LMT vs GD vs CACI Stock Comparison

Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Caci International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$635.32 +22.3% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$145.12B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
4 wins
GD General Dynamics Corp
$357.05 +6.1% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$96.48B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 4, General Dynamics 4, Caci International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLMTGDCACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $145.12B $96.48B $14.66B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 21.5x 27.1x GD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.5x 20.3x 19.3x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +9.1% +10.1% CACI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 8.2% 5.5% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 13.6% 7.7% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x 3.7x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% +1.8% +13.7% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +11.7%/yr +19.6%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 22.3% 39.1% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 71/100 59/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

LMTGDCACI

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

AxisLMTGDCACI
Valuation 68 #33 of 100 85 #16 of 100 77 #24 of 100
Growth 62 #38 of 97 43 #56 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 78 #22 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 41 #62 of 105 62 #41 of 105 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 86 #10 of 64 57 #28 of 64
Overall 60 71 59
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD 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

PeriodLMTGDCACISPY
1 month +22.3%+6.1%+7.6% -0.8%
3 months +9.5%-8.2%+34.0% +3.5%
6 months +23.8%+14.2%+32.6% +7.0%
Year to date +31.4%+6.1%+24.9% +12.2%
1 year +30.9%+1.8%+13.7% +13.0%
3 years +43.3%+49.9%+108.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.7%+14.4%+27.9% +23.1%
5 years +92.0%+73.5%+144.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+11.7%+19.6% +11.0%
10 years +154.0%+136.2%+559.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%+9.0%+20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLMTGDCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%22.3%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.5%20.9%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.330.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.080.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-23.0%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-9.8%-2.1% -1.8%
52-week high $676.70$395.97$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $439.19$312.53$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.

MultipleLMTGDCACI
P/E now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 26.8x 21.5xmedian 26.8x 27.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 15.2x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 15.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 25.5x 15.0xmedian 25.5x 19.1xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 64.50median 0.94 2.10median 0.94 2.04median 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 monthsLMTGDCACI
Revenue $79.12B $54.86B $9.75B
Gross profit $9.28B $8.44B $3.31B
Operating income $9.32B $5.66B $955.07M
Net income $6.51B $4.49B $541.37M
Free cash flow $8.38B $6.45B $775.96M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $16.40 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $5.96B $4.33B $279.39M
Total debt $20.50B $7.52B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 231.50M 273.52M 22.32M
Enterprise value $129.35B $83.60B $13.60B

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
MetricLMTGDCACI
P/E 22.5x 21.5x 27.2x
P/FCF 17.5x 15.0x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 12.5x 16.9x
P/S 1.9x 1.8x 1.5x
P/B 14.6x 3.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 17.6x 3.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 15.2x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 17.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.8x 2.0x
EV/FCF 19.2x 15.5x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 13.0x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 64.50 2.10 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMTGDCACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 9.1% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 10.3% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.0% 8.9% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 8.6% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 9.4% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 10.3% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.1% 9.8% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 10.0% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 8.8% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 10.2% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.0% – 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 23.0% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.5% – 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 28.7% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMTGDCACI
Gross margin 11.7% 15.4% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 12.0% 12.6%
Operating margin 11.8% 10.3% 9.8%
Pretax margin 9.7% 9.9% 7.3%
Net margin 8.2% 8.2% 5.5%
FCF margin 10.6% 11.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 14.0% 9.0%
Return on equity 69.2% 17.0% 11.9%
Return on assets 10.3% 7.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 13.6% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 13.9% 9.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMTGDCACI
Debt / assets 31.8% 12.5% 40.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.5x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.2x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 55.4% 61.3%
Equity / assets 15.6% 44.6% 38.7%
Interest coverage 8.6x – 3.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.81 4.18 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMTGDCACI
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusLMTGDCACI
Forward P/E 21.5xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $29.52FY2026 $17.56FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +37.4%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.7% +8.9% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.91BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.1% +12.6% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMTGDCACI
Held by institutions 75.5% 86.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,779 2,217 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.1% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1,336 1,018 251
Institutions selling 1,026 831 248
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.23 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.

LMTGDCACI
LMT 1.00 0.57 0.38
GD 0.57 1.00 0.47
CACI 0.38 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMT, GD and CACI?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lockheed Martin (LMT) $145.12B, General Dynamics (GD) $96.48B, Caci International (CACI) $14.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMT, GD and CACI?

General Dynamics (GD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.3x, General Dynamics (GD) 21.5x, Caci International (CACI) 27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.5x, General Dynamics (GD) 20.3x, 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?

Caci International (CACI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +30.9%, General Dynamics (GD) +1.8%, Caci International (CACI) +13.7%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.9%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +11.7%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Caci International (CACI) 0.00%. General Dynamics (GD) and Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.3%, Caci International (CACI) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LMT, GD 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, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads on 4. 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.