Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) Key Metrics
LDOS valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $15.67B
- Enterprise value
- $21.48B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.7 10-yr median 21.2
- Forward P/E
- 9.6
- PEG ratio
- 2.46
- Price / sales
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.0
- Price / book
- 3.0 10-yr median 3.5
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.3 10-yr median 13.6
- Dividend yield
- 1.38% $1.72 a year
- Beta
- 0.59
LDOS key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLDOS valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LDOS returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LDOS per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LDOS financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LDOS efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LDOS valuation history
LDOS returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LDOS debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LDOS cash returned to shareholders
LDOS price vs earnings per share
LDOS key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $23.89B | $19.59B | $14.94B | $14.52B | $12.71B | $15.14B | $14.19B | $8.07B | $9.94B | $5.32B |
| Enterprise value | $28.61B | $23.94B | $19.36B | $19.49B | $17.65B | $19.92B | $16.84B | $10.86B | $12.70B | $8.27B |
| P/E ratio | 16.4 | 15.6 | 75.1 | 21.2 | 16.9 | 24.1 | 21.3 | 13.9 | 27.2 | 21.8 |
| Price / sales | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Price / book | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.7 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 16.3 | 11.6 | 22.3 | 12.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.6 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 10.5 | 18.9 | 11.9 |
| EV / sales | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.9 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
| EV / free cash flow | 17.6 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 22.7 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 15.6 | 28.5 | 19.8 |
| Earnings yield | 6.1% | 6.4% | 1.3% | 4.7% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.8% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 4.5% | 7.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 21.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.8% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 7.9% | 2.3% | 21.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $180.40 | $144.06 | $108.24 | $105.19 | $88.90 | $105.12 | $97.89 | $52.72 | $64.57 | $51.14 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $129.70 | $122.51 | $111.87 | $104.32 | $96.06 | $85.40 | $76.51 | $66.63 | $66.04 | $67.72 |
| Earnings per share | $11.00 | $9.22 | $1.44 | $4.96 | $5.27 | $4.36 | $4.60 | $3.80 | $2.38 | $2.35 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.22 | $10.24 | $8.44 | $7.14 | $7.21 | $9.26 | $6.84 | $5.02 | $3.42 | $4.29 |
| Free cash flow per share | $12.27 | $9.14 | $6.94 | $6.21 | $6.48 | $7.99 | $6.01 | $4.54 | $2.89 | $4.01 |
| Cash per share | $9.09 | $6.93 | $5.63 | $3.74 | $5.08 | $3.64 | $4.61 | $2.14 | $2.53 | $3.62 |
| Book value per share | $37.13 | $32.44 | $30.44 | $31.15 | $30.01 | $26.82 | $23.54 | $21.62 | $21.88 | $30.14 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$14.23 | −$16.10 | −$18.68 | −$24.27 | −$25.38 | −$25.47 | −$13.99 | −$14.41 | −$15.97 | −$29.58 |
| Dividends per share | $1.59 | $1.53 | $1.46 | $1.44 | $1.39 | $1.36 | $1.37 | $1.29 | $1.29 | $10.91 |
| Capex per share | $0.94 | $1.10 | $1.50 | $0.93 | $0.73 | $1.27 | $0.83 | $0.48 | $0.53 | $0.28 |
| Debt per share | $44.78 | $38.90 | $37.67 | $39.78 | $39.62 | $36.86 | $22.84 | $20.42 | $20.42 | $31.96 |
| Shares outstanding | 132.4M | 136.0M | 138.0M | 138.0M | 143.0M | 144.0M | 145.0M | 153.0M | 154.0M | 104.0M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.6% | −1.4% | 0.0% | −3.5% | −0.7% | −0.7% | −5.2% | −0.6% | +48.1% | +40.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 31.2% | 29.1% | 4.7% | 15.9% | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.8% | 17.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 17.6% | 16.0% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 10.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 10.9% | 9.7% | 1.5% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 4.0% | 3.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | 21.8% | 19.3% | 3.4% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 12.6% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 11.6% | 8.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.5% | 7.5% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.20 | 1.11 | 5.85 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 2.12 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 1.83 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $5.93B | $5.29B | $5.20B | $5.49B | $5.67B | $5.31B | $3.31B | $3.12B | $3.14B | $3.32B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.20B | $943.0M | $777.0M | $516.0M | $727.0M | $524.0M | $668.0M | $327.0M | $390.0M | $376.0M |
| Net debt | $4.72B | $4.35B | $4.42B | $4.97B | $4.94B | $4.78B | $2.64B | $2.80B | $2.75B | $2.95B |
| Debt / equity | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.06 |
| Debt / assets | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.97 | 2.05 | 4.67 | 3.51 | 3.35 | 3.84 | 2.12 | 2.76 | 3.14 | 5.50 |
| Current ratio | 1.70 | 1.21 | 1.34 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.38 | 1.21 | 1.18 |
| Quick ratio | 1.58 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 0.85 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.18 | 1.15 |
| Interest coverage | 10.4 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Working capital | $1.99B | $774.0M | $1.01B | −$304.0M | $390.0M | $432.0M | $479.0M | $780.0M | $472.0M | $365.0M |
| Invested capital | $9.64B | $8.76B | $8.62B | $9.27B | $9.23B | $8.65B | $6.06B | $6.11B | $6.12B | $6.08B |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.84B | −$2.14B | −$2.52B | −$3.29B | −$3.58B | −$3.66B | −$2.02B | −$2.20B | −$2.45B | −$3.06B |
| Net current asset value | −$3.72B | −$4.22B | −$4.43B | −$5.08B | −$5.30B | −$5.30B | −$3.14B | −$2.62B | −$2.93B | −$3.60B |
| Graham number | $95.84 | $82.04 | $31.43 | $58.98 | $59.63 | $51.30 | $49.36 | $42.98 | $34.21 | $39.89 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$38.71 | −$40.88 | −$41.18 | −$45.62 | −$44.83 | −$44.27 | −$27.21 | −$23.91 | −$24.71 | −$41.58 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $211.0M | $208.0M | $201.0M | $199.0M | $199.0M | $196.0M | $198.0M | $198.0M | $198.0M | $1.14B |
| Share buybacks (net) | $944.0M | $906.0M | $246.0M | $542.0M | $270.0M | $105.0M | $458.0M | $438.0M | $31.0M | $24.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 14.5% | 16.6% | 101.0% | 29.1% | 26.4% | 31.2% | 29.7% | 34.1% | 54.1% | 465.2% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 71.1% | 89.6% | 46.7% | 86.5% | 50.6% | 26.2% | 75.3% | 91.5% | 51.5% | 277.9% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 7.1% | 10.7% | 17.8% | 13.1% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 12.2% | 9.5% | 15.4% | 6.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| R&D / revenue | — | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 5.4% | 4.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 56.9 | 55.6 | 56.5 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.4 | 59.4 | 66.4 | 62.8 | 68.5 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 8.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 17.2 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 40.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 48.2 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 44.7 | 43.9 | 40.6 | 41.5 | 47.6 | 42.2 | 36.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 6.42 | 6.57 | 6.46 | 6.34 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.14 | 5.50 | 5.81 | 5.33 |
| Payables turnover | 21.23 | 19.24 | 17.96 | 17.28 | 16.48 | 15.96 | 16.76 | 15.74 | 15.55 | 9.10 |
| Inventory turnover | 43.05 | 44.36 | 44.20 | 43.89 | 42.63 | 60.69 | 93.13 | 83.16 | 124.80 | 43.75 |
| Asset turnover | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.20 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.13 |
| Average receivables | $2.68B | $2.54B | $2.39B | $2.27B | $2.16B | $1.94B | $1.81B | $1.85B | $1.75B | $1.32B |
| Average payables | $666.0M | $720.5M | $734.5M | $712.5M | $711.5M | $661.5M | $569.5M | $552.0M | $574.0M | $680.0M |
| Average inventory | $328.5M | $312.5M | $298.5M | $280.5M | $275.0M | $174.0M | $102.5M | $104.5M | $71.5M | $141.5M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 50.4% | 50.4% | 53.4% | 58.5% | 59.7% | 60.2% | 58.1% | 62.9% | 64.8% | 68.0% |
Computed from LDOS's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 17, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LDOS valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Leidos traded at 16.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 21.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 11.7 and the forward P/E is 9.6. Leidos earned a return on equity of 31.2% and a return on invested capital of 17.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $5.9 billion of debt and $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $4.7 billion. It returned $1.2 billion to shareholders: $211.0 million in dividends and $944.0 million in share buybacks, 71% of free cash flow. The share count rose 27.3% from 104.0M to 132.4M over 9 years.
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LDOS key metrics FAQ
What is Leidos's P/E ratio?
Leidos's trailing P/E ratio is 11.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 9.6. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 16.4, compared with a 10-year median of 21.2.
What is Leidos's EV/EBITDA?
Leidos's enterprise value was 11.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $28.6 billion, EBITDA $2.4 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.3.
What is Leidos's return on equity?
Leidos's return on equity (ROE) was 31.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of $1.5 billion on average shareholders' equity of $4.7 billion.
What is Leidos's ROIC?
Leidos's return on invested capital was 17.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Leidos have?
Leidos had total debt of $5.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21 and $4.7 billion of net debt (1.97 times EBITDA).
What is Leidos's dividend yield?
Leidos's forward dividend yield is 1.38%. Leidos paid $211.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.59 per share), a payout ratio of 14.5%.
Does Leidos buy back its shares?
Yes. Leidos spent $944.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −2.6% over the year, to 132.4M..
What is Leidos's free cash flow yield?
Leidos generated $1.6 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.8% on its market value at year-end ($23.9 billion).
What is Leidos's current ratio?
Leidos's current ratio was 1.70 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.70 times current liabilities.