LDOS vs LMT vs LUNR Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings, Lockheed Martin and Intuitive Machines 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
3 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$643.60 +25.7% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$148.67B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
2.14%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Leidos Holdings 3, Intuitive Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLDOSLMTLUNRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.70B $148.67B $2.63B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 22.8x -14.4x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 21.8x — LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +7.9% +116.9% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 8.2% -26.8% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 26.5% -560.6% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x 0.3x LUNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.22% 2.14% — LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.1% +32.6% -2.8% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr +14.1%/yr — LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 30.1% 110.2% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 61/100 25/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSLMTLUNR

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

AxisLDOSLMTLUNR
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 70 #31 of 100 24 #76 of 100
Growth 58 #41 of 96 60 #39 of 96 27 #70 of 96
Profitability 84 #16 of 95 89 #11 of 95 27 #70 of 95
Financial Health 31 #73 of 105 39 #65 of 105 23 #81 of 105
Shareholder Returns 72 #19 of 65 47 #35 of 65 –
Overall 69 61 25
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LUNR 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

PeriodLDOSLMTLUNRSPY
1 month +14.6%+25.7%-19.7% +0.7%
3 months +25.4%+12.1%-4.7% +3.7%
6 months -5.5%+24.3%-53.9% +7.1%
Year to date -21.8%+33.1%-28.0% +12.8%
1 year -25.1%+32.6%-2.8% +11.9%
3 years +53.6%+44.4%+294.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+13.0%+58.1% +22.8%
5 years +41.0%+93.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.1%+14.1%— +10.9%
10 years +240.6%+159.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.0%+10.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLDOSLMTLUNRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%30.1%110.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%26.7%101.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.26-0.093.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.08-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-33.2%-97.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-4.9%-74.4% -1.2%
52-week high $199.55$676.70$45.70 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$439.19$8.05 $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.

MultipleLDOSLMTLUNR
P/E now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 26.9x 22.8xmedian 26.9x -14.4xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x 5.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 15.0x 14.8xmedian 15.0x -25.3xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 27.2x 17.7xmedian 27.2x -14.0xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.5x 14.8xmedian 2.5x -9.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.93 65.34median 0.93 0.35median 0.93

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 monthsLDOSLMTLUNR
Revenue $17.63B $79.12B $490.12M
Gross profit $3.14B $9.28B $83.23M
Operating income $2.03B $9.32B -$134.85M
Net income $1.40B $6.51B -$184.98M
Free cash flow $2.16B $8.38B -$187.75M
R&D – – $14.69M
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $28.13 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $5.96B $367.40M
Total debt $21.66B $20.50B $336.35M
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 231.50M 162.17M
Enterprise value $14.46B $132.91B $2.02B

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
MetricLDOSLMTLUNR
P/E 12.9x 22.8x -14.4x
P/FCF 8.2x 17.7x -14.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.7x 14.7x -20.8x
P/S 1.0x 1.9x 5.4x
P/B 3.3x 14.8x -9.1x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 17.9x -4.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.9x 14.8x -25.3x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 17.5x -19.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 10.6x 19.5x -13.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 16.1x -20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 65.34 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTLUNR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 7.9% 116.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 5.3% 78.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 55.0% 22,840%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 3.0% 250.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 52.8% -104.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 3.1% -65.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 55.1% 37.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -2.2% -267.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 55.9% 60.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 0.3% -41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% 59.0% -540.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 10.6% -220.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% 82.5% -366.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 13.0% -75.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTLUNR
Gross margin 17.8% 11.7% 17.0%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 13.9% -21.0%
Operating margin 11.5% 11.8% -27.5%
Pretax margin 10.2% 9.7% -36.9%
Net margin 7.8% 8.2% -26.8%
FCF margin 12.3% 10.6% -38.3%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 12.8% -25.8%
Return on equity 26.8% 69.2% –
Return on assets 9.0% 10.3% -10.3%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 26.5% -560.6%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 23.9% -9.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTLUNR
Debt / assets 38.6% 31.8% 17.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.0x -1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.4x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 84.4% 115.4%
Equity / assets 34.1% 15.6% -15.4%
Interest coverage – 8.6x -10.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.21 3.83 0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTLUNR
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% 49.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 38.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 1.6% –

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.

ConsensusLDOSLMTLUNR
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $-0.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +7.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $951.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +353.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +4.1% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSLMTLUNR
Held by institutions 79.3% 75.5% 63.2%
Institutions holding 774 2,782 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.4% +34.5%
Institutions buying 380 1,337 223
Institutions selling 295 1,028 71
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.30 3.14

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.

LDOSLMTLUNR
LDOS 1.00 0.39 0.19
LMT 0.39 1.00 0.16
LUNR 0.19 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS, LMT and LUNR?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.70B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $148.67B, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $2.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS, LMT and LUNR?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.9x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.8x, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.1x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -25.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +32.6%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -2.8%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.1%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.22%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 2.14%. Intuitive Machines (LUNR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.1%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LDOS, LMT and LUNR?

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 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.