TDY vs LMT vs NOC Stock Comparison

Teledyne Technologies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$623.10 +19.9% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$143.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
2.21%
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Lockheed Martin leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Lockheed Martin 5, Teledyne Technologies 5, Northrop Grumman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDYLMTNOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.28B $143.94B $78.32B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.5x 22.1x 17.3x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 21.1x 17.9x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +7.9% +6.5% TDY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 8.2% 10.4% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 26.5% 12.2% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.3x 1.7x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.21% 1.73% LMT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.0% +28.0% -7.5% LMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +13.5%/yr +9.0%/yr LMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 30.0% 28.7% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 60/100 58/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

TDYLMTNOC

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

AxisTDYLMTNOC
Valuation 66 #35 of 100 70 #31 of 100 78 #23 of 100
Growth 39 #60 of 97 62 #38 of 97 38 #61 of 97
Profitability 83 #17 of 96 90 #11 of 96 78 #22 of 96
Financial Health 73 #29 of 105 41 #62 of 105 40 #63 of 105
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 65 39 #40 of 65 58 #28 of 65
Overall 70 60 58
  • TDY ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC 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

PeriodTDYLMTNOCSPY
1 month +6.7%+19.9%+8.0% -0.2%
3 months +0.8%+7.2%+0.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%+21.6%-4.6% +8.2%
Year to date +28.3%+28.8%-3.3% +12.9%
1 year +24.0%+28.0%-7.5% +12.3%
3 years +76.7%+40.5%+16.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+12.0%+5.2% +23.3%
5 years +46.7%+88.0%+53.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.0%+13.5%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +518.4%+150.7%+144.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.0%+9.6%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTDYLMTNOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%30.0%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.0%26.5%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.12-0.08-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.930.93-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-33.2%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.2%-7.9%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $691.24$676.70$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $484.47$439.19$473.40 $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.

MultipleTDYLMTNOC
P/E now vs peer median 29.5xmedian 26.5x 22.1xmedian 26.5x 17.3xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 14.6x 14.4xmedian 14.6x 14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.4x 17.2xmedian 26.4x 20.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.5x 14.3xmedian 2.5x 4.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -49.75median 0.90 63.26median 0.90 17.01median 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 monthsTDYLMTNOC
Revenue $6.52B $79.12B $43.59B
Gross profit $2.84B $9.28B $8.73B
Operating income $1.30B $9.32B $4.63B
Net income $1.03B $6.51B $4.52B
Free cash flow $1.15B $8.38B $3.83B
R&D $330.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $21.90 $28.13 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $562.40M $5.96B $3.74B
Total debt $2.03B $20.50B $58.43B
Shares (diluted) 46.90M 231.50M 142.40M
Enterprise value $28.50B $128.17B $65.77B

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
MetricTDYLMTNOC
P/E 29.5x 22.1x 17.3x
P/FCF 26.4x 17.2x 20.5x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 14.2x 14.9x
P/S 4.6x 1.8x 1.8x
P/B 2.7x 14.3x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 3.3x 17.3x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.3x 14.4x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 17.0x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 27.7x 18.9x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 15.7x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -49.75 63.26 17.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDYLMTNOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 7.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 5.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 55.0% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 3.0% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% 52.8% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 3.1% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% 55.1% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -2.2% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.2% 55.9% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 0.3% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 59.0% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 10.6% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 82.5% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 13.0% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDYLMTNOC
Gross margin 43.6% 11.7% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 25.3% 13.9% 14.1%
Operating margin 20.0% 11.8% 10.6%
Pretax margin 19.4% 9.7% 12.0%
Net margin 15.8% 8.2% 10.4%
FCF margin 17.6% 10.6% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 12.8% 12.1%
Return on equity 9.3% 69.2% 24.7%
Return on assets 6.7% 10.3% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 26.5% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 23.9% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.5% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDYLMTNOC
Debt / assets 13.0% 31.8% 27.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.0x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 1.3x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.4x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 84.4% 64.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% 15.6% 35.6%
Interest coverage 26.9x 8.6x 7.1x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.66 3.77 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDYLMTNOC
Dividend yield – 2.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.5% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.7% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.2% 30.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 38.3% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.8% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 7.4%

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.

ConsensusTDYLMTNOC
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 21.1xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.05FY2026 $29.52FY2026 $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +7.7% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.20BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +4.1% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDYLMTNOC
Held by institutions 97.2% 75.5% 83.4%
Institutions holding 886 2,780 1,809
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 399 1,336 840
Institutions selling 327 1,027 639
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.30 1.31

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.

TDYLMTNOC
TDY 1.00 0.29 0.25
LMT 0.29 1.00 0.71
NOC 0.25 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDY, LMT and NOC?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.28B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $143.94B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, TDY, LMT and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 22.1x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 21.1x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lockheed Martin (LMT) returned the most: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +28.0%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -7.5%. Over five years, Lockheed Martin (LMT) compounded fastest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +13.5%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has the highest dividend yield: Lockheed Martin (LMT) 2.21%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 1.73%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 30.0%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TDY, LMT and NOC?

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 5. 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.