Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 12.100-12.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 12.300. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.0 billion-$18.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.2 billion.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LDOS traded down $4.06 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $130.85. The stock had a trading volume of 792,772 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,093,731. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $161.00 and a 200-day moving average of $178.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.40. The company has a market capitalization of $16.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.56. Leidos has a 12-month low of $129.35 and a 12-month high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Leidos will post 12.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 15.75%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LDOS has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Leidos presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $198.55.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Leidos

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp lifted its position in Leidos by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,022,359 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,086,434,000 after purchasing an additional 217,141 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 8.2% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,551,547 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $290,403,000 after purchasing an additional 117,835 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in Leidos by 64.4% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,529,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $241,256,000 after purchasing an additional 598,974 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Leidos by 9.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,094,811 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $206,875,000 after purchasing an additional 93,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Leidos by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 843,263 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $152,125,000 after purchasing an additional 13,030 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

About Leidos

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.