RDW vs LMT vs SPCE Stock Comparison

Redwire, Lockheed Martin and Virgin Galactic Holdings 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
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 7, Redwire 1, Virgin Galactic Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRDWLMTSPCELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $143.69B $296.27M LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.6x 22.1x -1.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.1% +7.9% -28.3% RDW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -60.7% 8.2% -20,567.7% LMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.1% 26.5% -43.2% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.3x 0.1x SPCE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +30.9% -36.0% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr +13.9%/yr -62.9%/yr LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.2% 30.0% 111.1% LMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 60/100 22/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

RDWLMTSPCE

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

AxisRDWLMTSPCE
Valuation 34 #66 of 100 68 #33 of 100 18 #82 of 100
Growth 42 #57 of 97 62 #38 of 97 35 #63 of 97
Profitability 25 #72 of 96 90 #11 of 96 1 #95 of 96
Financial Health 83 #19 of 105 41 #62 of 105 33 #71 of 105
Shareholder Returns 11 #57 of 64 40 #39 of 64 –
Overall 39 60 22
  • RDW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SPCE 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

PeriodRDWLMTSPCESPY
1 month -28.3%+22.3%-19.7% -0.8%
3 months -5.4%+9.5%+0.8% +3.5%
6 months -10.7%+23.8%+0.8% +7.0%
Year to date +9.6%+31.4%-20.2% +12.2%
1 year +4.1%+30.9%-36.0% +13.0%
3 years +217.9%+43.3%-90.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +47.1%+12.7%-54.8% +23.1%
5 years -35.7%+92.0%-99.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.5%+13.9%-62.9% +11.0%
10 years —+154.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRDWLMTSPCESPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.2%30.0%111.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.3%26.5%110.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.03-0.082.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.041.03-0.32 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-33.2%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-6.1%-66.0% -1.8%
52-week high $25.90$676.70$7.52 $779.14
52-week low $5.06$439.19$2.17 $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.

MultipleRDWLMTSPCE
P/E now vs peer median -7.1xmedian 26.8x 22.5xmedian 26.8x -1.1xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 233.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 15.2x 14.7xmedian 15.2x -1.0xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 25.5x 17.5xmedian 25.5x —median 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 14.6xmedian 2.5x 0.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 0.94 64.50median 0.94 -0.02median 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 monthsRDWLMTSPCE
Revenue $426.27M $79.12B $1.22M
Gross profit $85.66M $9.28B -$78.91M
Operating income -$215.26M $9.32B -$261.82M
Net income -$244.10M $6.51B -$250.31M
Free cash flow -$98.20M $8.38B –
R&D $42.36M – $51.50M
EPS (diluted) $-1.17 $28.13 $-2.26
Cash & equivalents $557.72M $5.96B $187.34M
Total debt $48.06M $20.50B $219.04M
Shares (diluted) 220.47M 231.50M 110.76M
Enterprise value $1.12B $127.92B -$1.13B

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
MetricRDWLMTSPCE
P/E -7.1x 22.5x -1.1x
P/FCF -21.1x 17.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -27.2x 14.5x –
P/S 4.9x 1.9x 233.0x
P/B 1.3x 14.6x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 17.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA -9.5x 14.7x -1.0x
EV/EBIT -7.3x 17.3x -0.9x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.0x 203.4x
EV/FCF -16.0x 19.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -20.6x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 64.50 -0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDWLMTSPCE
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.1% 7.9% -28.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 5.3% -32.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,193% 55.0% -7.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 3.0% -272.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.3% 52.8% 18.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% 3.1% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.8% 55.1% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% -2.2% 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 55.9% 65.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 0.3% 61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 59.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.8% 10.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 82.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 13.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDWLMTSPCE
Gross margin 20.1% 11.7% -6,484%
EBITDA margin -38.9% 13.9% -20,037%
Operating margin -50.5% 11.8% -21,514%
Pretax margin -54.9% 9.7% -20,565%
Net margin -60.7% 8.2% -20,568%
FCF margin -23.0% 10.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -17.9% 12.8% –
Return on equity -18.0% 69.2% -74.7%
Return on assets -14.1% 10.3% -30.9%
Return on invested capital -15.1% 26.5% -43.2%
Return on capital employed -14.0% 23.9% -42.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDWLMTSPCE
Debt / assets 2.5% 31.8% 26.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 16.1% 84.4% 51.5%
Equity / assets 83.9% 15.6% 48.5%
Interest coverage – 8.6x -22.7x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.64 3.81 -5.40

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusRDWLMTSPCE
Forward P/E – 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $-2.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +37.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $463.08MFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $2.15MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +39.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.7% +4.1% +11,899.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDWLMTSPCE
Held by institutions 64.7% 75.5% 51.5%
Institutions holding 324 2,779 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +0.4% +238.1%
Institutions buying 253 1,336 130
Institutions selling 57 1,026 21
Buyers to sellers 4.44 1.30 6.19

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.

RDWLMTSPCE
RDW 1.00 0.22 0.41
LMT 0.22 1.00 0.14
SPCE 0.41 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDW, LMT and SPCE?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Redwire (RDW) $1.97B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $143.69B, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) $296.27M.

Which company is growing faster?

Redwire (RDW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Redwire (RDW) +63.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -28.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest net margin (Redwire (RDW) -60.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -20,567.7%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Redwire (RDW) -15.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -43.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Redwire (RDW) +4.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +30.9%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -36.0%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Redwire (RDW) -8.5%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.9%/yr, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) -62.9%/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%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 0.00%. Redwire (RDW) and Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 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%, Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE) 111.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.