Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 12.200-12.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 12.310. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.2 billion-$18.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.2 billion.

Leidos Stock Performance

NYSE LDOS traded up $8.53 during trading on Thursday, hitting $135.38. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 505,201 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,317,935. The firm has a market cap of $17.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. Leidos has a 52 week low of $98.86 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $113.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.01.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.35. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.81% and a net margin of 7.80%.The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.21 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Leidos will post 12.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Leidos declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Friday, July 31st that authorizes the company to buyback 20,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on LDOS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Leidos from $171.00 to $152.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Leidos from $124.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Weiss Ratings cut Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $125.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Leidos presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $156.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Leidos in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Leidos in the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Wilkerson Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA boosted its holdings in Leidos by 58.8% during the 3rd quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 270 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.