ESLT vs TDY vs CACI Stock Comparison

Elbit Systems, Teledyne Technologies and Caci International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.69B
P/E
56.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.47%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 6, Teledyne Technologies 3, Caci International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESLTTDYCACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.69B $30.28B $14.81B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.8x 29.5x 27.2x CACI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 56.7x 25.1x 19.3x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.7% +8.6% +10.1% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 15.8% 5.5% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.8% 8.1% 7.7% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.9x 3.7x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.47% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.2% +24.0% +15.2% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.5%/yr +8.0%/yr +19.2%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 25.6% 39.0% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 70/100 59/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

ESLTTDYCACI

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

AxisESLTTDYCACI
Valuation 44 #56 of 100 66 #35 of 100 76 #25 of 100
Growth 88 #13 of 97 39 #60 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 83 #17 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 58 #45 of 105 73 #29 of 105 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 36 #42 of 65 91 #7 of 65 59 #27 of 65
Overall 60 70 59
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CACI 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

PeriodESLTTDYCACISPY
1 month +7.5%+6.7%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months -3.5%+0.8%+30.6% +3.9%
6 months -5.3%+2.1%+31.1% +8.2%
Year to date +36.7%+28.3%+25.1% +12.9%
1 year +62.2%+24.0%+15.2% +12.3%
3 years +324.9%+76.7%+109.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%+20.9%+27.9% +23.3%
5 years +409.3%+46.7%+140.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.5%+8.0%+19.2% +10.9%
10 years +705.8%+518.4%+571.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.2%+20.0%+21.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESLTTDYCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%25.6%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%24.0%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.711.120.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.930.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-32.2%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-5.2%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,014.33$691.24$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $454.95$484.47$440.96 $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.

MultipleESLTTDYCACI
P/E now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 26.5x 29.5xmedian 26.5x 27.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 14.6x 19.3xmedian 14.6x 15.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 26.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x 19.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.90 -49.75median 0.90 2.04median 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 monthsESLTTDYCACI
Revenue $8.55B $6.52B $9.75B
Gross profit $2.14B $2.84B $3.31B
Operating income $787.82M $1.30B $955.07M
Net income $636.61M $1.03B $541.37M
Free cash flow $992.19M $1.15B $775.96M
R&D $582.72M $330.60M –
EPS (diluted) $13.56 $21.90 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $255.34M $562.40M $279.39M
Total debt $92.13M $2.03B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 46.92M 46.90M 22.32M
Enterprise value $33.25B $28.50B $13.76B

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
MetricESLTTDYCACI
P/E 56.8x 29.5x 27.2x
P/FCF 37.0x 26.4x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 23.6x 16.9x
P/S 4.3x 4.6x 1.5x
P/B 8.3x 2.7x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 8.3x 3.3x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x 19.3x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 45.5x 24.3x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 4.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF 36.1x 27.7x 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 24.8x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 -49.75 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESLTTDYCACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.7% 8.6% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 0.5% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 10.8% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -0.1% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.1% 23.3% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 0.0% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.0% 25.5% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -1.3% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.8% 27.2% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -0.6% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 11.9% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 82.7% 26.7% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 105.8% 10.5% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 175.7% 29.4% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESLTTDYCACI
Gross margin 25.0% 43.6% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 25.3% 12.6%
Operating margin 9.2% 20.0% 9.8%
Pretax margin 8.1% 19.4% 7.3%
Net margin 7.4% 15.8% 5.5%
FCF margin 11.6% 17.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 19.6% 9.0%
Return on equity 14.7% 9.3% 11.9%
Return on assets 4.7% 6.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 17.8% 8.1% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 9.4% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESLTTDYCACI
Debt / assets 0.7% 13.0% 40.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.9x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.8x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 28.5% 61.3%
Equity / assets 31.8% 71.5% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 26.9x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 5.66 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESLTTDYCACI
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 1.5% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -54.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.4% – –

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.

ConsensusESLTTDYCACI
Forward P/E 56.7xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 19.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $13.93FY2026 $26.05FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +22.3%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +13.6% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.84BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +5.9% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESLTTDYCACI
Held by institutions 19.9% 97.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 384 886 616
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +2.7% +7.0%
Institutions buying 202 399 251
Institutions selling 106 327 248
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.22 1.01

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.

ESLTTDYCACI
ESLT 1.00 0.39 0.24
TDY 0.39 1.00 0.22
CACI 0.24 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESLT, TDY and CACI?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elbit Systems (ESLT) $36.69B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.28B, Caci International (CACI) $14.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESLT, TDY and CACI?

Caci International (CACI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x, Caci International (CACI) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x, Caci International (CACI) 19.3x). 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%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%, Caci International (CACI) +15.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.47%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) and Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%, Caci International (CACI) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESLT, TDY and CACI?

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