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    Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS)

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    TECHNOLOGY • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES • NYSE

    $140.19
    -0.47 (-0.33%)

    Market Cap: $17.60B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    88%(35/40)
    Avg Surprise
    +11.56%
    Streak
    13 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.05
    Range$2.97 - $3.17
    14 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    1
    6
    30d
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$3.17+3.9%
    60d ago$3.17+4.0%
    30d ago$3.17+4.1%
    7d ago$3.10+1.8%
    Current$3.05
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.7B
    Range$4.6B - $4.8B
    15 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.53
    Range$3.37 - $3.68
    16 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $4.9B
    Range$4.8B - $5.0B
    16 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$3.53---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$3.05---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$3.26$2.90+12.41%Beat+1.6%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$3.13$2.91+7.56%Beat+5.4%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 17
    		$2.76$2.61+5.75%Beat+16.5%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 4
    		$3.05$2.72+12.13%Beat+4.1%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 5
    		$3.21$2.66+20.68%Beat+22.1%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 6
    		$2.97$2.50+18.80%Beat+29.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 11
    		$2.37$2.27+4.41%Beat+19.1%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 29
    		$2.93$2.02+45.05%Beat+44.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$2.63$2.27+15.86%Beat+46.1%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 30
    		$2.29$1.70+34.71%Beat+55.8%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 13
    		$1.99$1.75+13.71%Beat+8.7%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 31
    		$2.03$1.67+21.56%Beat+27.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 1
    		$1.80$1.57+14.65%Beat+13.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 2
    		$1.47$1.59-7.55%Miss-7.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 14
    		$1.83$1.61+13.66%Beat+17.3%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 1
    		$1.59$1.57+1.27%Beat-11.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$1.59$1.56+1.92%Beat+4.6%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 3
    		$1.58$1.50+5.33%Beat-8.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 15
    		$1.56$1.60-2.50%Miss-4.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.80$1.62+11.11%Beat+22.4%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.52$1.58-3.80%Miss-1.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$1.73$1.47+17.69%Beat+45.4%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 23
    		$1.63$1.61+1.24%Beat+7.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.47$1.24+18.55%Beat+8.1%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.55$1.09+42.20%Beat+33.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$1.19$1.23-3.25%Miss+5.3%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 18
    		$1.51$1.35+11.85%Beat+37.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.36$1.19+14.29%Beat+19.3%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.16$1.11+4.50%Beat+3.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.13$1.01+11.88%Beat+9.7%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 19
    		$1.10$1.07+2.80%Beat+26.4%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.14$1.11+2.70%Beat+20.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 26
    		$1.12$1.06+5.66%Beat+7.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 3
    		$1.03$1.02+0.98%Beat+17.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.87$0.84+3.57%Beat+16.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.95$0.83+14.46%Beat-24.0%
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.04$0.78+33.33%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.88$0.79+11.39%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 23
    		$0.75$0.83-9.64%Miss-
    Sep 16
    Reported Nov 3
    		$1.25$0.95+31.58%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield1.21%
    Annual/Share$1.69
    Payout Ratio15.49%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+4.22%
    5Y CAGR+3.69%
    View LDOS's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio11.49EV/EBITDA10.09x
    Price/FCF8.23xFCF Yield12.15%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin7.80%Operating Margin11.70%
    ROE27.80%ROIC16.55%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.14xInterest Coverage9.47x
    Current Ratio1.63xQuick Ratio1.60x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.55Avg Volume1.50M
    52-Week High$204.0752-Week Low$98.86

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$140.37
    SMA 20$139.15
    SMA 50$120.51
    SMA 200$153.58
    EMA 10$139.34
    EMA 20$136.00
    EMA 50$129.16
    EMA 200$143.14

    MACD

    Line: 5.13Signal: 6.21Hist: -1.07

    ADX

    ADX: 42.4+DI: 32.1-DI: 14.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up68.0
    Aroon Down12.0
    PSAR$143.46

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$148.31
    Lower Band$129.99
    %B Position1317%(Upper)
    Band Width0.56

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    61.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K45.7
    Stoch %D41.1
    Williams %R-54.7
    ROC (10d)-1.4%
    Momentum-2.06
    CCI (20d)31.9
    MFI (14d)58.5

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.10(2.9%)
    StdDev (20d)4.58
    Hist Vol49.4%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$140.55
    OBV6.1M
    AD Line-255.5M
    CMF (20d)0.190

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)1.5M
    Vol Ratio1.0x
    VWMA (20d)$138.12

    Pivot Points

    R3$144.82
    R2$143.22
    R1$141.94
    Pivot Point$140.34
    S1$139.06
    S2$137.45
    S3$136.17

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI29.09
    Ultimate Osc49.0
    KST231.84

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$4.56B$4.40B$4.21B$4.47B$4.25B$4.25B$4.37B$4.19B$4.13B$3.98B$3.98B$3.92B
    Cost of Revenue$3.74B$3.64B$3.53B$3.65B$3.47B$3.49B$3.67B$3.43B$3.43B$3.34B$3.38B$3.33B
    Gross Profit$817.00M$761.00M$673.12M$821.00M$782.00M$757.00M$693.00M$762.00M$705.00M$638.00M$595.00M$587.00M
    Operating Expenses$310.00M$253.00M$201.94M$286.00M$211.00M$227.00M$272.00M$246.00M$230.00M$223.00M$234.00M$923.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$150.00M$0$0$0$128.00M$0
    SG&A$283.00M$223.00M$266.00M$286.00M$217.00M$230.00M$279.00M$247.00M$231.00M$226.00M$226.00M$239.00M
    Operating Income$507.00M$508.00M$471.18M$535.00M$571.00M$530.00M$421.00M$516.00M$475.00M$415.00M$361.00M$-336,000,000
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$69.00M$55.00M$48.00M$51.00M$55.00M$49.00M$47.00M$46.00M$51.00M$49.00M$49.00M$53.00M
    Income Before Tax$451.00M$429.00M$423.18M$484.00M$518.00M$478.00M$375.00M$470.00M$426.00M$368.00M$310.00M$-388,000,000
    Income Tax Expense$-95,000,000$94.00M$88.18M$115.00M$125.00M$113.00M$93.00M$108.00M$102.00M$85.00M$80.00M$8.00M
    Net Income$356.00M$328.00M$335.00M$367.00M$391.00M$363.00M$284.00M$364.00M$322.00M$284.00M$229.00M$-399,000,000
    EBITDA$520.00M$604.00M$556.00M$609.00M$645.00M$596.00M$501.00M$586.00M$548.00M$486.00M$442.00M$-253,000,000
    EBITN/A$532.00M$471.18M$535.00M$573.00M$527.00M$422.00M$515.00M$477.00M$417.00M$359.00M$-335,000,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $9.62B
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    55.5%
    Obligations YoY
    18.7%
    Active Awards
    4,654
    New Awards (TTM)
    3,456
    Avg Remaining Term
    25.7 mo

    Top agency: Department of Veterans Affairs at 37.6% of trailing twelve month obligations across 14 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    36C10X26N0032Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$754.31MJan 1, 2026
    36C10X26N0033Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$392.68MJan 1, 2026
    36C10X25N0182Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$382.10MAug 7, 2025
    36C10X26N0031Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$348.69MJan 1, 2026
    75N91025F00016Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health$337.91MAug 31, 2025
    36C10X26N0008Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$335.92MOct 1, 2025
    36C10X26N0034Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$272.02MJan 1, 2026
    36C10X25N0183Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$191.88MAug 7, 2025
    HC102826F0010Department of DefenseDefense Information Systems Agency$181.68MNov 19, 2025
    36C10X25N0181Department of Veterans AffairsDepartment of Veterans Affairs$177.26MAug 6, 2025

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    News

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    Frequently Asked Questions About LDOS

    What is LDOS's current dividend yield?
    Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has a current dividend yield of 1.21%.
    Does LDOS pay dividends?
    Yes, Leidos Holdings Inc pays dividends with a current yield of 1.21%.
    What is LDOS's P/E ratio?
    Leidos Holdings Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.49.
    What is LDOS's market cap?
    Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has a market capitalization of $17.60B with a current stock price of $140.19.

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