LDOS vs LMT vs MSI Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings, Lockheed Martin and Motorola Solutions 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
3 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$604.47 +15.3% 1M +23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$146.40B
P/E
22.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 5, Motorola Solutions 4, Leidos Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLDOSLMTMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.60B $146.40B $80.49B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 22.5x 37.7x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 20.6x 26.2x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% +7.9% +10.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 8.2% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 26.5% 20.3% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x 2.3x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% +23.9% +8.4% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr +10.0%/yr +14.1%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 29.5% 26.2% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 60/100 55/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSLMTMSI

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

AxisLDOSLMTMSI
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 70 #31 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 58 #41 of 97 62 #38 of 97 45 #54 of 97
Profitability 84 #16 of 96 88 #12 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 36 #68 of 106 41 #63 of 106 21 #84 of 106
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 41 #39 of 65 63 #25 of 65
Overall 71 60 55
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI 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

PeriodLDOSLMTMSISPY
1 month +9.1%+15.3%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months +21.3%+3.7%+15.4% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%+17.7%+10.0% +6.4%
Year to date -24.6%+25.0%+25.7% +11.4%
1 year -28.9%+23.9%+8.4% +13.1%
3 years +49.5%+37.1%+71.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.4%+11.1%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years +33.3%+61.4%+93.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.9%+10.0%+14.1% +10.9%
10 years +224.5%+162.2%+554.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+10.1%+20.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLDOSLMTMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%29.5%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.0%26.4%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.24-0.100.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.820.810.32 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-33.2%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-10.7%-1.9% -2.5%
52-week high $199.55$676.70$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$439.19$363.83 $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.

MultipleLDOSLMTMSI
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 26.2x 21.4xmedian 26.2x 37.4xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 14.7x 14.0xmedian 14.7x 24.5xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 24.9x 16.7xmedian 24.9x 29.8xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.4x 13.9xmedian 2.4x 29.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.92 61.37median 0.92 2.83median 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 monthsLDOSLMTMSI
Revenue $17.63B $79.12B $12.24B
Gross profit $3.14B $9.28B $6.36B
Operating income $2.03B $9.32B $3.05B
Net income $1.40B $6.51B $2.14B
Free cash flow $2.16B $8.38B $2.68B
R&D – – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $28.13 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $5.96B $710.00M
Total debt $21.66B $83.92B $36.50B
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 231.50M 167.20M
Enterprise value $14.32B $130.63B $76.84B

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
MetricLDOSLMTMSI
P/E 12.5x 21.4x 37.4x
P/FCF 7.9x 16.7x 29.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 13.8x 26.8x
P/S 1.0x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 3.2x 13.9x 29.7x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 16.8x -303.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x 14.0x 24.5x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 16.5x 28.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.9x 7.2x
EV/FCF 10.3x 18.4x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 15.2x 29.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 61.37 2.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% 7.9% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 5.3% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% 55.0% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 3.0% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% 52.8% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% 3.1% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% 55.1% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -2.2% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% 55.9% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 0.3% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% 59.0% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 10.6% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% 82.5% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 13.0% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTMSI
Gross margin 17.8% 11.7% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 13.9% 29.4%
Operating margin 11.5% 11.8% 24.9%
Pretax margin 10.2% 9.7% 22.6%
Net margin 7.8% 8.2% 17.4%
FCF margin 12.3% 10.6% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 12.8% 24.3%
Return on equity 26.8% 69.2% 81.5%
Return on assets 9.0% 10.3% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 26.5% 20.3%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 23.9% 22.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTMSI
Debt / assets 38.6% 31.8% 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x 2.0x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 2.4x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 84.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 34.1% 15.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 8.6x 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 3.73 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSLMTMSI
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.9% 0.5% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 2.8% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% 49.2% 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% 38.3% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% 1.8% 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 1.6% 11.0%

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.

ConsensusLDOSLMTMSI
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $29.31FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +36.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +7.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $85.60BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +3.0% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSLMTMSI
Held by institutions 79.3% 75.5% 88.3%
Institutions holding 773 2,779 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +0.4% +3.4%
Institutions buying 380 1,336 639
Institutions selling 294 1,026 596
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.30 1.07

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.

LDOSLMTMSI
LDOS 1.00 0.38 0.24
LMT 0.38 1.00 0.20
MSI 0.24 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS, LMT and MSI?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.60B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS, LMT and MSI?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.5x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 10.7x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.6x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -28.9%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +8.4%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +5.9%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +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) 0.01%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.