HII vs LDOS vs NGTF Stock Comparison

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Leidos Holdings and NightFood Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$141.02 +14.6% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.70B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
1.22%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 7, NightFood Holdings 4, Huntington Ingalls Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHIILDOSNGTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.48B $17.70B $1.27B LDOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 12.9x -15.0x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 11.1x — LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +3.4% +1,462.5% NGTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.4% 7.8% -1,039.0% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 13.9% — LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.3x -0.4x NGTF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.74% 1.22% — HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.1% -25.1% +5,088.9% NGTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +7.1%/yr +86.0%/yr NGTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 35.6% 527.1% LDOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 69/100 30/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

HIILDOSNGTF

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

AxisHIILDOSNGTF
Valuation 88 #13 of 100 98 #3 of 100 58 #6 of 13
Growth 35 #63 of 96 58 #41 of 96 0 #12 of 12
Profitability 62 #37 of 95 84 #16 of 95 46 #7 of 12
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 31 #73 of 105 17 #11 of 13
Shareholder Returns 42 #38 of 65 72 #19 of 65 –
Overall 52 69 30
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NGTF ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHIILDOSNGTFSPY
1 month +21.9%+14.6%+15,466.7% +0.7%
3 months -1.1%+25.4%+23,250.0% +3.7%
6 months -13.1%-5.5%+15,466.7% +7.1%
Year to date -6.9%-21.8%+9,240.0% +12.8%
1 year +6.1%-25.1%+5,088.9% +11.9%
3 years +45.7%+53.6%+23,250.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+15.4%+516.6% +22.8%
5 years +56.2%+41.0%+2,123.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.3%+7.1%+86.0% +10.9%
10 years +97.8%+240.6%+1,930.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.1%+13.0%+35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHIILDOSNGTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%35.6%527.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%37.1%443.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.261.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.709.65 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-50.3%-95.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.2%-29.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $453.73$199.55$4.67 $779.14
52-week low $257.01$100.00$0.02 $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.

MultipleHIILDOSNGTF
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 26.9x 12.9xmedian 26.9x -15.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x 155.6xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 15.0x 9.9xmedian 15.0x -17.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 27.2x 8.2xmedian 27.2x -148.1xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x 107.5xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 0.93 0.45median 0.93 0.23

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 monthsHIILDOSNGTF
Revenue $13.53B $17.63B $8.15M
Gross profit $5.59B $3.14B $5.34M
Operating income $783.00M $2.03B -$77.62M
Net income $733.00M $1.40B -$84.65M
Free cash flow $327.00M $2.16B -$8.56M
EPS (diluted) $18.51 $10.92 $-0.31
Cash & equivalents $387.00M $748.00M $865.89K
Total debt $2.70B $21.66B $136.49M
Shares (diluted) 39.60M 126.00M 271.53M
Enterprise value $11.09B $14.46B $1.26B

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
MetricHIILDOSNGTF
P/E 17.1x 12.9x -15.0x
P/FCF 38.1x 8.2x -148.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 7.7x -157.5x
P/S 0.9x 1.0x 155.6x
P/B 2.3x 3.3x 107.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.0x 217.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 9.9x -17.6x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 11.3x -16.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x 159.1x
EV/FCF 45.2x 10.6x -151.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 10.0x -161.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 0.45 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHIILDOSNGTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 3.4% 1,463%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 5.9% 293.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.0% 4.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.6% -0.4% -1,607%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 21.1% -234.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -0.8% -1,032%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 24.8% -140.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.2% 1.3% -398.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 28.6% -65.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.1% 54.9% -786.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% 35.7% -88.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.1% 63.2% -808.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.8% 41.7% -92.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHIILDOSNGTF
Gross margin 41.3% 17.8% 65.5%
EBITDA margin 8.1% 13.2% -901.7%
Operating margin 5.8% 11.5% -952.6%
Pretax margin 6.8% 10.2% -1,039%
Net margin 5.4% 7.8% -1,039%
FCF margin 2.4% 12.3% -105.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 13.0% -98.8%
Return on equity 13.6% 26.8% -179.3%
Return on assets 5.7% 9.0% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 13.9% –
Return on capital employed 7.8% 16.5% -119.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.6% 24.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHIILDOSNGTF
Debt / assets 20.8% 38.6% 45.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.1x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 8.3x 2.8x -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.7% 65.9% 81.7%
Equity / assets 42.3% 34.1% 18.3%
Interest coverage 7.8x – -12.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.4x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.94 3.21 7.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHIILDOSNGTF
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 3.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.6% 15.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 66.4% 10.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.8% 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 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.

ConsensusHIILDOSNGTF
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $19.23FY2026 $12.75FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% -9.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.12BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +14.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHIILDOSNGTF
Held by institutions 88.5% 79.3% –
Institutions holding 807 774 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +4.1% –
Institutions buying 354 380 –
Institutions selling 301 295 –
Buyers to sellers 1.18 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.

HIILDOSNGTF
HII 1.00 0.42 0.03
LDOS 0.42 1.00 0.05
NGTF 0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HII, LDOS and NGTF?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.48B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.70B, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) $1.27B.

Which stock is cheaper, HII, LDOS and NGTF?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.9x, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NightFood Holdings (NGTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +1,462.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) -1,039.0%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NightFood Holdings (NGTF) returned the most: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -25.1%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +5,088.9%. Over five years, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) compounded fastest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.1%/yr, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) +86.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 1.74%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.22%. NightFood Holdings (NGTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has been the steadiest (Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, NightFood Holdings (NGTF) 527.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HII, LDOS and NGTF?

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 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.