Lockheed Martin (LMT)
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-10-29
$643.59+2.20%
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NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-10-29
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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.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Aerospace & Defense is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Deliver EPS between $29.35 and $30.25 in FY26: Diluted EPS: $7.97 per share.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskLMT’s case rests on faster defense sales and profit growth from rising production and F-35 work. Revenue grew 11% year over year in each of the last two quarters. Third-quarter earnings beat expectations, and management raised its 2026 outlook. LMT trades at 22× earnings, versus 29× for peer companies. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. The risk is the FY26 EPS pillar, with reported EPS of $7.97. Our model puts the next-quarter miss chance near 16%. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair). The thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. LMT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering LMT (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LMT in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. 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 price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Aerospace & Defense — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Scale munitions production and production capacity
Air Force award supports munitions demand, while planned Poland facility adds production capacity.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $643.59
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $643.59.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Invest in production capacity and next-generation technology
Substantial hypersonic weapon award supports next-generation technology investment and adds funded program work.
Advances: Accelerate sales and segment operating profit growth
Reported US procurement planning supports F-35 demand and sales growth, though plans are not firm orders.
Advances: Invest strategically in production capacity and innovation
Sales forecast and $8B munitions investment support growth and strategic capacity expansion.
Advances: Achieve accelerated sales and profit growth
A strong quarterly beat and raised guidance substantively support the growth objective.
Advances: Achieve accelerated sales and profit growth
Reported estimate outperformance and raised outlook confirm improving growth prospects.
Advances: Achieve accelerated sales and profit growth
Earnings beat supports growth, though the Quant ranking is not thesis-relevant.
Advances: Achieve accelerated sales and profit growth
Earnings beat and missile-led growth support accelerated sales and profit growth.
