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Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Haifa, Israel | NasdaqGS
708.68 USD -10.01 (-1.393%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 708.68

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT

Elbit Systems remains a powerhouse in the aerospace and defense sector, delivering exceptional long-term results with a nearly 340 percent gain over the past nine years. Fundamentals are robust, boasting a 34 percent earnings growth rate and a solid 15 percent return on equity, though the valuation is steep with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio near 56. The stock has recently corrected sharply, dropping more than 12 percent in two weeks and trading below its 50-day moving average, which creates a short-term headwind despite the underlying strength. While analysts see modest upside, options traders are betting on a much larger surge, positioning for prices well above current levels. For a long-term investor, the growth trajectory and competitive moat justify a premium valuation, but the recent price action suggests waiting for a stabilization before adding to positions.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.053579
AutoARIMA0.053898
MSTL0.057316
AutoETS0.057385

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 2.04
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.324
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 19.325
Revenue per Share 183.806
Market Cap 33,208,993,792
Trailing P/E 53.97
Forward P/E 38.59
Beta -0.27
Profit Margins 7.44%
Website https://www.elbitsystems.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively bullish, with significant open interest and volume concentrated at strikes far above the current price, specifically targeting levels between 1100 and 1320. This suggests a positioning for a substantial upside move, potentially 30 to 60 percent higher. Put activity is present but lighter, indicating less hedging demand compared to the call aggression. Implied volatility is elevated, reflecting the expectation of a volatile move.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.13% 0.51% 0.75% 0.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 1.00 0.129458
2026-04-13 1.00 0.106946
2025-12-22 0.75 0.130892
2025-10-14 0.75 0.145267
2025-06-24 0.60 0.141998
2025-04-22 0.60 0.159274
2024-12-23 0.50 0.190709
2024-10-15 0.50 0.239006
2024-06-18 0.50 0.275756
2024-04-23 0.50 0.246051
2023-12-22 0.50 0.230627
2023-10-06 0.50 0.240246
2023-06-23 0.50 0.237406
2023-04-17 0.50 0.283591
2022-12-23 0.50 0.293979
2022-10-05 0.50 0.257559
2022-06-24 0.50 0.243356
2022-04-08 0.50 0.231299
2021-12-17 0.46 0.268018
2021-08-27 0.46 0.315501
2021-06-04 0.44 0.337630
2021-04-09 0.44 0.304246
2020-12-18 0.44 0.348515
2020-08-31 0.44 0.327552
2020-06-05 0.35 0.232759
2020-04-03 0.44 0.364933
2019-12-26 0.44 0.278305
2019-09-06 0.44 0.275482
2019-06-06 0.44 0.301535
2019-03-29 0.44 0.341085
2018-12-06 0.44 0.364450
2018-06-15 0.44 0.360922
2018-04-06 0.44 0.377229
2017-11-30 0.44 0.315412
2017-08-30 0.44 0.321637
2017-05-24 0.44 0.366667
2017-03-29 0.44 0.385323
2016-11-22 0.40 0.382373
2016-08-24 0.40 0.391275
2016-05-24 0.40 0.418629
2016-03-30 0.40 0.418717
2015-11-18 0.37 0.422133
2015-08-19 0.37 0.453876
2015-05-22 0.35 0.453662
2015-03-18 0.35 0.494141
2014-11-21 0.32 0.549734
2014-08-15 0.32 0.532712
2014-05-22 0.32 0.522193
2014-03-26 0.30 0.495540
2013-11-22 0.30 0.570885
2013-08-23 0.30 0.652884
2013-05-17 0.30 0.715990
2013-04-05 0.30 0.722892
2012-11-16 0.30 0.887574
2012-08-24 0.30 0.990426
2012-05-24 0.30 0.873617
2012-03-30 0.30 0.778412
2011-11-25 0.72 1.822785
2011-08-26 0.36 0.896414
2011-05-20 0.36 0.703675
2011-03-25 0.36 0.686106
2010-11-26 0.36 0.739979
2010-08-27 0.36 0.714995
2010-05-21 0.36 0.650407
2010-03-29 0.36 0.555384
2009-11-27 0.36 0.594648
2009-08-26 0.36 0.520231
2009-05-29 0.30 0.499085
2009-03-20 0.80 1.737242
2008-12-08 0.22 0.517039
2008-08-22 0.20 0.344947
2008-05-30 0.20 0.319183
2008-03-28 0.18 0.319602
2007-11-23 0.17 0.302868
2007-08-24 0.16 0.363802
2007-05-24 0.16 0.376737
2007-03-28 0.16 0.457797
2006-11-24 0.15 0.455927
2006-08-25 0.15 0.531161
2006-06-02 0.15 0.563910
2006-03-27 0.14 0.566802
2005-11-25 0.14 0.622222
2005-09-01 0.13 0.532133
2005-06-03 0.13 0.534100
2005-04-01 0.13 0.551315
2004-11-26 0.13 0.567438
2004-09-08 1.80 9.095502
2004-06-09 0.11 0.574113
2003-12-16 0.10 0.606061
2003-08-22 0.10 0.589275
2002-11-29 0.09 0.546117
2002-08-26 0.08 0.473373
2002-05-31 0.08 0.524590
2002-04-26 0.08 0.489297
2001-06-01 0.08 0.528053
2001-04-30 0.08 0.538721
2000-12-07 0.08 0.703297
2000-06-23 0.08 0.533333
2000-05-12 0.08 0.581818
2000-04-28 0.09 0.631579
1999-12-03 0.09 0.626087
1999-06-25 0.06 0.341637
1999-04-16 0.05 0.357143
1998-12-24 0.05 0.408163
1998-08-31 0.05 0.439560
1998-07-01 0.05 0.380952
1998-04-15 0.05 0.357143
1997-12-18 0.05 0.402010
1997-09-03 0.05 0.353982
1997-06-26 0.05 0.402010
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.0
dividendYield 0.56
exDividendDate 2026-10-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.75
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005217827
lastDividendValue 1.0
lastDividendDate 2026-06-23
dividendDate 2026-10-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.51083684
Address1 Advanced Technology Center
Address2 P.O. Box 539
All Time High 1,016.06
All Time Low 3.5
Ask 810.0
Ask Size 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 85,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 88,322
Average Volume 88,322
Average Volume10Days 85,610
Beta -0.269
Bid 844.57
Bid Size 1
Book Value 94.292
City Haifa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,672,444,800
Country Israel
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 708.68
Current Ratio 1.395
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 718.97
Day Low 705.46
Debt To Equity 19.325
Display Name Elbit Systems
Dividend Date 1,792,972,800
Dividend Rate 4.0
Dividend Yield 0.56
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,453,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,453,200
Earnings Growth 0.342
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.381
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,451,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,523,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,523,400
Ebitda 983,289,984
Ebitda Margins 0.115059994
Enterprise To Ebitda 33.593
Enterprise To Revenue 3.865
Enterprise Value 33,031,782,400
Eps Current Year 16.2662
Eps Forward 18.36218
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 13.13
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,849,600
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 972 4 831 6659
Fifty Day Average 777.124
Fifty Day Average Change -68.44403
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0880735
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 51.083683
Fifty Two Week High 1,016.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -307.38
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3025215
Fifty Two Week Low 453.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 255.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.564415
Fifty Two Week Range 453.0 - 1016.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 849,105,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.87
Float Shares 27,380,090
Forward Eps 18.36218
Forward P E 38.594543
Free Cashflow -38,483,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 21,000
Fullday Change -10.01
Fullday Change Percent -1.39281
Fullday Price 708.68
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.25030002
Gross Profits 2,139,099,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.41226003
Held Percent Institutions 0.23035
Implied Shares Outstanding 46,860,353
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Last Dividend Value 1.0
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Elbit Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and supplies defense and homeland security arenas products and services in Israel, North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Aerospace; C4I and Cyber; Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare; Land; and Elbit Systems of America. It offers airborne platforms, unmanned aerial solutions, precision guided munition sensors, aerostructures, training and simulator systems, flight academy solutions, and commercial aviation systems; and command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, as well as data links and radio communication systems and equipment, cyber intelligence solutions, and autonomous and homeland security solutions. The company also provides various electro-optic laser solutions and countermeasure systems and products, naval combat management and sonar systems, and electronic warfare, signal Intelligence, and radar systems; indirect fire, turrets and weapons, ammunition and munition, and active protection systems; and products, system solutions, and support services to defense, homeland security, law enforcement, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. It serves various governments and companies. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Haifa, Israel.
Long Name Elbit Systems Ltd.
Market us_market
Market Cap 33,208,993,792
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_645738
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 635,979,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 33,646,999,206
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 718.97
Operating Cashflow 992,190,016
Operating Margins 0.09567001
Payout Ratio 0.2634
Peg Ratio 8.79
Phone 972 77 294 0000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 708.68
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 718.69
Price Eps Current Year 43.567646
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.515802
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.8858786
Profit Margins 0.07442
Quick Ratio 0.886
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -10.01
Regular Market Change Percent -1.39281
Regular Market Day High 718.97
Regular Market Day Low 705.24
Regular Market Day Range 705.24 - 718.97
Regular Market Open 718.97
Regular Market Previous Close 718.69
Regular Market Price 708.68
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 64,650
Return On Assets 0.0387
Return On Equity 0.15237
Revenue Growth 0.159
Revenue Per Share 183.806
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 46,860,353
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0032
Shares Short 149,669
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 216,536
Short Name Elbit Systems Ltd.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0055
Short Ratio 1.83
Source Interval 15
Symbol ESLT
Target High Price 960.0
Target Low Price 518.0
Target Mean Price 816.3333
Target Median Price 862.5
Total Cash 962,934,976
Total Cash Per Share 20.59
Total Debt 852,236,992
Total Revenue 8,546,071,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.75
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.005217827
Trailing Eps 13.13
Trailing P E 53.974106
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 744.2988
Two Hundred Day Average Change -35.618835
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.047855556
Type Disp Equity
Volume 64,650
Website https://www.elbitsystems.com
Zip 3,100,401