Lockheed Martin (LMT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Lockheed Martin's Retained Earnings came in at $15.76 billion for Q2 2026, up 18.9% from $13.26 billion a year earlier and up 7.0% from the prior quarter.
Lockheed Martin (LMT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Lockheed Martin's Retained Earnings was $14.03 billion, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has declined in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $14.55 billion in FY2024 (-5.5%), $15.4 billion in FY2023 (-9.1%), $16.94 billion in FY2022 (-21.6%) and $21.6 billion in FY2021 (-0.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 18.9%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 21.6%).
- Business Quant data shows LMT's Retained Earnings at $14.72 billion (Q1 2026), $14.03 billion (Q4 2025) and $14.05 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 90.95 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 58.02 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 16.63 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.76 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 5.11 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 45.50 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.63 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.84 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 55.96 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | -9.11 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 15.76 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 14.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.03 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 14.05 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.26 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.55 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 15.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.40 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 17.07 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 17.07 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 17.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.94 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 19.84 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 19.34 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 20.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.60 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 21.48 Bn |
Lockheed Martin Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=LMT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();