RDW vs RTX vs LMT Stock Comparison

Redwire, Rtx and Lockheed Martin Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RDW Redwire Corp
$8.90 -23.3% 1M +8.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$426.27M
Div. yield
–
Space Industrials
1 win
RTX RTX Corp
$194.54 +2.7% 1M +8.5% 1Y
Market cap
$266.25B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$95.99B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
4 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$623.10 +19.9% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$145.37B
P/E
22.3x
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, Rtx 4, Redwire 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRDWRTXLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $266.25B $145.37B RTX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.6x 31.7x 22.3x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.2x 21.1x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.1% +11.6% +7.9% RDW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -60.7% 8.8% 8.2% RTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.1% 8.6% 26.5% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.8x 1.3x LMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% +8.5% +28.0% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +16.9%/yr +13.5%/yr RTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.2% 25.1% 30.0% RTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 57/100 60/100 LMT

Percentile Scorecard

RDWRTXLMT

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

AxisRDWRTXLMT
Valuation 33 #67 of 100 63 #38 of 100 70 #31 of 100
Growth 42 #57 of 97 77 #23 of 97 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 25 #72 of 96 72 #28 of 96 90 #11 of 96
Financial Health 83 #19 of 105 30 #74 of 105 41 #62 of 105
Shareholder Returns 13 #57 of 65 44 #37 of 65 39 #40 of 65
Overall 39 57 60
  • RDW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • RTX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodRDWRTXLMTSPY
1 month -23.3%+2.7%+19.9% -0.2%
3 months +4.0%-11.0%+7.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.5%+10.7%+21.6% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%+6.1%+28.8% +12.9%
1 year +8.0%+8.5%+28.0% +12.3%
3 years +239.7%+145.8%+40.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +50.4%+35.0%+12.0% +23.3%
5 years -28.5%+118.1%+88.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.5%+16.9%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years —+208.9%+150.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRDWRTXLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.2%25.1%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 102.3%23.9%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.050.27-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.340.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.1%-33.9%-33.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.6%-13.7%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $25.90$225.49$676.70 $779.14
52-week low $5.06$168.02$439.19 $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.

MultipleRDWRTXLMT
P/E now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 26.5x 31.3xmedian 26.5x 22.1xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.0x 2.7xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 14.6x 18.5xmedian 14.6x 14.4xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.6xmedian 26.4x 27.6xmedian 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.5x 3.7xmedian 2.5x 14.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.95median 0.90 0.77median 0.90 63.26median 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 monthsRDWRTXLMT
Revenue $426.27M $95.99B $79.12B
Gross profit $85.66M $20.25B $9.28B
Operating income -$215.26M $11.30B $9.32B
Net income -$244.10M $8.83B $6.51B
Free cash flow -$98.20M $9.50B $8.38B
R&D $42.36M $2.85B –
EPS (diluted) $-1.17 $6.14 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $557.72M $9.17B $5.96B
Total debt $48.06M $150.08B $20.50B
Shares (diluted) 220.47M 1.37B 231.50M
Enterprise value $1.12B $234.52B $129.61B

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
MetricRDWRTXLMT
P/E -7.6x 31.3x 22.1x
P/FCF -22.6x 27.6x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow -29.1x 21.1x 14.2x
P/S 5.2x 2.7x 1.8x
P/B 1.4x 3.7x 14.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.5x 17.3x
EV/EBITDA -10.3x 18.5x 14.4x
EV/EBIT -7.9x 25.7x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 3.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF -17.4x 30.6x 18.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -22.4x 23.4x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.95 0.77 63.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRDWRTXLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.1% 11.6% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 12.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,193% 17.0% 55.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 20.2% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.3% 28.2% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -72.2% 51.1% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.8% 27.6% 55.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -70.8% 39.1% -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 57.9% 26.6% 55.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 40.7% 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 56.2% 59.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.8% 16.8% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.4% 81.4% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -46.5% 21.2% 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRDWRTXLMT
Gross margin 20.1% 21.1% 11.7%
EBITDA margin -38.9% 16.3% 13.9%
Operating margin -50.5% 11.8% 11.8%
Pretax margin -54.9% 11.3% 9.7%
Net margin -60.7% 8.8% 8.2%
FCF margin -23.0% 9.9% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin -17.9% 13.0% 12.8%
Return on equity -18.0% 12.7% 69.2%
Return on assets -14.1% 5.0% 10.3%
Return on invested capital -15.1% 8.6% 26.5%
Return on capital employed -14.0% 10.1% 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 17.4% 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRDWRTXLMT
Debt / assets 2.5% 21.2% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 3.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 16.1% 59.8% 84.4%
Equity / assets 83.9% 40.2% 15.6%
Interest coverage – – 8.6x
Current ratio 3.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.92 2.75 3.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRDWRTXLMT
Dividend yield – 1.4% 2.2%
Net buyback yield -34.2% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield -34.2% 1.4% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.0% 49.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 40.0% 38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.6% 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 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.

ConsensusRDWRTXLMT
Forward P/E – 27.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.77FY2026 $7.14FY2026 $29.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.5%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.7% +7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $463.08MFY2026 $99.89BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.7% +2.4% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRDWRTXLMT
Held by institutions 64.7% 79.9% 75.5%
Institutions holding 324 3,414 2,780
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.8% +15.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 253 1,718 1,336
Institutions selling 57 1,266 1,027
Buyers to sellers 4.44 1.36 1.30

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.

RDWRTXLMT
RDW 1.00 0.20 0.21
RTX 0.20 1.00 0.65
LMT 0.21 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RDW, RTX and LMT?

Rtx (RTX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Redwire (RDW) $1.97B, Rtx (RTX) $266.25B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $145.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, RDW, RTX and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Redwire (RDW) -7.6x, Rtx (RTX) 31.7x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Rtx (RTX) 27.2x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.1x). 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%, Rtx (RTX) +11.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rtx (RTX) has the highest net margin (Redwire (RDW) -60.7%, Rtx (RTX) 8.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Redwire (RDW) -15.1%, Rtx (RTX) 8.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Redwire (RDW) +8.0%, Rtx (RTX) +8.5%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +28.0%. Over five years, Rtx (RTX) compounded fastest (Redwire (RDW) -6.5%/yr, Rtx (RTX) +16.9%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Redwire (RDW) 0.00%, Rtx (RTX) 0.01%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%. Redwire (RDW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rtx (RTX) has been the steadiest (Redwire (RDW) 112.2%, Rtx (RTX) 25.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.