Lockheed Martin (LMT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Lockheed Martin's Change in Inventory came in at -$424 million for Q3 2026, compared with $50 million a year earlier.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, Lockheed Martin reported Change in Inventory of $238 million, down 71.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $286 million, down 40.2% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Change in Inventory was $478 million in FY2024 (+986.4%), $44 million in FY2023 (-58.9%), $107 million in FY2022 and -$564 million in FY2021.
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Change in Inventory since Q3 2011.
- Year-over-year, Change in Inventory increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 85.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Change in Inventory over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 481.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a decline of 90.6%).
- Business Quant data shows LMT's Change in Inventory at $160 million (Q2 2026), $727 million (Q1 2026) and -$225 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 554.00 Mn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 322.00 Mn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 543.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | -424.00 Mn |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.00 Mn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | -48.00 Mn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 148.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | -53.00 Mn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -184.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | -424.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 160.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 727.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -225.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 50.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 336.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 323.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 190.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -181.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 146.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -180.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | -186.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 27.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 383.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -25.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | -318.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 287.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 163.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 78.00 Mn |
API Access
Lockheed Martin Change in Inventory 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=change-in-inventory&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-inventory", "ticker": "LMT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-inventory&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();