LDOS vs HII vs DCO Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Ducommun Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.91 +13.2% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.56B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
8 wins
DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$163.74 -4.9% 1M +62.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 8, Huntington Ingalls Industries 2, Ducommun 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLDOSHIIDCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.56B $11.03B $2.49B LDOS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 16.7x -93.4x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 14.6x 36.5x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +14.0% +8.8% HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 5.0% -3.1% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 6.9% -1.7% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.6x 11.9x LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% -6.3% +62.6% DCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +6.8%/yr +28.5%/yr DCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 38.5% 39.2% LDOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 49/100 34/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSHIIDCO

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

AxisLDOSHIIDCO
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 73 #28 of 100 39 #61 of 100
Growth 57 #42 of 97 27 #71 of 97 4 #93 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 62 #37 of 96 40 #58 of 96
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 31 #73 of 105 51 #52 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #17 of 64 52 #31 of 64 –
Overall 70 49 34
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • DCO 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

PeriodLDOSHIIDCOSPY
1 month +13.2%+6.5%-4.9% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%-2.5%-10.8% +3.5%
6 months -3.0%-21.6%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -22.4%-17.4%+72.1% +12.2%
1 year -26.3%-6.3%+62.6% +13.0%
3 years +54.6%+31.9%+249.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.6%+9.7%+51.8% +23.1%
5 years +41.4%+38.7%+249.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%+6.8%+28.5% +11.0%
10 years +235.6%+76.4%+737.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+5.8%+23.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLDOSHIIDCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%38.5%39.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%37.7%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.721.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.161.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-46.1%-30.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-38.1%-20.9% -1.8%
52-week high $199.55$453.73$206.98 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$257.01$86.41 $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.

MultipleLDOSHIIDCO
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 26.8x 16.8xmedian 26.8x -92.9xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 0.8xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 15.2x 13.5xmedian 15.2x 136.6xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 25.5x -130.3xmedian 25.5x -101.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.94 1.95median 0.94 2.13median 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 monthsLDOSHIIDCO
Revenue $17.63B $13.19B $861.87M
Gross profit $3.14B $5.53B $235.41M
Operating income $2.03B $698.00M -$22.00M
Net income $1.40B $661.00M -$26.69M
Free cash flow $2.16B -$85.00M -$24.47M
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $16.73 $-1.72
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $12.00M $39.80M
Total debt $21.66B $10.67B $276.43M
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 39.50M 15.56M
Enterprise value $14.27B $9.71B $2.32B

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
MetricLDOSHIIDCO
P/E 12.8x 16.8x -92.9x
P/FCF 8.1x -130.3x -101.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 31.9x -209.5x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 2.9x
P/B 3.3x 2.1x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.4x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 13.5x 136.6x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 19.7x -123.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 10.6x -161.9x -110.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 39.7x -229.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 1.95 2.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSHIIDCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 14.0% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 6.6% 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 8.6% 16.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 7.5% 15.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 35.3% -145.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 9.4% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 25.9% -185.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 8.3% -45.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 25.6% -184.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 8.6% -43.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% -66.4% -121.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -19.1% -39.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% -112.7% -160.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% -30.7% -73.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSHIIDCO
Gross margin 17.8% 41.9% 27.3%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 7.7% 2.3%
Operating margin 11.5% 5.3% -2.6%
Pretax margin 10.2% 6.4% -4.2%
Net margin 7.8% 5.0% -3.1%
FCF margin 12.3% -0.6% -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 2.6% -1.4%
Return on equity 26.8% 12.6% -3.9%
Return on assets 9.0% 5.2% -2.2%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 6.9% -1.7%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 7.0% -2.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSHIIDCO
Debt / assets 38.6% 21.3% 22.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.6x 11.9x
Debt / FCF 2.8x -31.8x -11.3x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 58.1% 43.6%
Equity / assets 34.1% 41.9% 56.4%
Interest coverage – 7.1x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.20 2.81 4.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSHIIDCO
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% – –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% 32.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% -254.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 3.1% –

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.

ConsensusLDOSHIIDCO
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $19.23FY2026 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +16.1% +25.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $13.12BFY2026 $848.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +1.3% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSHIIDCO
Held by institutions 79.3% 88.5% 95.8%
Institutions holding 773 806 267
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -1.2% +6.2%
Institutions buying 380 354 156
Institutions selling 294 301 83
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.18 1.88

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.

LDOSHIIDCO
LDOS 1.00 0.43 0.13
HII 0.43 1.00 0.38
DCO 0.13 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS, HII and DCO?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.56B, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $11.03B, Ducommun (DCO) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS, HII and DCO?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.7x, Ducommun (DCO) -93.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 14.6x, Ducommun (DCO) 36.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +14.0%, Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.0%, Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 6.9%, Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ducommun (DCO) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) -6.3%, Ducommun (DCO) +62.6%. Over five years, Ducommun (DCO) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.8%/yr, Ducommun (DCO) +28.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest dividend yield: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 0.02%, Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%. Ducommun (DCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 38.5%, Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.