Lockheed Martin (LMT) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Lockheed Martin's Payout Ratio came in at 0.49 for Q3 2026, down 34.4% from 0.75 a year earlier and down 2.5% from the prior quarter.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Lockheed Martin's Payout Ratio was 0.62, up 7.4% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.58 in FY2024 (+29.7%), 0.45 in FY2023 (-14.9%), 0.53 in FY2022 (+13.0%) and 0.47 in FY2021 (+13.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 16.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 62.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a decline of 34.4%).
- Business Quant data shows LMT's Payout Ratio at 0.51 (Q2 2026), 0.66 (Q1 2026) and 0.62 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 0.51 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.47 |
API Access
Lockheed Martin Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();