GD vs OSIS vs LDOS Stock Comparison

General Dynamics, Osi Systems and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GD General Dynamics Corp
$354.39 +6.1% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.02B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
5 wins
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$200.67 +4.0% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.62 +14.1% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.79B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
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.

QuestionGDOSISLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.02B $3.45B $17.79B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 22.3x 12.9x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.2x 17.3x 11.0x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +4.3% +3.4% GD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 8.7% 7.8% OSIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 9.4% 13.9% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.4x 2.3x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -20.0% -25.7% GD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +16.6%/yr +6.9%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 43.5% 35.6% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 75/100 70/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

GDOSISLDOS

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

AxisGDOSISLDOS
Valuation 86 #15 of 100 84 #17 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth 43 #56 of 97 68 #32 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 79 #21 of 96 80 #20 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 62 #41 of 105 43 #60 of 105 32 #72 of 105
Shareholder Returns 88 #9 of 65 98 #2 of 65 73 #18 of 65
Overall 71 75 70
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS 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

PeriodGDOSISLDOSSPY
1 month +6.1%+4.0%+14.1% +0.9%
3 months -7.1%-6.2%+22.1% +5.9%
6 months +4.6%-28.8%-4.3% +8.5%
Year to date +5.3%-21.3%-22.6% +13.3%
1 year +2.2%-20.0%-25.7% +12.4%
3 years +48.7%+88.6%+54.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.2%+23.6%+15.6% +23.5%
5 years +74.8%+115.5%+39.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +11.8%+16.6%+6.9% +11.0%
10 years +133.9%+177.7%+237.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.9%+10.8%+12.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGDOSISLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%43.5%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%44.4%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.180.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.10-0.46-0.72 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.0%-37.9%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-35.2%-30.0% -0.9%
52-week high $395.97$309.68$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $312.53$192.30$100.00 $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.

MultipleGDOSISLDOS
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 26.4x 21.5xmedian 26.4x 12.8xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 14.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x 9.8xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 26.1x 14.0xmedian 26.1x 8.1xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 3.8xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.08median 0.90 1.14median 0.90 0.45median 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 monthsGDOSISLDOS
Revenue $54.86B $1.79B $17.63B
Gross profit $8.44B $593.09M $3.14B
Operating income $5.66B $218.97M $2.03B
Net income $4.49B $154.71M $1.40B
Free cash flow $6.45B $227.35M $2.16B
R&D – $79.14M –
EPS (diluted) $16.40 $8.95 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $4.33B $359.83M $748.00M
Total debt $7.52B $3.45B $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 273.52M 17.28M 126.00M
Enterprise value $87.13B $2.28B $14.50B

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
MetricGDOSISLDOS
P/E 21.3x 21.5x 12.8x
P/FCF 14.9x 14.0x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 11.6x 7.6x
P/S 1.7x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 3.6x 3.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 5.0x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 14.5x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 17.5x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.1x 1.3x
EV/FCF 15.4x 16.9x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 13.9x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.08 1.14 0.45

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDOSISLDOS
Debt / assets 12.5% 40.0% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 4.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 66.7% 65.9%
Equity / assets 44.6% 33.3% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 8.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 3.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.8x 2.2x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.17 3.15 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDOSISLDOS
Dividend yield 1.8% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 3.7% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.7% 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.

ConsensusGDOSISLDOS
Forward P/E 20.2xFY2026 17.3xFY2027 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $11.62FY2027 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +7.2% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.43BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +16.1% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDOSISLDOS
Held by institutions 86.5% 100.0% 79.3%
Institutions holding 2,219 366 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +0.7% +4.1%
Institutions buying 1,019 191 380
Institutions selling 832 134 294
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.43 1.29

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.

GDOSISLDOS
GD 1.00 0.24 0.51
OSIS 0.24 1.00 0.34
LDOS 0.51 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GD, OSIS and LDOS?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Dynamics (GD) $100.02B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.45B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, GD, OSIS and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Dynamics (GD) 22.3x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 22.3x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (General Dynamics (GD) 20.2x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.3x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x). 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%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +4.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Dynamics (GD) returned the most: General Dynamics (GD) +2.2%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -20.0%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -25.7%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +11.8%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.6%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +6.9%/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%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%. 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) 22.1%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.5%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.