GD vs LDOS vs OSIS Stock Comparison

General Dynamics, Leidos Holdings and Osi Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GD General Dynamics Corp
$357.05 +6.1% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.99B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
5 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.91 +13.2% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.59B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
3 wins
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$198.09 +0.4% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 5, Leidos Holdings 3, Osi Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDLDOSOSISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.99B $17.59B $3.33B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 12.8x 21.5x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 11.0x 17.0x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +3.4% +4.3% GD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 7.8% 8.7% OSIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 13.9% 9.4% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.3x 2.4x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -26.3% -21.1% GD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr +7.2%/yr +15.9%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 35.6% 43.6% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 70/100 75/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

GDLDOSOSIS

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

AxisGDLDOSOSIS
Valuation 85 #16 of 100 98 #3 of 100 87 #14 of 100
Growth 43 #56 of 97 57 #42 of 97 67 #33 of 97
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 85 #15 of 96 79 #21 of 96
Financial Health 62 #41 of 105 34 #70 of 105 44 #59 of 105
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 64 75 #17 of 64 98 #2 of 64
Overall 71 70 75
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS 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

PeriodGDLDOSOSISSPY
1 month +6.1%+13.2%+0.4% -0.8%
3 months -8.2%+21.6%-8.8% +3.5%
6 months +14.2%-3.0%-32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%-22.4%-22.3% +12.2%
1 year +1.8%-26.3%-21.1% +13.0%
3 years +49.9%+54.6%+86.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.4%+15.6%+23.0% +23.1%
5 years +73.5%+41.4%+109.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +11.7%+7.2%+15.9% +11.0%
10 years +136.2%+235.6%+197.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.0%+12.9%+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGDLDOSOSISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%35.6%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%37.3%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.261.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.74-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.0%-50.3%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.8%-29.9%-36.0% -1.8%
52-week high $395.97$199.55$309.68 $779.14
52-week low $312.53$100.00$192.30 $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.

MultipleGDLDOSOSIS
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 26.8x 12.8xmedian 26.8x 21.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 15.2x 9.8xmedian 15.2x 14.3xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 25.5x 8.1xmedian 25.5x 13.9xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.10median 0.94 0.45median 0.94 1.13median 0.94

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 monthsGDLDOSOSIS
Revenue $54.86B $17.63B $1.79B
Gross profit $8.44B $3.14B $593.09M
Operating income $5.66B $2.03B $218.97M
Net income $4.49B $1.40B $154.71M
Free cash flow $6.45B $2.16B $227.35M
R&D – – $79.14M
EPS (diluted) $16.40 $10.92 $8.95
Cash & equivalents $4.33B $748.00M $359.83M
Total debt $7.52B $21.66B $3.45B
Shares (diluted) 273.52M 126.00M 17.28M
Enterprise value $83.10B $14.30B $2.16B

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
MetricGDLDOSOSIS
P/E 21.5x 12.8x 21.2x
P/FCF 15.0x 8.1x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 7.6x 11.4x
P/S 1.8x 1.0x 1.8x
P/B 3.6x 3.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 4.0x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 9.8x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 17.6x 11.3x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 15.5x 10.6x 16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.0x 9.9x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.10 0.45 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDLDOSOSIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 3.4% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 5.9% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.9% 4.8% 1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 14.4% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -0.4% 0.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 21.1% 17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% -0.8% 3.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 24.8% 19.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.8% 1.3% 2.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 28.6% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.9% 182.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 35.7% 42.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 63.2% 305.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 41.7% 53.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDLDOSOSIS
Gross margin 15.4% 17.8% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 13.2% 14.8%
Operating margin 10.3% 11.5% 12.3%
Pretax margin 9.9% 10.2% 10.8%
Net margin 8.2% 7.8% 8.7%
FCF margin 11.8% 12.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 13.0% 15.4%
Return on equity 17.0% 26.8% 17.9%
Return on assets 7.5% 9.0% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 13.9% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 16.5% 10.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDLDOSOSIS
Debt / assets 12.5% 38.6% 40.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.3x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 2.8x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 65.9% 66.7%
Equity / assets 44.6% 34.1% 33.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.3x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 2.8x 1.4x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.18 3.20 3.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDLDOSOSIS
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 3.7% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 5.0% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusGDLDOSOSIS
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $12.75FY2026 $11.62FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% -9.0% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.43BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +14.9% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDLDOSOSIS
Held by institutions 86.5% 79.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,217 773 366
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +4.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,018 380 191
Institutions selling 831 294 134
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.29 1.43

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.

GDLDOSOSIS
GD 1.00 0.51 0.24
LDOS 0.51 1.00 0.34
OSIS 0.24 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GD, LDOS and OSIS?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Dynamics (GD) $95.99B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.59B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, GD, LDOS and OSIS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Dynamics (GD) 21.4x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (General Dynamics (GD) 20.3x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Dynamics (GD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Osi Systems (OSIS) has the highest net margin (General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Dynamics (GD) returned the most: General Dynamics (GD) +1.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -21.1%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +11.7%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +15.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%. General Dynamics (GD) and Osi Systems (OSIS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (General Dynamics (GD) 22.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GD, LDOS and OSIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Dynamics (GD) leads on 5. 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.