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Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS)

Technology | Information Technology Services | Reston, United States | NYSE
122.43 USD +1.84 (1.526%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 2:15 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 3, 2026, 4:04 a.m. EDT

The most compelling signal here is the valuation disconnect. Leidos trades at a forward P/E of roughly nine times earnings with a return on equity exceeding twenty-seven percent, which is exceptionally rare for a technology services company. This suggests the market is pricing in significant risk or a lack of growth visibility, despite the business generating strong cash flows and sustaining a growing dividend. While the stock has rallied significantly over the past few years, the recent price action shows a sharp pullback, dropping nearly ten percent in two weeks and trading below its fifty-day moving average. This technical weakness creates a short-term headwind, but the long-term fundamentals remain robust with a nine-year cumulative gain of over three hundred percent and no signs of a multi-year structural decline. The options market reflects this tension, with heavy call interest at higher strikes betting on a recovery, while put buyers hedge the downside at lower levels. For a long-term investor, the cheap valuation and strong profitability outweigh the temporary technical weakness, making this a solid buy-and-hold candidate at current levels.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.193203
AutoETS0.196462
AutoARIMA0.196464
AutoTheta0.260214

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.064
Excess Kurtosis -0.46
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 123.276
Revenue per Share 139.399
Market Cap 15,399,914,496
Trailing P/E 11.35
Forward P/E 9.76
Beta 0.59
Profit Margins 7.80%
Website https://www.leidos.com

As of Oct. 3, 2026, 4:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range between 90 and 155, with call option open interest walls clustering at 140-155 strikes suggesting upside potential, while put protection is concentrated at the 80-90 level. Implied volatility is elevated at out-of-the-money strikes, indicating uncertainty around these key levels.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.33% 1.20% 1.13% 1.29%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-15 0.430000 0.332714
2026-06-15 0.430000 0.375218
2026-03-16 0.430000 0.256793
2025-12-15 0.430000 0.231245
2025-09-15 0.400000 0.218902
2025-06-16 0.400000 0.269815
2025-03-14 0.400000 0.297287
2024-12-16 0.400000 0.262295
2024-09-13 0.380000 0.244373
2024-06-14 0.380000 0.264440
2024-03-14 0.380000 0.297363
2023-12-14 0.380000 0.349618
2023-09-14 0.360000 0.378430
2023-06-14 0.360000 0.433578
2023-03-14 0.360000 0.385976
2022-12-14 0.360000 0.337079
2022-09-14 0.360000 0.387347
2022-06-14 0.360000 0.367685
2022-03-14 0.360000 0.351391
2021-12-14 0.360000 0.407840
2021-09-14 0.360000 0.380509
2021-06-14 0.340000 0.318650
2021-03-12 0.340000 0.358159
2020-12-14 0.340000 0.326515
2020-09-14 0.340000 0.384877
2020-06-12 0.340000 0.343747
2020-03-13 0.340000 0.376481
2019-12-13 0.340000 0.370209
2019-09-13 0.340000 0.396178
2019-06-13 0.320000 0.408059
2019-03-14 0.320000 0.510041
2018-12-14 0.320000 0.560911
2018-09-14 0.320000 0.449628
2018-06-14 0.320000 0.526749
2018-03-14 0.320000 0.466949
2017-12-15 0.320000 0.495356
2017-09-15 0.320000 0.567376
2017-06-13 0.320000 0.574609
2017-03-13 0.320000 0.593142
2016-12-13 0.320000 0.627205
2016-09-16 0.320000 0.770527
2016-08-17 13.640000 35.428571
2016-06-13 0.320000 0.666667
2016-03-11 0.320000 0.672410
2015-12-11 0.320000 0.574713
2015-10-13 0.320000 0.712219
2015-07-13 0.320000 0.797011
2015-04-13 0.320000 0.762813
2015-01-13 0.640000 1.511930
2014-10-10 0.320000 0.927805
2014-07-11 0.320000 0.865099
2014-04-11 0.320000 0.868857
2014-01-13 0.320000 0.688024
2013-10-10 0.320000 0.695803
2013-07-11 0.296296 0.847457
2013-06-12 2.469136 7.358352
2013-04-11 0.296296 0.852878
2013-01-11 0.296296 1.003343
2012-10-11 0.296296 1.092895
2012-07-12 0.296296 1.046206
2012-04-12 0.296296 0.960768
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.44
exDividendDate 2026-09-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.69
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01401443
lastDividendValue 0.43
lastDividendDate 2026-09-15
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.34607667
Address1 1,750 Presidents Street
All Time High 205.77
All Time Low 25.45679
Ask 122.68
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,169,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,361,156
Average Volume 1,361,156
Average Volume10Days 1,169,530
Beta 0.59
Bid 122.62
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 42.106
City Reston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 122.43
Current Ratio 1.629
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 124.055
Day Low 122.36
Debt To Equity 123.276
Display Name Leidos
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Yield 1.44
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,736,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,736,000
Earnings Growth -0.067
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.095
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,709,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,709,000
Ebitda 2,382,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.13508001
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.822
Enterprise To Revenue 1.192
Enterprise Value 21,015,105,536
Eps Current Year 12.40964
Eps Forward 12.54836
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 130.7862
Fifty Day Average Change -8.356194
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.063892014
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -34.607666
Fifty Two Week High 205.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -83.340004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.40501532
Fifty Two Week Low 98.86
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23841795
Fifty Two Week Range 98.86 - 205.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,161,091,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.2
Float Shares 124,554,782
Forward Eps 12.54836
Forward P E 9.756654
Free Cashflow 1,146,625,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 50,000
Fullday Change 1.840004
Fullday Change Percent 1.5258347
Fullday Price 122.43
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.17795
Gross Profits 3,137,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0055400003
Held Percent Institutions 0.84883004
Implied Shares Outstanding 125,785,466
Industry Information Technology Services
Industry Disp Information Technology Services
Industry Key information-technology-services
Ir Website http://investors.saic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=193857&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,430,400
Last Dividend Value 0.43
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,312,000
Last Split Date 1,380,499,200
Last Split Factor 405:1000
Long Business Summary 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 transformation services. The Health & Civil segment offers air traffic control systems; health mission software; managed health services; infrastructure management and operation; logistical operations and information technology support; and life science research and development support services. The Commercial & International segment provides power grid engineering and design, grid modernization, utility planning and consulting, energy management and efficiency, technology-driven innovation, and software and application development; people scanners, computed tomography carry-on baggage scanners, checked baggage scanners, and explosive trace detectors; mobile, non-intrusive ports and borders inspection systems; and open-architecture platform that transforms airport security by integrating disparate devices and technologies into a unified management system. The Defense Systems segment offers air and missile defense, maritime, aerospace, and cyber and threat systems; offers airborne training, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions; and provides space-based electro-optic infrared systems, multi/hyperspectral, electronic warfare and signals intelligence, and communications payloads. Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Long Name Leidos Holdings, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 15,399,914,496
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_110741
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,036,800
Net Income To Common 1,376,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,848,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 15,647,623,540
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 122.38
Operating Cashflow 2,300,000,000
Operating Margins 0.11715999
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1578
Peg Ratio 2.46
Phone 571 526 6000
Previous Close 120.59
Price Eps Current Year 9.865717
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9076617
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.873308
Profit Margins 0.07803
Quick Ratio 1.154
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.41176
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.840004
Regular Market Change Percent 1.5258347
Regular Market Day High 124.055
Regular Market Day Low 122.36
Regular Market Day Range 122.36 - 124.055
Regular Market Open 122.38
Regular Market Previous Close 120.59
Regular Market Price 122.43
Regular Market Time 1,792,088,142
Regular Market Volume 343,246
Return On Assets 0.089099996
Return On Equity 0.27781
Revenue Growth 0.072
Revenue Per Share 139.399
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 125,785,466
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0381
Shares Short 4,783,477
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,623,584
Short Name Leidos Holdings, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0436
Short Ratio 3.7
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol LDOS
Target High Price 225.0
Target Low Price 127.0
Target Mean Price 151.73334
Target Median Price 145.0
Total Cash 748,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 5.961
Total Debt 6,577,999,872
Total Revenue 17,634,000,896
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.69
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01401443
Trailing Eps 10.79
Trailing P E 11.346618
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 144.62715
Two Hundred Day Average Change -22.197151
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.15347844
Type Disp Equity
Volume 343,246
Website https://www.leidos.com
Zip 20,190