LMT vs NOC vs CACI Stock Comparison

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Caci International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 6, Northrop Grumman 4, Caci International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLMTNOCCACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $146.40B $80.39B $14.70B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.5x 17.8x 27.2x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 18.1x 18.9x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +6.5% +10.1% CACI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 10.4% 5.5% NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 12.2% 7.7% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.7x 3.7x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.9% -8.9% +8.4% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +6.3%/yr +17.3%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.5% 28.5% 38.7% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 58/100 60/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

LMTNOCCACI

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

AxisLMTNOCCACI
Valuation 70 #31 of 100 73 #28 of 100 78 #23 of 100
Growth 62 #38 of 97 41 #58 of 97 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 88 #12 of 96 76 #24 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 41 #63 of 106 42 #62 of 106 30 #75 of 106
Shareholder Returns 41 #39 of 65 61 #26 of 65 59 #27 of 65
Overall 60 58 60
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC 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

PeriodLMTNOCCACISPY
1 month +15.3%+7.2%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months +3.7%+1.7%+30.1% +2.9%
6 months +17.7%-4.1%+22.7% +6.4%
Year to date +25.0%-3.3%+18.9% +11.4%
1 year +23.9%-8.9%+8.4% +13.1%
3 years +37.1%+15.3%+96.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.1%+4.9%+25.2% +21.5%
5 years +61.4%+35.8%+122.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.0%+6.3%+17.3% +10.9%
10 years +162.2%+155.5%+532.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.1%+9.8%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLMTNOCCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.5%28.5%38.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.4%28.2%33.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.10-0.020.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.310.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.2%-38.4%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-28.2%-6.8% -2.5%
52-week high $676.70$768.02$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $439.19$473.40$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.

MultipleLMTNOCCACI
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 26.2x 17.3xmedian 26.2x 25.9xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 1.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.7x 14.5xmedian 14.7x 15.1xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 24.9x 20.5xmedian 24.9x 18.1xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 61.37median 0.92 17.02median 0.92 1.94median 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 monthsLMTNOCCACI
Revenue $79.12B $43.59B $9.75B
Gross profit $9.28B $8.73B $3.31B
Operating income $9.32B $4.63B $955.07M
Net income $6.51B $4.52B $541.37M
Free cash flow $8.38B $3.83B $775.96M
EPS (diluted) $28.13 $31.74 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $5.96B $3.74B $279.39M
Total debt $83.92B $58.43B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 231.50M 142.40M 22.32M
Enterprise value $130.63B $67.84B $13.65B

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
MetricLMTNOCCACI
P/E 21.4x 17.3x 25.9x
P/FCF 16.7x 20.5x 18.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 14.9x 16.0x
P/S 1.8x 1.8x 1.4x
P/B 13.9x 4.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 4.2x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 14.5x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 16.5x 19.3x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 18.4x 23.3x 24.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 16.9x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 61.37 17.02 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMTNOCCACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 6.5% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.1% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.0% 9.8% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 3.4% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 6.8% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 6.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.1% 12.5% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.2% -1.1% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.9% 13.3% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 1.0% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.0% 53.2% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 12.5% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 82.5% 108.8% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 22.3% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMTNOCCACI
Gross margin 11.7% 20.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 13.9% 14.1% 12.6%
Operating margin 11.8% 10.6% 9.8%
Pretax margin 9.7% 12.0% 7.3%
Net margin 8.2% 10.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 10.6% 8.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 12.1% 9.0%
Return on equity 69.2% 24.7% 11.9%
Return on assets 10.3% 8.8% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 12.2% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 23.9% 12.2% 9.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMTNOCCACI
Debt / assets 31.8% 27.5% 40.5%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.7x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.8x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 64.4% 61.3%
Equity / assets 15.6% 35.6% 38.7%
Interest coverage 8.6x 7.1x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.73 3.08 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMTNOCCACI
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.2% 30.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.3% 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% 8.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 7.4% –

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.

ConsensusLMTNOCCACI
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $29.31FY2026 $30.52FY2026 $33.61FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +36.4%FY2026 +15.9%FY2026 +12.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +5.9% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.60BFY2026 $42.94BFY2026 $11.06BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +3.7% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMTNOCCACI
Held by institutions 75.5% 83.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,779 1,809 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.3% +7.0%
Institutions buying 1,336 840 251
Institutions selling 1,026 639 248
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.31 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.

LMTNOCCACI
LMT 1.00 0.71 0.37
NOC 0.71 1.00 0.42
CACI 0.37 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMT, NOC and CACI?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lockheed Martin (LMT) $146.40B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $80.39B, Caci International (CACI) $14.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMT, NOC and CACI?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.5x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.8x, Caci International (CACI) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.1x, Caci International (CACI) 18.9x). 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%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Lockheed Martin (LMT) +23.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -8.9%, Caci International (CACI) +8.4%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) +10.0%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.3%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +17.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Caci International (CACI) 0.00%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Lockheed Martin (LMT) 29.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.5%, Caci International (CACI) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LMT, NOC 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 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.