Key facts, as of
As of September 29, 2026, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades at $123.10, down 33.7% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $98.86 to $205.77; the price is 40.2% below that high. It sits 17.0% below its 200-day average of $148.26, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 28.1% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 11.5 and a dividend yield of 1.41%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Leidos Holdings (LDOS) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ldos
Where it trades today
trading 23% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Order-book quality, backlog conversion, and operating leverage usually tell you more than a single quarter of revenue growth.
- LDOS trades at 11.5x earnings versus 18.5x for the sector, which means the rerating case depends on proving the discount is too harsh.
- Recent realized volatility is running around 28.1%, above the sector norm of 22.0%, so position sizing matters more than usual.
- LDOS remains in a bearish short-term trend and sits 40.2% below its high, which raises the bar for any thesis that depends on fast multiple expansion.
Portfolio Use Case
- LDOS is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside industrials than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
- The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- A recovery in price alone would not be enough to improve the view; the thesis needs confirmation from improving business or valuation signals.
- Volatility is already above the sector norm, so even a correct long-term thesis can be painful if the position size is too aggressive.
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as CAT, HON start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for LDOS come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Industrials so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as CAT, HON.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for LDOS. Last refresh: Sep 29, 2026, 10:33 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as CAT, HON.
What Leidos Holdings does
Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions for government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The National Security & Digital segment provides national security software; services by using artificial intelligence and machine learning to coordinate sea, ground, air, and space to help warfighters; offensive, defensive, and physical cyber operation solutions; intelligence analysis, operational support, logistics operations, security, linguistics, force production, biometrics, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives, energetics, training, and other services; and Digital Modernization and…
Employees
50,000
Industry
Information Technology Services
Headquarters
Reston, United States
What analysts expect
LDOS carries a buy consensus from 15 analysts, with an average price target of $157.73 versus $123.10 today (+28.1%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
LDOS generated $17.63B in trailing revenue (7.2% year over year), with a 7.8% net margin, and $1.15B of free cash flow, against $5.83B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.17B | $3.10B | $2.10B | $1.45B | $11.31 | $1.63B |
| 2024 | $16.66B | $2.80B | $1.81B | $1.25B | $9.36 | $1.29B |
| 2023 | $15.44B | $2.24B | $1.30B | $199.00M | $1.45 | $980.00M |
| 2022 | $14.40B | $2.08B | $1.13B | $685.00M | $5.00 | $863.00M |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
How it sits in industrials
Manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and infrastructure companies.
The companies it competes with
LDOS beside the industrials names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
In a downtrend, with $121.36 the next floor.
downtrend- Price is 5.1% below its 50-day average and 17.0% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 39 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $134.20 (+9.0%), the nearest floor $121.36 (-1.4%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is LDOS a good buy right now?
Leidos Holdings trades at 11.5x earnings. This is below market average, potentially undervalued. Current risk level is Medium based on 28.1% volatility.
Does LDOS pay dividends?
Yes, Leidos Holdings offers a dividend yield of 1.41%. That is roughly $1.74 per share a year.
How volatile is LDOS?
With 30-day annualized volatility of 28.1% and beta of 0.57, LDOS is classified as Medium risk. The stock tends to be more stable than the market average.
What is the analyst price target for LDOS?
The average analyst price target for Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is $157.73 based on 15 analyst estimates, about 28.1% above the current price of $123.10. The published range runs from $132.00 to $225.00.
How much revenue does LDOS generate?
Leidos Holdings reported $17.63B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 7.2% year over year. Net margin sits at 7.8%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare LDOS with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.