MSI vs LMT vs LHX Stock Comparison

Motorola Solutions, Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$643.60 +25.7% 1M +32.6% 1Y
Market cap
$148.31B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Motorola Solutions 4, L3Harris Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSILMTLHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.92B $148.31B $51.90B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 22.8x 23.9x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 21.8x 24.4x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +7.9% — MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% 8.2% — MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.3% 26.5% — LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x — LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +32.6% -2.9% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +14.1%/yr +3.9%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.1% 30.1% 29.4% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 61/100 68/100 LHX

Percentile Scorecard

MSILMTLHX

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

AxisMSILMTLHX
Valuation 46 #55 of 100 70 #31 of 100 81 #20 of 100
Growth 48 #50 of 96 60 #39 of 96 –
Profitability 98 #3 of 95 89 #11 of 95 –
Financial Health 19 #85 of 105 39 #65 of 105 30 #74 of 105
Shareholder Returns 63 #25 of 65 47 #35 of 65 94 #5 of 65
Overall 55 61 68
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX 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

PeriodMSILMTLHXSPY
1 month +10.3%+25.7%+17.9% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%+12.1%+2.5% +3.7%
6 months +12.1%+24.3%-13.1% +7.1%
Year to date +28.4%+33.1%-5.1% +12.8%
1 year +13.9%+32.6%-2.9% +11.9%
3 years +78.1%+44.4%+59.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.2%+13.0%+16.9% +22.8%
5 years +97.9%+93.7%+20.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +14.6%+14.1%+3.9% +10.9%
10 years +575.6%+159.5%+211.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.1%+10.0%+12.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSILMTLHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.1%30.1%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.9%26.7%29.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.090.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.08-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.9%-33.2%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.9%-26.4% -1.2%
52-week high $492.05$676.70$378.48 $779.14
52-week low $363.83$439.19$233.68 $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.

MultipleMSILMTLHX
P/E now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 26.9x 22.8xmedian 26.9x 23.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.0x 1.9xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 15.0x 14.8xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 27.2x 17.7xmedian 27.2x 15.8xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 2.5x 14.8xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.89median 0.93 65.34median 0.93 —median 0.93

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 monthsMSILMTLHX
Revenue $12.24B $79.12B –
Gross profit $6.36B $9.28B –
Operating income $3.05B $9.32B –
Net income $2.14B $6.51B –
Free cash flow $2.68B $8.38B –
R&D $1.02B – –
EPS (diluted) $12.76 $28.13 –
Cash & equivalents $710.00M $5.96B $2.47B
Total debt $9.03B $20.50B –
Shares (diluted) 167.20M 231.50M 187.30M
Enterprise value $77.27B $132.54B $51.90B

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
MetricMSILMTLHX
P/E 38.2x 22.8x 23.9x
P/FCF 30.4x 17.7x 15.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.4x 14.7x –
P/S 6.7x 1.9x 1.1x
P/B 30.3x 14.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -309.6x 17.9x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.0x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 29.4x 17.5x –
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 33.5x 19.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.2x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.89 65.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSILMTLHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 55.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 3.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 52.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 3.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 0.8% 55.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.0% -2.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 1.8% 55.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 0.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 59.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.3% 82.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSILMTLHX
Gross margin 52.0% 11.7% –
EBITDA margin 29.4% 13.9% –
Operating margin 24.9% 11.8% –
Pretax margin 22.6% 9.7% –
Net margin 17.4% 8.2% –
FCF margin 21.9% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.3% 12.8% –
Return on equity 81.5% 69.2% –
Return on assets 11.2% 10.3% –
Return on invested capital 20.3% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 22.4% 23.9% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSILMTLHX
Debt / assets 46.9% 31.8% –
Debt / equity 3.4x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 3.4x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 84.4% 51.5%
Equity / assets 14.0% 15.6% 46.2%
Interest coverage 6.9x 8.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.34 3.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSILMTLHX
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.6% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.8% 49.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 38.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.7% 1.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 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.

ConsensusMSILMTLHX
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 21.8xFY2026 24.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.41FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $11.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +7.7% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.12BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +4.1% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSILMTLHX
Held by institutions 88.3% 75.5% 87.5%
Institutions holding 1,467 2,782 1,692
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.4% -0.5%
Institutions buying 640 1,337 848
Institutions selling 596 1,028 570
Buyers to sellers 1.07 1.30 1.49

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.

MSILMTLHX
MSI 1.00 0.22 0.25
LMT 0.22 1.00 0.62
LHX 0.25 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSI, LMT and LHX?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.92B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $148.31B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $51.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSI, LMT and LHX?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.9x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.8x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 23.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.7x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.8x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 24.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Motorola Solutions (MSI) +13.9%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +32.6%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -2.9%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.6%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +14.1%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.00%. L3Harris Technologies (LHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.1%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.