LDOS
Leidos
$134.61
▼ 0.5%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
LDOS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 58/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 27.8% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$13.69B
P/E
16.66x
Forward P/E (est.)
11.9x
ROE
27.2%
Revenue Growth
2.3%
EPS Growth
63.8%
Profit Margin
8.2%
FCF Yield
3.1%
Debt / Equity
0.95x
ROIC
27.0%
Interest Coverage
11.59x
Current Ratio
1.4x
Dividend Yield
1.5%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
-2.6%
Rating Score
58/100
Leidos (LDOS) is a large-cap company in the Diversified Support Services industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $13.69B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $17.17B in revenue and $1.45B in net profit.
Our model rates LDOS Favorable (58/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
9.1% average over the last 3 years
±4.3 pts around 6.9% across 10 years
grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 8 of 8 years
27.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what LDOS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. LDOS trades near $134.61, around its 50-day average ($124.99) and 200-day average ($167.83). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 32 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. LDOS's is $4.47 (~3.3% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month LDOS found buyers near $98.86 (support) and sellers near $128.23 (resistance); its 52-week range is $98.86–$205.77. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.2× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
5.7%
Revenue moved from $4.69B in 2015 to $17.17B in 2026, a 15.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly flat (2.3%) year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
17.9%
Operating Margin
12.3%
Net Margin
8.4%
ROE
27.2%
Leidos keeps about 8.2% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 17.9% gross margin and 12.3% operating margin. Return on equity is 27.2% and return on invested capital about 27.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$1.15B
Net Debt
$688.00M
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.33x
Debt / Equity
0.95x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.9x, and operating profit covers interest about 11.6x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $1.15B of total debt against $457.00M of cash.
Operating CF
$1.75B
Free Cash Flow
$1.63B
FCF Margin
9.5%
In the latest year Leidos produced about $1.75B of operating cash flow and $1.63B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.1% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
16.66x
P/S
0.84x
P/B
5.66x
EV / EBITDA
—
LDOS trades at 16.7x trailing earnings (about 11.9x on estimated forward earnings), 0.8x sales, and 5.7x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly -2.6% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$201.88
Current price
$134.61
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.63B
Growth, years 1–5
2.3%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where LDOS sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How LDOS stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), LDOS ranks #40 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (16.7x P/E vs. 32x median) with a higher return on equity (27.2% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (2.3% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
16.7x
median 32x
ROE vs sector
27.2%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
2.3%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#40
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $134.61 today · expected CAGR 3% – 15%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.69B | $18.22B | $18.77B | $19.33B | $19.91B |
| Net income | $1.42B | $1.46B | $1.50B | $1.55B | $1.59B |
| EPS | $13.91 | $14.33 | $14.76 | $15.20 | $15.66 |
| Share price (low) | $139.14 | $143.32 | $147.62 | $152.04 | $156.61 |
| Share price (high) | $236.54 | $243.64 | $250.95 | $258.47 | $266.23 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 3% / 76% | 3% / 35% | 3% / 23% | 3% / 18% | 3% / 15% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for LDOS:
- Strong return on equity (27.2%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (58/100).
The case against LDOS:
- Revenue growth is slow (2.3%), limiting the upside engine.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (2.3%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Leidos is a large-cap industrials business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 16.7x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (58/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 25 Wall Street analysts covering LDOS recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
LDOS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
LDOS — frequently asked questions
Is LDOS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Leidos Favorable (58/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is LDOS's rating on The Stocks School?
Leidos currently scores 58/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does LDOS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Leidos's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for LDOS calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this LDOS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell LDOS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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