RDW vs LMT vs BA Stock Comparison

Redwire, Lockheed Martin and Boeing Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RDW Redwire Corp
$8.33 -28.3% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$426.27M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
1 win
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$635.32 +22.3% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$143.69B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
9 wins
BA Boeing Co
$188.24 -4.9% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$132.91B
P/E
63.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.00B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 9, Redwire 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRDWLMTBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $143.69B $132.91B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.6x 22.1x 63.6x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.1% +7.9% +24.8% RDW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -60.7% 8.2% 2.2% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.1% 26.5% 7.7% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.3x 3.8x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +30.9% -15.0% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr +13.9%/yr -1.8%/yr LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.2% 30.0% 34.5% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 60/100 48/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

RDWLMTBA

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

AxisRDWLMTBA
Valuation 34 #66 of 100 68 #33 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 42 #57 of 97 62 #38 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 25 #72 of 96 90 #11 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Financial Health 83 #19 of 105 41 #62 of 105 12 #93 of 105
Shareholder Returns 11 #57 of 64 40 #39 of 64 –
Overall 39 60 48
  • RDW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA 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

PeriodRDWLMTBASPY
1 month -28.3%+22.3%-4.9% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%+9.5%-11.0% +3.5%
6 months -10.7%+23.8%-18.6% +7.0%
Year to date +9.6%+31.4%-13.3% +12.2%
1 year +4.1%+30.9%-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +217.9%+43.3%+4.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.1%+12.7%+1.6% +23.1%
5 years -35.7%+92.0%-8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%+13.9%-1.8% +11.0%
10 years —+154.0%+29.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+2.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRDWLMTBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.2%30.0%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.3%26.5%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.03-0.081.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.03-0.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-33.2%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-6.1%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $25.90$676.70$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $5.06$439.19$179.12 $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.

MultipleRDWLMTBA
P/E now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 26.8x 22.5xmedian 26.8x 71.2xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 15.2x 14.7xmedian 15.2x 25.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 25.5x 17.5xmedian 25.5x -708.5xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 14.6xmedian 2.5x 24.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.94 64.50median 0.94 2.15median 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 monthsRDWLMTBA
Revenue $426.27M $79.12B $94.00B
Gross profit $85.66M $9.28B $4.40B
Operating income -$215.26M $9.32B $4.60B
Net income -$244.10M $6.51B $2.43B
Free cash flow -$98.20M $8.38B -$210.00M
R&D $42.36M – $3.69B
EPS (diluted) $-1.17 $28.13 $2.64
Cash & equivalents $557.72M $5.96B $7.24B
Total debt $48.06M $20.50B $45.90B
Shares (diluted) 220.47M 231.50M 790.80M
Enterprise value $1.12B $127.92B $39.60B

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
MetricRDWLMTBA
P/E -7.1x 22.5x 71.2x
P/FCF -21.1x 17.5x -708.5x
P/Operating cash flow -27.2x 14.5x 40.9x
P/S 4.9x 1.9x 1.6x
P/B 1.3x 14.6x 24.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 17.6x 32.5x
EV/EBITDA -9.5x 14.7x 25.7x
EV/EBIT -7.3x 17.3x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF -16.0x 19.2x -831.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.6x 16.0x 48.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 64.50 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDWLMTBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.1% 7.9% 24.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 5.3% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,193% 55.0% 1,902%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 3.0% -3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.3% 52.8% 149.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% 3.1% 49.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.8% 55.1% 122.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -2.2% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 55.9% 118.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 0.3% 33.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 59.0% 158.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.8% 10.6% -26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 82.5% 97.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 13.0% -26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDWLMTBA
Gross margin 20.1% 11.7% 4.7%
EBITDA margin -38.9% 13.9% 7.2%
Operating margin -50.5% 11.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin -54.9% 9.7% 3.0%
Net margin -60.7% 8.2% 2.2%
FCF margin -23.0% 10.6% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -17.9% 12.8% 3.9%
Return on equity -18.0% 69.2% 40.4%
Return on assets -14.1% 10.3% 1.5%
Return on invested capital -15.1% 26.5% 7.7%
Return on capital employed -14.0% 23.9% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.5% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDWLMTBA
Debt / assets 2.5% 31.8% 27.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 2.4x -218.6x
Liabilities / assets 16.1% 84.4% 96.3%
Equity / assets 83.9% 15.6% 3.7%
Interest coverage – 8.6x 1.8x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 3.4x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.64 3.81 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRDWLMTBA
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -36.5% 0.5% –
Shareholder yield -36.5% 2.7% 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.

ConsensusRDWLMTBA
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.4%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $463.08MFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.7% +4.1% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDWLMTBA
Held by institutions 64.7% 75.5% 75.6%
Institutions holding 324 2,779 2,626
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +0.4% +2.3%
Institutions buying 253 1,336 1,327
Institutions selling 57 1,026 843
Buyers to sellers 4.44 1.30 1.57

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.

RDWLMTBA
RDW 1.00 0.22 0.23
LMT 0.22 1.00 0.15
BA 0.23 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDW, LMT and BA?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Redwire (RDW) $1.97B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $143.69B, Boeing (BA) $132.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, RDW, LMT and BA?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Redwire (RDW) -7.6x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.1x, Boeing (BA) 63.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Redwire (RDW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Redwire (RDW) +63.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Boeing (BA) +24.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Redwire (RDW) -60.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Boeing (BA) 2.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Redwire (RDW) -15.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Redwire (RDW) +4.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +30.9%, Boeing (BA) -15.0%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Redwire (RDW) -8.5%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.9%/yr, Boeing (BA) -1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Redwire (RDW) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%, Boeing (BA) 0.00%. Redwire (RDW) and Boeing (BA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been the steadiest (Redwire (RDW) 112.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%, Boeing (BA) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RDW, LMT and BA?

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 9. 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.