LDOS vs LHX Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings and L3Harris Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$136.05 +9.1% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.60B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

L3Harris Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (L3Harris Technologies 6, Leidos Holdings 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLDOSLHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.60B $48.43B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 26.0x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 22.2x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +83.2% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 4.8% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 11.8% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x LHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% -13.4% LHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +0.7%/yr LDOS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 28.5% LHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 67/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSLHX

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

AxisLDOSLHX
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 93 #8 of 100
Growth 58 #41 of 97 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 72 #28 of 96
Financial Health 36 #68 of 106 35 #69 of 106
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 52 #32 of 65
Overall 71 67
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX 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

PeriodLDOSLHXSPY
1 month +9.1%+6.2% -1.0%
3 months +21.3%-15.4% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%-20.0% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%-13.5% +11.4%
1 year -28.9%-13.4% +13.1%
3 years +49.5%+46.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.4%+13.7% +21.5%
5 years +33.3%+3.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.9%+0.7% +10.9%
10 years +224.5%+180.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+10.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLDOSLHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%28.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.240.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.82-0.47 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-32.9% -2.5%
52-week high $199.55$378.48 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$233.68 $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.

MultipleLDOSLHX
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 26.2x 25.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 1.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 14.7x 10.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 24.9x 16.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.92 0.77median 0.92

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 monthsLDOSLHX
Revenue $17.63B $39.15B
Gross profit $3.14B $10.02B
Operating income $2.03B $4.04B
Net income $1.40B $1.87B
Free cash flow $2.16B $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $9.93
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $1.52B
Total debt $21.66B $45.19B
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 187.30M
Enterprise value $14.32B $44.91B

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
MetricLDOSLHX
P/E 12.5x 25.4x
P/FCF 7.9x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 14.4x
P/S 1.0x 1.2x
P/B 3.2x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF 10.3x 20.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 83.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 29.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 82.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 27.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 86.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 10.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 32.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 9.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% 31.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 15.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLHX
Gross margin 17.8% 25.6%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 13.4%
Operating margin 11.5% 10.3%
Pretax margin 10.2% 9.7%
Net margin 7.8% 4.8%
FCF margin 12.3% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 8.4%
Return on equity 26.8% 9.5%
Return on assets 9.0% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 12.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSLHX
Debt / assets 38.6% 25.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 53.7%
Equity / assets 34.1% 46.3%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.17 2.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSLHX
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% 49.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 32.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 2.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.1%

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.

ConsensusLDOSLHX
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $24.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +10.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSLHX
Held by institutions 79.3% 87.5%
Institutions holding 773 1,691
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -0.5%
Institutions buying 380 847
Institutions selling 294 570
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.49

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.

LDOSLHX
LDOS 1.00 0.43
LHX 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS and LHX?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.60B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS and LHX?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 10.7x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +83.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year L3Harris Technologies (LHX) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -28.9%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -13.4%. Over five years, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +5.9%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has the highest dividend yield: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.5%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LDOS and LHX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.43, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LDOS and LHX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 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.