KBR vs LMT vs LDOS Stock Comparison

Kbr, Lockheed Martin and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KBR Kbr, Inc.
$40.22 +16.5% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.72B
Div. yield
1.68%
Defense Industrials
2 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$623.10 +19.9% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$143.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
2.21%
Defense Industrials
9 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 9, Kbr 2, Leidos Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKBRLMTLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.07B $143.94B $17.52B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 22.1x 12.8x KBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 21.1x 11.0x KBR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +7.9% +3.4% LMT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 8.2% 7.8% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 26.5% 13.9% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.3x 2.3x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.68% 2.21% 1.23% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.2% +28.0% -26.2% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.4%/yr +13.5%/yr +7.2%/yr LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.8% 30.0% 35.6% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 60/100 70/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

KBRLMTLDOS

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

AxisKBRLMTLDOS
Valuation 99 #2 of 100 70 #31 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth 44 #55 of 97 62 #38 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 65 #34 of 96 90 #11 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 16 #88 of 105 41 #62 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 65 39 #40 of 65 75 #17 of 65
Overall 59 60 70
  • KBR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodKBRLMTLDOSSPY
1 month +16.5%+19.9%+12.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.5%+7.2%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months +11.7%+21.6%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date +0.0%+28.8%-22.6% +12.9%
1 year -8.2%+28.0%-26.2% +12.3%
3 years -29.6%+40.5%+54.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.1%+12.0%+15.6% +23.3%
5 years -6.8%+88.0%+41.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.4%+13.5%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +172.7%+150.7%+239.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.6%+9.6%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKBRLMTLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.8%30.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%26.5%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.54-0.080.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.93-0.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.3%-33.2%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-7.9%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $44.98$676.70$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $30.06$439.19$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.

MultipleKBRLMTLDOS
P/E now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 26.5x 22.1xmedian 26.5x 12.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 14.6x 14.4xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x 8.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.5x 14.3xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.90 63.26median 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 monthsKBRLMTLDOS
Revenue $7.72B $79.12B $17.63B
Gross profit $1.12B $9.28B $3.14B
Operating income $734.00M $9.32B $2.03B
Net income $429.00M $6.51B $1.40B
Free cash flow $355.00M $8.38B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $3.34 $28.13 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $312.00M $5.96B $748.00M
Total debt $2.55B $20.50B $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 127.00M 231.50M 126.00M
Enterprise value $3.35B $128.17B $14.29B

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
MetricKBRLMTLDOS
P/E 12.0x 22.1x 12.8x
P/FCF 14.3x 17.2x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.4x 14.2x 7.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x 1.0x
P/B 3.1x 14.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 17.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 14.4x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 10.0x 17.0x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.6x 18.9x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 15.7x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 63.26 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKBRLMTLDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 7.9% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 5.3% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.5% 55.0% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 3.0% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 52.8% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 3.1% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.3% 55.1% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.3% -2.2% 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% 55.9% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.6% 0.3% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% 59.0% 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 10.6% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.5% 82.5% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 13.0% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKBRLMTLDOS
Gross margin 14.5% 11.7% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 11.7% 13.9% 13.2%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.8% 11.5%
Pretax margin 7.5% 9.7% 10.2%
Net margin 5.5% 8.2% 7.8%
FCF margin 4.6% 10.6% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 12.8% 13.0%
Return on equity 26.6% 69.2% 26.8%
Return on assets 6.5% 10.3% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 26.5% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 23.9% 16.5%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKBRLMTLDOS
Debt / assets 38.3% 31.8% 38.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 7.2x 2.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 84.4% 65.9%
Equity / assets 24.6% 15.6% 34.1%
Interest coverage 5.0x 8.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.56 3.77 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKBRLMTLDOS
Dividend yield 1.7% 2.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.0% 0.5% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 2.7% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.8% 49.2% 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.9% 38.3% 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.9% 1.8% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.6% 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.

ConsensusKBRLMTLDOS
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.13FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +7.7% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.58BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +4.1% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKBRLMTLDOS
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.5% 79.3%
Institutions holding 363 2,780 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 206 1,336 380
Institutions selling 115 1,027 294
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.30 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.

KBRLMTLDOS
KBR 1.00 0.36 0.58
LMT 0.36 1.00 0.39
LDOS 0.58 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KBR, LMT and LDOS?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kbr (KBR) $5.07B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $143.94B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, KBR, LMT and LDOS?

Kbr (KBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kbr (KBR) 12.0x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.1x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kbr (KBR) is cheapest (Kbr (KBR) 9.7x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.1x, 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?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kbr (KBR) -3.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Kbr (KBR) 5.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Kbr (KBR) 13.0%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Kbr (KBR) -8.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +28.0%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Kbr (KBR) -1.4%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.5%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Kbr (KBR) 1.68%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 2.21%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Kbr (KBR) 33.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KBR, LMT 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, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 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.