Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Leidos Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.94% in Q3 2027, down 0.03 percentage points from 11.97% a year earlier but up 0.67 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Leidos Holdings (LDOS) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Leidos Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 11.51% through Oct 2, 2026, down 0.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026, it came in at 12.28%, up 1.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +3.89 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 10.97% in FY2025, 4.02% in FY2023 (-3.54 pp) and 7.56% in FY2022 (-0.83 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 9.64% (Q4 2025) and 13.43% (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, LDOS's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q3 2027 was 11.28% (Q2 2027), 11.55% (Q1 2027) and 11.24% (Q4 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.15% |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -1.26% |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Leidos Holdings | 16.74 Bn | 13.85 Bn | 820.00 Mn | 11.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 11.94% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 11.28% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 11.55% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 11.24% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 11.97% |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 13.43% |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 9.64% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 12.32% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 10.44% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 9.07% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -8.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.16% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 7.17% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 7.53% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.76% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.73% |
API Access
Leidos Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LDOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LDOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LDOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();