LHX vs MSI vs LDOS Stock Comparison

L3Harris Technologies, Motorola Solutions and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.91 +13.2% 1M -26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$17.51B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Motorola Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 6, Leidos Holdings 3, L3Harris Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLHXMSILDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.19B $80.01B $17.51B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 37.5x 12.7x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 26.4x 11.0x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.2% +10.3% +3.4% LHX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 17.4% 7.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 20.3% 13.9% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 2.3x LHX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% LHX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% +10.6% -26.3% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +14.2%/yr +7.2%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 26.2% 35.6% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 70/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

LHXMSILDOS

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

AxisLHXMSILDOS
Valuation 93 #8 of 100 48 #53 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth 82 #18 of 97 46 #53 of 97 57 #42 of 97
Profitability 73 #27 of 96 99 #2 of 96 85 #15 of 96
Financial Health 36 #68 of 105 20 #84 of 105 34 #70 of 105
Shareholder Returns 51 #32 of 64 60 #26 of 64 75 #17 of 64
Overall 67 55 70
  • LHX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS 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

PeriodLHXMSILDOSSPY
1 month +9.5%+6.3%+13.2% -0.8%
3 months -14.2%+14.6%+21.6% +3.5%
6 months -18.8%+12.5%-3.0% +7.0%
Year to date -11.4%+26.7%-22.4% +12.2%
1 year -11.2%+10.6%-26.3% +13.0%
3 years +52.2%+78.3%+54.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +15.1%+21.3%+15.6% +23.1%
5 years +13.9%+94.2%+41.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+14.2%+7.2% +11.0%
10 years +184.8%+560.0%+235.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.0%+20.8%+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLHXMSILDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%26.2%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%27.1%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.120.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.390.41-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-27.9%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-1.2%-29.9% -1.8%
52-week high $378.48$491.32$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $233.68$363.83$100.00 $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.

MultipleLHXMSILDOS
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 26.8x 37.7xmedian 26.8x 12.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 1.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 15.2x 24.7xmedian 15.2x 9.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 25.5x 30.0xmedian 25.5x 8.1xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.5x 29.9xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.79median 0.94 2.85median 0.94 0.45median 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 monthsLHXMSILDOS
Revenue $39.15B $12.24B $17.63B
Gross profit $10.02B $6.36B $3.14B
Operating income $4.04B $3.05B $2.03B
Net income $1.87B $2.14B $1.40B
Free cash flow $2.81B $2.68B $2.16B
R&D – $1.02B –
EPS (diluted) $9.93 $12.76 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $1.52B $710.00M $748.00M
Total debt $11.00B $9.03B $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 187.30M 167.20M 126.00M
Enterprise value $44.67B $76.35B $14.22B

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
MetricLHXMSILDOS
P/E 26.1x 37.7x 12.8x
P/FCF 17.3x 30.0x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 27.0x 7.6x
P/S 1.2x 6.6x 1.0x
P/B 2.4x 29.9x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 3.6x -305.6x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 24.7x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 29.1x 11.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 7.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF 20.6x 33.1x 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 29.8x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.79 2.85 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLHXMSILDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.2% 10.3% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 8.2% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 82.2% 11.7% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 11.3% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.9% 8.9% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 15.4% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.0% 0.8% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 12.0% 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.9% 1.8% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.0% 13.2% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.3% 13.9% 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 19.4% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.8% 12.3% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 21.4% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLHXMSILDOS
Gross margin 25.6% 52.0% 17.8%
EBITDA margin 13.4% 29.4% 13.2%
Operating margin 10.3% 24.9% 11.5%
Pretax margin 9.7% 22.6% 10.2%
Net margin 4.8% 17.4% 7.8%
FCF margin 7.2% 21.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.4% 24.3% 13.0%
Return on equity 9.5% 81.5% 26.8%
Return on assets 4.4% 11.2% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 20.3% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 22.4% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.9% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLHXMSILDOS
Debt / assets 25.6% 46.9% 38.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 2.3x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.9x 3.4x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 86.0% 65.9%
Equity / assets 46.3% 14.0% 34.1%
Interest coverage – 6.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.68 4.30 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLHXMSILDOS
Dividend yield 1.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 1.3% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 2.3% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.1% 35.8% 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 32.8% 28.6% 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.9% 10.7% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 11.0% 2.8%

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.

ConsensusLHXMSILDOS
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.42FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.8% +10.4% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.16BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.3% +8.2% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLHXMSILDOS
Held by institutions 87.5% 88.3% 79.3%
Institutions holding 1,691 1,466 773
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +3.4% +4.1%
Institutions buying 847 639 380
Institutions selling 570 596 294
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.07 1.29

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.

LHXMSILDOS
LHX 1.00 0.25 0.44
MSI 0.25 1.00 0.25
LDOS 0.44 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LHX, MSI and LDOS?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $48.19B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.01B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, LHX, MSI and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 25.9x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.5x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 22.8x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.0x). 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%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 4.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 11.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -11.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.3%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +2.6%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/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%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 28.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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