – 1.8x
P/B 8.3x 481.3x 14.3x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 481.3x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x – 14.4x
EV/EBIT 45.5x – 17.0x
EV/Revenue 4.2x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 36.1x – 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x – 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 – 63.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTMOBLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% – 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% – 55.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% – 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% – 55.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% – -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% – 55.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% – 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% – 59.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% – 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% – 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% – 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTMOBLMT
Gross margin 25.0% – 11.7%
EBITDA margin 11.3% – 13.9%
Operating margin 9.2% – 11.8%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 9.7%
Net margin 7.4% – 8.2%
FCF margin 11.6% – 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% – 12.8%
Return on equity 14.7% – 69.2%
Return on assets 4.7% – 10.3%
Return on invested capital 17.8% – 26.5%
Return on capital employed 11.0% – 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTMOBLMT
Debt / assets 0.7% – 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 38.5% 84.4%
Equity / assets 31.8% 61.5% 15.6%
Interest coverage – – 8.6x
Current ratio 1.4x 10.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 630,161x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 9.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTMOBLMT
Dividend yield 0.5% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% – 49.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% – 38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusESLTMOBLMT
Forward P/E 56.7xFY2026 – 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 – $29.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 – +37.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% – +7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.84BFY2026 – $85.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% – +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTMOBLMT
Held by institutions 19.9% – 75.5%
Institutions holding 384 – 2,780
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% – +0.4%
Institutions buying 202 – 1,336
Institutions selling 106 – 1,027
Buyers to sellers 1.91 – 1.30

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.

ESLTMOBLMT
ESLT 1.00 0.24 0.39
MOB 0.24 1.00 0.00
LMT 0.39 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, MOB and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $35.55B, Mobilicom (MOB) $5.65B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $145.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, MOB and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 55.9x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.1x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +28.0%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.00%, Mobilicom (MOB) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%. Elbit Systems (ESLT) and Mobilicom (MOB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Mobilicom (MOB) 94.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESLT, MOB and LMT?

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 7. 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.