TDY vs LHX vs CACI Stock Comparison

Teledyne Technologies, L3Harris Technologies and Caci International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teledyne Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 6, Caci International 3, L3Harris Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDYLHXCACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.31B $51.63B $14.91B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 23.9x 27.5x LHX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 24.4x 19.6x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% — +10.1% CACI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% — 5.5% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% — 7.7% TDY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — 3.7x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.5% -2.9% +19.9% TDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr +3.9%/yr +18.6%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 29.4% 38.9% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 68/100 59/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

TDYLHXCACI

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

AxisTDYLHXCACI
Valuation 63 #38 of 100 81 #20 of 100 74 #27 of 100
Growth 36 #62 of 96 – 68 #31 of 96
Profitability 81 #19 of 95 – 65 #34 of 95
Financial Health 74 #28 of 105 30 #74 of 105 28 #76 of 105
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 65 94 #5 of 65 61 #26 of 65
Overall 69 68 59
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CACI 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

PeriodTDYLHXCACISPY
1 month +11.9%+17.9%+10.8% +0.7%
3 months +4.4%+2.5%+41.2% +3.7%
6 months +4.9%-13.1%+29.8% +7.1%
Year to date +32.6%-5.1%+26.6% +12.8%
1 year +31.5%-2.9%+19.9% +11.9%
3 years +81.9%+59.8%+112.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +22.1%+16.9%+28.6% +22.8%
5 years +50.8%+20.9%+134.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.6%+3.9%+18.6% +10.9%
10 years +537.1%+211.7%+586.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.3%+12.0%+21.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTDYLHXCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%29.4%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%29.1%33.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.180.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.100.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-40.4%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-26.4%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $691.24$378.48$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $484.47$233.68$440.96 $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.

MultipleTDYLHXCACI
P/E now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 26.9x 23.9xmedian 26.9x 27.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 15.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 27.2x 15.8xmedian 27.2x 19.3xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -51.44median 0.93 —median 0.93 2.07median 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 monthsTDYLHXCACI
Revenue $6.52B – $9.75B
Gross profit $2.84B – $3.31B
Operating income $1.30B – $955.07M
Net income $1.03B – $541.37M
Free cash flow $1.15B – $775.96M
R&D $330.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $21.90 – $24.26
Cash & equivalents $562.40M $2.47B $279.39M
Total debt $2.03B – $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 46.90M 187.30M 22.32M
Enterprise value $28.53B $51.63B $13.86B

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
MetricTDYLHXCACI
P/E 30.5x 23.9x 27.5x
P/FCF 27.3x 15.8x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x – 17.1x
P/S 4.8x 1.1x 1.5x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 3.7x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x – 15.9x
EV/EBIT 25.1x – 20.5x
EV/Revenue 5.0x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 28.6x – 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x – 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -51.44 – 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDYLHXCACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% – 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% – 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% – 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% – 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% – 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.2% – 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% – 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% – 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% – 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% – 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDYLHXCACI
Gross margin 43.6% – 34.0%
EBITDA margin 25.3% – 12.6%
Operating margin 20.0% – 9.8%
Pretax margin 19.4% – 7.3%
Net margin 15.8% – 5.5%
FCF margin 17.6% – 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% – 9.0%
Return on equity 9.3% – 11.9%
Return on assets 6.7% – 4.6%
Return on invested capital 8.1% – 7.7%
Return on capital employed 9.4% – 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDYLHXCACI
Debt / assets 13.0% – 40.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x – 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 51.5% 61.3%
Equity / assets 71.5% 46.2% 38.7%
Interest coverage 26.9x – 3.9x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.80 – 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDYLHXCACI
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTDYLHXCACI
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $26.05FY2026 $11.44FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +10.6% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.20BFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +0.3% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDYLHXCACI
Held by institutions 97.2% 87.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 887 1,692 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% -0.5% +7.0%
Institutions buying 399 848 251
Institutions selling 328 570 248
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.49 1.01

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.

TDYLHXCACI
TDY 1.00 0.34 0.22
LHX 0.34 1.00 0.46
CACI 0.22 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDY, LHX and CACI?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.31B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $51.63B, Caci International (CACI) $14.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, TDY, LHX and CACI?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 23.9x, Caci International (CACI) 27.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 26.0x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 24.4x, Caci International (CACI) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Caci International (CACI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) leads (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teledyne Technologies (TDY) returned the most: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +31.5%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -2.9%, Caci International (CACI) +19.9%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.9%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 29.4%, Caci International (CACI) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TDY, LHX and CACI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 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.