MOB vs ESLT vs LDOS Stock Comparison

Mobilicom, Elbit Systems and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOB Mobilicom Ltd
$3.29 -31.5% 1M
Market cap
$5.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.69B
P/E
56.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.47%
Defense Industrials
6 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$139.65 +12.9% 1M -26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.52B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
1.23%
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMOBESLTLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.50B $36.69B $17.52B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 56.8x 12.8x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 56.7x 11.0x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.7% +3.4% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.4% 7.8% LDOS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.8% 13.9% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 2.3x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.47% 1.23% LDOS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +62.2% -26.2% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +38.5%/yr +7.2%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.6% 44.7% 35.6% LDOS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 70/100 LDOS

Percentile Scorecard

MOBESLTLDOS

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

AxisMOBESLTLDOS
Valuation – 44 #56 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth – 88 #13 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability – 73 #27 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 58 #45 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 36 #42 of 65 75 #17 of 65
Overall – 60 70
  • MOB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT 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

PeriodMOBESLTLDOSSPY
1 month -31.5%+7.5%+12.9% -0.2%
3 months -30.1%-3.5%+18.0% +3.9%
6 months -50.7%-5.3%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date -46.1%+36.7%-22.6% +12.9%
1 year —+62.2%-26.2% +12.3%
3 years —+324.9%+54.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+62.0%+15.6% +23.3%
5 years —+409.3%+41.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+38.5%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+705.8%+239.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.2%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMOBESLTLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.6%44.7%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%39.8%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.530.710.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.39-0.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.9%-35.5%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.5%-22.1%-30.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.26$1,014.33$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $2.97$454.95$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.

MultipleMOBESLTLDOS
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x 12.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x 8.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 481.3xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.90 1.80median 0.90 0.45median 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 monthsMOBESLTLDOS
Revenue – $8.55B $17.63B
Gross profit – $2.14B $3.14B
Operating income – $787.82M $2.03B
Net income – $636.61M $1.40B
Free cash flow – $992.19M $2.16B
R&D – $582.72M –
EPS (diluted) – $13.56 $10.92
Cash & equivalents $15.20M $255.34M $748.00M
Total debt – $92.13M $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 1.67B 46.92M 126.00M
Enterprise value $5.45B $33.25B $14.29B

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
MetricMOBESLTLDOS
P/E – 56.8x 12.8x
P/FCF – 37.0x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 37.0x 7.6x
P/S – 4.3x 1.0x
P/B 481.3x 8.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 481.3x 8.3x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 37.0x 9.8x
EV/EBIT – 45.5x 11.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 36.1x 10.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 36.1x 9.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.80 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOBESLTLDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.7% 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 18.5% 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 37.1% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.5% 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 58.0% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.7% 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 50.8% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 31.5% 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 22.1% 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 82.7% 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 105.8% 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 175.7% 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOBESLTLDOS
Gross margin – 25.0% 17.8%
EBITDA margin – 11.3% 13.2%
Operating margin – 9.2% 11.5%
Pretax margin – 8.1% 10.2%
Net margin – 7.4% 7.8%
FCF margin – 11.6% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.6% 13.0%
Return on equity – 14.7% 26.8%
Return on assets – 4.7% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 17.8% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – 11.0% 16.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOBESLTLDOS
Debt / assets – 0.7% 38.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 68.2% 65.9%
Equity / assets 61.5% 31.8% 34.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 10.8x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 630,161x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 9.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 3.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOBESLTLDOS
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.7% 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.5% 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -54.3% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -17.4% 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.

ConsensusMOBESLTLDOS
Forward P/E – 56.7xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $13.93FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +22.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.8% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.84BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.1% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOBESLTLDOS
Held by institutions – 19.9% 79.3%
Institutions holding – 384 773
Change in shares held, QoQ – -7.1% +4.1%
Institutions buying – 202 380
Institutions selling – 106 294
Buyers to sellers – 1.91 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.

MOBESLTLDOS
MOB 1.00 0.24 0.12
ESLT 0.24 1.00 0.25
LDOS 0.12 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOB, ESLT and LDOS?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mobilicom (MOB) $5.50B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $36.69B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOB, ESLT and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, 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?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest net margin (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -26.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has the highest dividend yield: Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.47%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 1.23%. Mobilicom (MOB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) has been the steadiest (Mobilicom (MOB) 94.6%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOB, ESLT 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, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 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.