Key facts, as of
As of October 7, 2026, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades at $116.69, down 41.1% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $98.86 to $205.77; the price is 43.3% below that high. It is 43.3% below its all-time high of $205.77, reached in November 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +228.5%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 20.4% below its 200-day average of $146.60, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 27.8% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a trailing P/E of 10.9 and a dividend yield of 1.47%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Leidos Holdings (LDOS) stock analysis", 2026-10-07. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/ldos
Where it trades today
trading 17% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is 43.3% below its all-time high of $205.77, reached in November 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +228.5%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
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 10.9x 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 27.8%, above the sector norm of 22.0%, so position sizing matters more than usual.
- LDOS remains in a bearish short-term trend and sits 43.3% 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: Oct 7, 2026, 9:55 AM.
- 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 $156.27 versus $116.69 today (+33.9%). 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.
Which ETFs hold it
LDOS is in 6 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLI: 0.29% of the fund, holding #72 of 83.
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, below both moving averages.
downtrend- Price is 10.7% below its 50-day average and 20.4% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 32 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $121.36 (+4.0%).
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 investment in 2026?
Leidos Holdings trades at a P/E ratio of 10.9, with medium volatility (27.8% annualized). Recent trend shows weakness.
What is the risk level of LDOS?
Based on 30-day volatility of 27.8%, LDOS has MEDIUM risk. Beta of 0.59 indicates lower sensitivity to market movements than average.
Does LDOS pay dividends?
Yes, Leidos Holdings has a dividend yield of 1.47%.
How far is LDOS from its all-time high?
Leidos Holdings is 43.3% below its all-time high of $205.77, reached in November 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +228.5%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold LDOS?
6 of the 30 popular ETFs we track hold Leidos Holdings. The largest weights: XLI (0.29%), JEPI (0.16%), VOO (0.03%), VTI (0.02%) and SPY (0.02%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated August 31 to September 24, 2026.
How much of VOO is LDOS?
0.03%, as of August 31, 2026: LDOS is holding #411 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $0.27 in Leidos Holdings.
What is the analyst price target for LDOS?
The average analyst price target for Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is $156.27 based on 15 analyst estimates, about 33.9% above the current price of $116.69. The published range runs from $130.00 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.