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Leidos Holdings Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 2006 · Revenue 12 mo. $17.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
$132.68
1 Y −41.5%
Market cap
$16.5B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue +6.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 12.3%Payout 66.2% of operating cash flow

Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions for government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally.

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Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions for government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The National Security & Digital segment provides national security software; services by using artificial intelligence and machine learning to coordinate sea, ground, air, and space to help warfighters; offensive, defensive, and physical cyber operation solutions; intelligence analysis, operational support, logistics operations, security, linguistics, force production, biometrics, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives, energetics, training, and other services; and Digital Modernization and transformation services. The Health & Civil segment offers air traffic control systems; health mission software; managed health services; infrastructure management and operation; logistical operations and information technology support; and life science research and development support services. The Commercial & International segment provides power grid engineering and design, grid modernization, utility planning and consulting, energy management and efficiency, technology-driven innovation, and software and application development; people scanners, computed tomography carry-on baggage scanners, checked baggage scanners, and explosive trace detectors; mobile, non-intrusive ports and borders inspection systems; and open-architecture platform that transforms airport security by integrating disparate devices and technologies into a unified management system. The Defense Systems segment offers air and missile defense, maritime, aerospace, and cyber and threat systems; offers airborne training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions; and provides space-based electro-optic infrared systems, multi/hyperspectral, electronic warfare and signals intelligence, and communications payloads. Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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Summary

Leidos Holdings Inc is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

55.6 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 7.3×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 12.8× to 15.4×, median 13.6×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 0.9% of revenue (10 years)
  • Steady FCF margin at least 4.4%, range 5.1 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 4 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.9B → $2.2B+16.4%better
  • FCF margin10.7% → 12.3%+1.5 ppbetter
  • Net debt$6.5B → $5.8B−10.1%better
  • Return on equity28.4% → 26.2%−2.1 ppworse

4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability44.6around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity29.62%14.60%Rank 79
Return on capital (Greenblatt)60.66%29.77%Rank 71
EBIT margin12.27%17.40%Rank 38
FCF margin9.46%18.54%Rank 28
Gross margin17.66%48.47%Rank 8
Growth44.5around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year3.07%12.70%Rank 13
Earnings growth, 3 years per year30.36%9.54%Rank 82
Earnings growth, 5 years per year20.32%14.07%Rank 67
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.73%2.87%Rank 16
Valuation92.5above the middleValued lower than the sector: Earnings yield 8.29%, sector 2.64%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield8.29%2.64%Rank 94
FCF yield9.84%3.06%Rank 94
EV/saleslower is better1.245.18Rank 90
EV/EBITlower is better10.0826.24Rank 93
Momentum44.1around the middleShare price moving about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−41.48%−0.59%Rank 8
Share price, 6 months2.46%−4.46%Rank 56
Share price, 3 months1.58%−5.84%Rank 62
Distance from 52-week high−33.10%−33.23%Rank 50
Quality73.3above the middleQuality above the sector: Price reaction to results, market-adjusted 8.36%, sector −1.57%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.95%1.65%Rank 54
Change in share countlower is better−2.64%−0.17%Rank 84
Dividend streak in years88Rank 68
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted8.36%−1.57%Rank 87
Balance sheet & risk34.4below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 1.21, sector 0.33.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio36.43%53.98%Rank 24
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.97−0.20Rank 14
Debt to equitylower is better1.210.33Rank 13
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better35.36%50.37%Rank 87

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $7.0B (2016) to $17.2B (2025), 10.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
20167.05.9%$417.0M104M2.9
201710.25.5%$445.0M154M2.8
201810.27.4%$695.0M153M2.8
201911.18.2%$871.0M145M2.6
202012.38.1%$1.2B144M4.8
202113.78.4%$927.0M143M4.9
202214.47.6%$857.0M138M5.0
202315.44.0%$958.0M138M4.4
202416.711.0%$1.2B136M4.3
202517.212.3%$1.6B132M4.7
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

4 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Leidos Holdings Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Leidos Holdings Inc's score is built

Leidos Holdings Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

4 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Leidos Holdings Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Moat Quality
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Leidos Holdings Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Leidos Holdings Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio12.135.1
P/B ratio3.65.5
Return on equity (ROE)29.6%14.6%
Equity ratio36.4%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.210.33
Dividend yield1.3%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Leidos Holdings Inc stock

How does Leidos Holdings Inc stock (LDOS) score in the StockScorer model?
Leidos Holdings Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 4 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Leidos Holdings Inc's P/E ratio?
Leidos Holdings Inc's P/E ratio is 12.1. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Leidos Holdings Inc in?
Leidos Holdings Inc is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 55.6 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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