FTRE vs LDOS vs DNA Stock Comparison

Fortrea Holdings, Leidos Holdings and Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTRE Fortrea Holdings Inc.
$24.43 +22.8% 1M +135.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.68B
Div. yield
–
Contract Research Healthcare
1 win
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.65 +12.9% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.52B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Defense Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 9, Fortrea Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTRELDOSDNALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $17.52B $718.02M LDOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.2x 12.8x -2.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 11.0x — LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.1% +3.4% -46.8% LDOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 7.8% -260.0% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.7% 13.9% — LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.3x — LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.23% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +135.1% -26.2% -15.8% FTRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.2%/yr -54.4%/yr LDOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 35.6% 101.5% LDOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 70/100 43/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

FTRELDOSDNA

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

AxisFTRELDOSDNA
Valuation 90 #2 of 11 98 #3 of 100 10 #10 of 11
Growth 60 #5 of 11 58 #41 of 97 50 #6 of 11
Profitability 50 #6 of 11 86 #14 of 96 10 #10 of 11
Financial Health 0 #13 of 13 33 #71 of 105 100 #1 of 13
Shareholder Returns – 75 #17 of 65 –
Overall 50 70 43
  • FTRE ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • DNA ranked among 13 companies in Pharma Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFTRELDOSDNASPY
1 month +22.8%+12.9%+5.7% -0.2%
3 months +18.0%+18.0%+46.4% +3.9%
6 months +127.0%-4.4%+43.6% +8.2%
Year to date +41.6%-22.6%+35.6% +12.9%
1 year +135.1%-26.2%-15.8% +12.3%
3 years -11.3%+54.3%-79.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+15.6%-40.7% +23.3%
5 years —+41.7%-98.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+7.2%-54.4% +10.9%
10 years —+239.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+13.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTRELDOSDNASPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%35.6%101.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%37.2%103.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.010.263.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.92-0.74-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.9%-50.3%-99.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.0%-24.8% -1.2%
52-week high $24.43$199.55$14.98 $779.14
52-week low $8.87$100.00$5.48 $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.

MultipleFTRELDOSDNA
P/E now vs peer median -27.2xmedian 32.1x 12.8xmedian 26.5x -2.4xmedian 32.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.6x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 38.1x 9.8xmedian 14.6x -2.7xmedian 38.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 21.5x 8.1xmedian 26.4x -4.1xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 1.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 2.03 0.45median 0.90 0.02median 2.03

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 monthsFTRELDOSDNA
Revenue $2.68B $17.63B $111.86M
Gross profit $516.60M $3.14B $92.92M
Operating income -$10.80M $2.03B -$290.69M
Net income -$85.20M $1.40B -$290.80M
Free cash flow $196.00M $2.16B -$174.80M
R&D – – $215.61M
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $10.92 $-5.24
Cash & equivalents $168.60M $748.00M $84.54M
Total debt $1.05B $21.66B –
Shares (diluted) 94.80M 126.00M 55.46M
Enterprise value $1.70B $14.29B -$44.06M

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
MetricFTRELDOSDNA
P/E -27.2x 12.8x -2.4x
P/FCF 11.9x 8.1x -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 7.6x -4.2x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 6.4x
P/B 4.4x 3.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -37.1x 4.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 47.5x 9.8x -2.7x
EV/EBIT -297.1x 11.2x -2.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 5.7x
EV/FCF 16.4x 10.5x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 9.9x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.45 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSDNA
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.1% 3.4% -46.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 5.9% -30.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 4.8% -49.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 14.4% -28.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 98.8% -0.4% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 21.1% 39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 91.7% -0.8% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 24.8% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 92.1% 1.3% 8.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.7% 28.6% -102.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 359.7% 54.9% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.4% 35.7% 16.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 290.1% 63.2% 36.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 41.7% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSDNA
Gross margin 19.3% 17.8% 83.1%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 13.2% -211.6%
Operating margin -0.4% 11.5% -259.9%
Pretax margin -2.9% 10.2% -264.1%
Net margin -3.2% 7.8% -260.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 12.3% -156.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.5% 13.0% -152.2%
Return on equity -16.2% 26.8% -67.4%
Return on assets -3.2% 9.0% -28.7%
Return on invested capital -0.7% 13.9% –
Return on capital employed -0.6% 16.5% -31.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 1.6x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 0.6% 61.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSDNA
Debt / assets 38.8% 38.6% –
Debt / equity 2.0x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.1x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 65.9% 57.5%
Equity / assets 19.3% 34.1% 42.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.6x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 0.86 3.20 -8.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTRELDOSDNA
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 3.8% –
Shareholder yield – 5.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusFTRELDOSDNA
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $12.75FY2026 $-4.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.2% -9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.77BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 $88.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 -48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +14.9% +5.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTRELDOSDNA
Held by institutions 100.0% 79.3% 55.2%
Institutions holding 329 773 182
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +4.1% +12.3%
Institutions buying 139 380 100
Institutions selling 108 294 39
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.29 2.56

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.

FTRELDOSDNA
FTRE 1.00 0.10 0.31
LDOS 0.10 1.00 0.09
DNA 0.31 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTRE, LDOS and DNA?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) $2.32B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.52B, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) $718.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -2.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -46.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -3.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -260.0%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) -0.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) returned the most: Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) +135.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -15.8%. Over five years, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) -54.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.23%. Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) and Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has been the steadiest (Fortrea Holdings (FTRE) 70.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings (DNA) 101.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTRE, LDOS and DNA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads on 9. 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.