Leidos (LDOS)
NYSEIndustrialsInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
$142.98+1.39%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsInformation Technology ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Diversified Support Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Increase cash flow from operations above $1.8 billion in FY26: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 17%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 50% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskLeidos’ defense contracts support its aim of double-digit revenue growth, while revenue growth has accelerated. Revenue rose 7% year over year in Q2 FY2026, and non-GAAP earnings beat consensus by 12.4%. LDOS trades at 12× P/E versus a 23× peer median, with expectations modest versus our view. Its peer-multiple gap could narrow if cash-flow execution disappoints. The FY26 cash-flow comparison needs review, so this is not a confirmed breach. Our model puts next-quarter miss probability near 15%. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. LDOS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 18 analysts currently covering LDOS (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LDOS in the last 4 months.
Current $142.98
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $142.98.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Diversified Support Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Demonstrates growth potential in defense contracts.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Participation in Army program supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Increase cash flow from operations
Increases cash flow from operations through financing.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Contract supports revenue growth objective significantly.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Significant contract boosts revenue growth potential.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Raising outlook supports double-digit revenue growth objective.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Strong defense demand supports revenue growth objective.
Advances: Achieve double-digit revenue growth
Record revenue and raised guidance confirm growth trajectory.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.