LDOS vs TAYD vs MSI Stock Comparison

Leidos Holdings, Taylor Devices and Motorola Solutions 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
5 wins
TAYD Taylor Devices, Inc.
$56.00 -11.4% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$181.61M
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.03M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionLDOSTAYDMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.59B $181.61M $80.30B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 26.6x 37.6x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 18.9x 26.4x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.4% -12.5% +10.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 17.5% 17.4% TAYD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% — 20.3% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 2.3x LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% LDOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.3% +23.5% +10.6% TAYD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +36.6%/yr +14.2%/yr TAYD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 56.6% 26.2% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 62/100 55/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LDOSTAYDMSI

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

AxisLDOSTAYDMSI
Valuation 98 #3 of 100 79 #22 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 57 #42 of 97 16 #82 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 93 #8 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 34 #70 of 105 95 #6 of 105 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 75 #17 of 64 30 #45 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Overall 70 62 55
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TAYD 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

PeriodLDOSTAYDMSISPY
1 month +13.2%-11.4%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +21.6%+1.0%+14.6% +3.5%
6 months -3.0%-2.0%+12.5% +7.0%
Year to date -22.4%-4.2%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year -26.3%+23.5%+10.6% +13.0%
3 years +54.6%+146.4%+78.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.6%+35.1%+21.3% +23.1%
5 years +41.4%+374.6%+94.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%+36.6%+14.2% +11.0%
10 years +235.6%+292.2%+560.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+14.6%+20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLDOSTAYDMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%56.6%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%63.6%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.260.090.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.740.410.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-52.7%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-37.7%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $199.55$89.95$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $100.00$43.14$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.

MultipleLDOSTAYDMSI
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 26.8x 26.5xmedian 26.8x 37.7xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 15.2x 18.5xmedian 15.2x 24.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 25.5x 14.9xmedian 25.5x 30.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.5x 2.5xmedian 2.5x 29.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.94 13.16median 0.94 2.85median 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 monthsLDOSTAYDMSI
Revenue $17.63B $39.03M $12.24B
Gross profit $3.14B $16.07M $6.36B
Operating income $2.03B $5.14M $3.05B
Net income $1.40B $6.83M $2.14B
Free cash flow $2.16B $12.13M $2.68B
R&D – $847.25K $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $10.92 $2.16 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $748.00M $3.60M $710.00M
Total debt $21.66B – $9.03B
Shares (diluted) 126.00M 3.16M 167.20M
Enterprise value $14.30B $8.59M $76.64B

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
MetricLDOSTAYDMSI
P/E 12.8x 26.5x 37.7x
P/FCF 8.1x 14.9x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 12.6x 27.0x
P/S 1.0x 4.6x 6.6x
P/B 3.3x 2.5x 29.9x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.5x -305.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 18.5x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 25.7x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.4x 7.2x
EV/FCF 10.6x 10.9x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 9.2x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 13.16 2.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLDOSTAYDMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.4% -12.5% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% -1.7% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.8% -21.3% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -3.4% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% -42.7% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.1% -12.1% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.8% -23.6% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -1.4% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.3% -23.8% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 2.0% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.9% 24.1% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.7% 10.0% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 63.2% 34.7% 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.7% 15.8% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLDOSTAYDMSI
Gross margin 17.8% 41.2% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 18.3% 29.4%
Operating margin 11.5% 13.2% 24.9%
Pretax margin 10.2% 17.5% 22.6%
Net margin 7.8% 17.5% 17.4%
FCF margin 12.3% 31.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% 36.7% 24.3%
Return on equity 26.8% 9.3% 81.5%
Return on assets 9.0% 8.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 13.9% – 20.3%
Return on capital employed 16.5% 7.2% 22.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLDOSTAYDMSI
Debt / assets 38.6% – 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.8x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 65.9% 9.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 34.1% 90.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage – – 6.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 8.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 7.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.20 16.98 4.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLDOSTAYDMSI
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.7% -1.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 5.0% -1.1% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 15.5% – 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.0% – 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.3% – 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.8% – 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.

ConsensusLDOSTAYDMSI
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.75FY2026 $2.96FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -9.0% +32.4% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.52BFY2026 $55.10MFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +32.3%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.9% +13.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLDOSTAYDMSI
Held by institutions 79.3% 34.8% 88.3%
Institutions holding 773 68 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +8.0% +3.4%
Institutions buying 380 44 639
Institutions selling 294 14 596
Buyers to sellers 1.29 3.14 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.

LDOSTAYDMSI
LDOS 1.00 0.08 0.25
TAYD 0.08 1.00 0.00
MSI 0.25 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LDOS, TAYD and MSI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.59B, Taylor Devices (TAYD) $181.61M, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, LDOS, TAYD and MSI?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 26.6x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 18.9x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x). 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%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) -12.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taylor Devices (TAYD) has the highest net margin (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 17.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Taylor Devices (TAYD) returned the most: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +23.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%. Over five years, Taylor Devices (TAYD) compounded fastest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr, Taylor Devices (TAYD) +36.6%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest dividend yield: Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. Taylor Devices (TAYD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%, Taylor Devices (TAYD) 56.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LDOS, TAYD 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, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 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.