LHX vs MSI vs CACI Stock Comparison

L3Harris Technologies, Motorola Solutions and Caci International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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L3Harris Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (L3Harris Technologies 5, Motorola Solutions 4, Caci International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLHXMSICACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.18B $80.11B $14.67B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 37.5x 27.1x LHX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 26.3x 19.3x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.2% +10.3% +10.1% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 17.4% 5.5% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 20.3% 7.7% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 3.7x LHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +9.0% +15.2% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +14.3%/yr +19.2%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 26.1% 39.0% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 59/100 LHX

Percentile Scorecard

LHXMSICACI

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

AxisLHXMSICACI
Valuation 93 #8 of 100 48 #53 of 100 76 #25 of 100
Growth 81 #19 of 97 48 #51 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 74 #26 of 96 99 #2 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 36 #68 of 105 19 #85 of 105 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 53 #31 of 65 63 #25 of 65 59 #27 of 65
Overall 67 55 59
  • LHX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CACI 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

PeriodLHXMSICACISPY
1 month +9.1%+5.9%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months -15.0%+9.9%+30.6% +3.9%
6 months -20.2%+11.3%+31.1% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%+26.2%+25.1% +12.9%
1 year -10.9%+9.0%+15.2% +12.3%
3 years +51.7%+77.6%+109.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+21.1%+27.9% +23.3%
5 years +15.8%+95.0%+140.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+14.3%+19.2% +10.9%
10 years +191.4%+558.4%+571.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.3%+20.7%+21.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLHXMSICACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%26.1%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%27.0%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.120.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.380.340.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-27.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-1.5%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $378.48$491.32$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $233.68$363.83$440.96 $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.

MultipleLHXMSICACI
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x 27.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x 15.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x 19.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.90 2.84median 0.90 2.04median 0.90

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 monthsLHXMSICACI
Revenue $39.15B $12.24B $9.75B
Gross profit $10.02B $6.36B $3.31B
Operating income $4.04B $3.05B $955.07M
Net income $1.87B $2.14B $541.37M
Free cash flow $2.81B $2.68B $775.96M
R&D – $1.02B –
EPS (diluted) $9.93 $12.76 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $710.00M $279.39M
Total debt $11.00B $9.03B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 187.30M 167.20M 22.32M
Enterprise value $44.66B $76.45B $13.62B

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
MetricLHXMSICACI
P/E 26.0x 37.6x 27.2x
P/FCF 17.2x 29.9x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 26.9x 16.9x
P/S 1.2x 6.5x 1.5x
P/B 2.4x 29.8x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -304.4x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 24.6x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 29.0x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 7.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 20.6x 33.0x 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.5x 29.7x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 2.84 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLHXMSICACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.2% 10.3% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 8.2% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 82.2% 11.7% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 11.3% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.9% 8.9% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 15.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.0% 0.8% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 12.0% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.9% 1.8% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 13.2% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.3% 13.9% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 19.4% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 12.3% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 21.4% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLHXMSICACI
Gross margin 25.6% 52.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 13.4% 29.4% 12.6%
Operating margin 10.3% 24.9% 9.8%
Pretax margin 9.7% 22.6% 7.3%
Net margin 4.8% 17.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 7.2% 21.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 24.3% 9.0%
Return on equity 9.5% 81.5% 11.9%
Return on assets 4.4% 11.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 20.3% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 22.4% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHXMSICACI
Debt / assets 25.6% 46.9% 40.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.4x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 86.0% 61.3%
Equity / assets 46.3% 14.0% 38.7%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.68 4.29 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLHXMSICACI
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.1% 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.8% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 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.

ConsensusLHXMSICACI
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.44FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +10.4% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +8.2% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLHXMSICACI
Held by institutions 87.5% 88.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,466 616
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +3.4% +7.0%
Institutions buying 847 639 251
Institutions selling 570 596 248
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.07 1.01

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.

LHXMSICACI
LHX 1.00 0.25 0.46
MSI 0.25 1.00 0.37
CACI 0.46 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LHX, MSI and CACI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.18B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.11B, Caci International (CACI) $14.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, LHX, MSI and CACI?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 25.9x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.5x, Caci International (CACI) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.7x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x, Caci International (CACI) 19.3x). 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: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +83.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -10.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, Caci International (CACI) +15.2%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.0%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has the highest dividend yield: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.02%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Caci International (CACI) 0.00%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Caci International (CACI) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LHX, MSI and CACI?

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 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.