LDOS vs KBR vs CW Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings, Kbr and Curtiss Wright Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
KBR Kbr, Inc.
$40.01 +15.9% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
5 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$476.33 -11.8% 1M -16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.63B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Curtiss Wright leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Curtiss Wright 6, Kbr 5, Leidos Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLDOSKBRCWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.59B $5.06B $17.63B CW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 11.9x 32.6x KBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 9.7x 33.2x KBR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% -3.6% +10.5% CW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 5.5% 14.8% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 13.0% 14.7% CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.5x 0.6x CW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% KBR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% -9.2% -16.6% KBR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr -1.1%/yr +29.7%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 33.9% 36.0% KBR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 59/100 68/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSKBRCW

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

AxisLDOSKBRCW
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 99 #2 of 100 52 #49 of 100
Growth 57 #42 of 97 44 #55 of 97 59 #40 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 66 #33 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 16 #88 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #17 of 64 70 #20 of 64 67 #22 of 64
Overall 70 59 68
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • KBR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CW 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

PeriodLDOSKBRCWSPY
1 month +13.2%+15.9%-11.8% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%+8.7%-35.9% +3.5%
6 months -3.0%+13.4%-33.6% +7.0%
Year to date -22.4%-0.5%-13.6% +12.2%
1 year -26.3%-9.2%-16.6% +13.0%
3 years +54.6%-30.0%+143.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.6%-11.2%+34.5% +23.1%
5 years +41.4%-5.3%+266.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%-1.1%+29.7% +11.0%
10 years +235.6%+172.5%+465.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+10.5%+18.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLDOSKBRCWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%33.9%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%34.1%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.541.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.27-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-58.3%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-11.0%-39.9% -1.8%
52-week high $199.55$44.98$792.61 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$30.06$464.99 $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.

MultipleLDOSKBRCW
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 26.8x 11.9xmedian 26.8x 32.5xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 0.7xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 15.2x 8.1xmedian 15.2x 22.4xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 25.5x 14.2xmedian 25.5x 28.1xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.94 0.14median 0.94 1.58median 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 monthsLDOSKBRCW
Revenue $17.63B $7.72B $3.65B
Gross profit $3.14B $1.12B $1.38B
Operating income $2.03B $734.00M $686.21M
Net income $1.40B $429.00M $541.18M
Free cash flow $2.16B $355.00M $625.29M
R&D – – $98.16M
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $3.34 $14.58
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $312.00M $477.15M
Total debt $21.66B $2.55B $957.39M
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 127.00M 37.12M
Enterprise value $14.30B $3.33B $16.22B

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
MetricLDOSKBRCW
P/E 12.8x 11.9x 32.5x
P/FCF 8.1x 14.2x 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 12.3x 24.4x
P/S 1.0x 0.7x 4.8x
P/B 3.3x 3.1x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 5.3x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 8.1x 22.4x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 9.9x 26.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x 4.9x
EV/FCF 10.6x 20.5x 28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 17.8x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 0.14 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSKBRCW
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% -3.6% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 4.9% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% -4.5% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 6.4% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 3.5% 17.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 22.3% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 16.3% 19.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 86.3% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 18.0% 22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 87.6% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% -18.5% 25.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -4.5% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% -22.5% 24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% -2.2% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSKBRCW
Gross margin 17.8% 14.5% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 11.7% 22.0%
Operating margin 11.5% 9.5% 18.8%
Pretax margin 10.2% 7.5% 18.9%
Net margin 7.8% 5.5% 14.8%
FCF margin 12.3% 4.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 5.3% 19.7%
Return on equity 26.8% 26.6% 20.0%
Return on assets 9.0% 6.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 13.0% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 14.9% 17.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSKBRCW
Debt / assets 38.6% 38.3% 17.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 2.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 7.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 75.4% 49.2%
Equity / assets 34.1% 24.6% 50.8%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 16.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.20 2.56 6.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSKBRCW
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.7% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 3.1% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.7% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% 19.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 23.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 4.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 7.2% –

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.

ConsensusLDOSKBRCW
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 9.7xFY2026 33.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $4.13FY2026 $14.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% -6.8% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $8.58BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% -3.3% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSKBRCW
Held by institutions 79.3% 100.0% 85.6%
Institutions holding 773 363 946
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +7.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 380 206 479
Institutions selling 294 115 313
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.79 1.53

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.

LDOSKBRCW
LDOS 1.00 0.58 0.12
KBR 0.58 1.00 0.14
CW 0.12 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS, KBR and CW?

Curtiss Wright (CW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.59B, Kbr (KBR) $5.06B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS, KBR and CW?

Kbr (KBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Kbr (KBR) 11.9x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kbr (KBR) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Kbr (KBR) 9.7x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Curtiss Wright (CW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Kbr (KBR) -3.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Kbr (KBR) 5.5%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Kbr (KBR) 13.0%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kbr (KBR) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Kbr (KBR) -9.2%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.6%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Kbr (KBR) -1.1%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kbr (KBR) has the highest dividend yield: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Kbr (KBR) 0.02%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%. Curtiss Wright (CW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kbr (KBR) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Kbr (KBR) 33.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LDOS, KBR and CW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads on 6. 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.