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Leidos Holdings, Inc.

LDOS

Technology · 128.92 +0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4

Market read

Leidos Holdings, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 17 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 7.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 2.1 percentage points.
Company+0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 9 activeMixed Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Leidos said higher interest expense from terminating its bridge facility and issuing senior notes contributed to lower operating income and margin.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LDOS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Information Technology Services

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 9 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 17 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 7.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 2.1 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 1.4 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Leidos said higher interest expense from terminating its bridge facility and issuing senior notes contributed to lower operating income and margin.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements111
Verified relationships18
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.21x in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 55% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 40% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

129.47
6m-25.3%12m-27.7%24m-16.9%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$13.6B+11.6%$5.27-0.7%
2022-12-30$14.3B+4.9%$4.96-3.5%
2023-12-29$15.3B+7.4%$1.44+0.0%
2025-01-03$16.6B+8.1%$9.22-1.4%
2026-01-02$17.1B+3.2%$11.14-4.4%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The increase was primarily due to a net increase of $941 million in cash inflows from debt activity, consisting of proceeds from debt issuances and payments for borrowings and debt issuance costs.
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 3 filings
The decrease was primarily due to lower capital expenditures of $58 million in the current year.
10-K · Feb 17, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 2 filings
The increase was partially offset by increased amortization, acquisition and restructuring expenses.
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Data center and AI demandpositive · 1 filings
Our significant initiatives include the following: u achieving annual revenue growth guided by our NorthStar 2030 strategy focusing on the growth pillars aligned with our customers’ priorities; u continual improvements in the effectiveness and efficiency of o…
10-K · Feb 17, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.0× · EV/sales 0.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

128.92+0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LDOS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score 0
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
+23.5%
Capital spending / revenue
+0.7%
Free-cash-flow margin
+11.5%
FCF margin change
+5.7 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 7.2% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 2.1 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 1.4 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The increase was primarily attributable to a $23 million settlement loss from the buy-out of our UK defined benefit pension plan and increased interest expense from the termination of our senior unsecured bridge loan facility and issuance of our $600 million and $800 million senior notes.

The increase was primarily attributable to increased interest expense from the termination of our senior unsecured bridge loan facility and issuance of our $600 million and $800 million senior notes.

The increase was primarily due to a net increase of $941 million in cash inflows from debt activity, consisting of proceeds from debt issuances and payments for borrowings and debt issuance costs.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind LDOS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ACNAccenture plccompetitorFeb 17, 2026

Our principal competitors currently include the following companies: Accenture Federal Services LLC, Amentum Services Inc., KBR, Inc., BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., CACI International Inc., Deloitte, General Dynamics Corporation, GovCIO, IBM, KBR Inc…

BAHBooz Allen Hamilton Holding CorporationcompetitorFeb 17, 2026

Our principal competitors currently include the following companies: Accenture Federal Services LLC, Amentum Services Inc., KBR, Inc., BAE Systems, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., CACI International Inc., Deloitte, General Dynamics Corporation, GovCIO, IBM, KBR Inc…

Depended on by

MOBX50.0% of MOBXcustomerJan 13, 2026

For the year ended September 30, 2025, sales to Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

LDOS is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Mixed Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.