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Leonardo DRS, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketBacked by solid revenue growthBullish-leaning chatter
$DRS·$9.9B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$36.73+0.2%YTD+7.6%1Y-16.1%
Price updated 6h ago·X counts updated 2d ago
DRDRS
$DRSLeonardo DRS, Inc.
$36.73+0.16%6 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $DRS on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

6X posts · last 7 days
Sep 12Sep 27
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-04

Leonardo DRS chatter is bullish after a Q2 double-beat and raise — revenue $913M vs $902M (+10% YoY), adjusted EPS $0.35 vs $0.27 (+52% YoY), adjusted EBITDA $128M (+33% YoY), funded backlog $5.1B (+17% YoY). Posters describe the call as pretty bullish and note DRS's raised EPS outlook alongside HII's double beat as sector strength. One critical voice thinks DRS should have paid up for LPTH but calls the overall sector tailwind broad. Little bearish thread.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $DRS — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Leonardo DRS is up 9% YTD — KDDX destroyer electric-propulsion contract plus $96M MK 41 VLS awards on the defense-sensors-and-electronics franchise.

Leonardo DRS is a defense-electronics franchise (advanced sensing, integrated mission systems, C-UAS, EW, power/propulsion for military platforms) — a business firing on multiple contract wins despite officer distribution. The stock is down 12% over 12 months.

  • Q2 was a real beat: EPS $0.35 vs $0.27 estimate (+28%), revenue $913M (+10% YoY, per X sentiment) with adjusted EBITDA $128M (+33% YoY) and funded backlog $5.1B (+17% YoY) — legitimate compounding, and prior four quarters ran 3-28% surprise beats.
  • Multiple September contract wins: Sept 17 Republic of Korea KDDX Destroyer electric-propulsion contract, Sept 14 $39.6M JTT-X production award, Sept 10 $96M MK 41 VLS electronics contracts — real defense-contract velocity.
  • Insider distribution is meaningful: Dorfman sold $277K on Sept 4, Dippold sold $755K on Sept 2 — coordinated officer selling near current levels, offset by Jupiter Topco's new position (Sept 4).

Q3 earnings on Oct 29 is the confirmation — a beat plus firm KDDX/MK 41/JTT-X attribution and defense-budget commentary extends the story; a soft print or a defense-budget tempering signal and the +9% YTD tape cools.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls correctly frame the Q2 double-beat and raise (revenue $913M vs $902M +10% YoY, adj EPS $0.35 vs $0.27 +52% YoY, adj EBITDA $128M +33% YoY, funded backlog $5.1B +17% YoY) — every claim aligns with the fundamentals and the recent contract cadence. Clean agreement on the real-business-coiling framing.

What to watch: Q3 earnings on Oct 29 — a beat plus firm KDDX/MK 41/JTT-X attribution and defense-budget commentary extends the story; a soft print or a defense-budget tempering signal and the +9% YTD tape cools.

On the calendar: 2026-10-29 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes defense electronics including infrared sensors, power conversion, and force protection equipment for US military.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $DRS.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

No material change from last week — Defense procurement backlogs remain intact on NATO 2% GDP commitments.

What this means for $DRS

Partial — Makes defense electronics including infrared sensors, power conversion, and force protection equipment for US military.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
-2.9%YTD
+1.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
42.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.4%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
10.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
24.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$0.35$0.27+28.3%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.26$0.21+23.8%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.42$0.37+13.5%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$0.29$0.28+3.6%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.35

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$846.0M+5.9%24.5%9.1%$0.23$-96.0M
Q4 FY25$1.1B+8.1%24.8%11.9%$0.38$376.0M
Q3 FY25$960.0M+18.2%23.1%9.7%$0.27$77.0M
Q2 FY25$829.0M+10.1%23.8%8.4%$0.20$-56.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 8 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.0B$3.9B – $4.0B$1.38$1.31 – $1.418
FY27$4.2B$4.2B – $4.2B$1.46$1.42 – $1.517
FY28$4.5B$4.4B – $4.6B$1.61$1.57 – $1.677
FY29$4.8B$4.7B – $4.9B$1.82$1.79 – $1.853
FY30$5.1B$5.0B – $5.2B$1.94$1.91 – $1.985

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.24%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-10.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-12.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 76.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.185-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 4Mark DorfmanEVP, GC and Secretary7.5K sh$277KSellSep 2Michael DippoldCFO20.3K sh$755KSellAug 4Jason RinskyEVP Chief Tax and Treasury3.9K sh$177KSellJul 7Jason RinskyEVP Chief Tax and Treasury3.9K sh$175KSellJun 18John BaylounyCEO36.5K sh$1.7MSellJun 11Sally WallaceCOO1.3K sh$65KSellJun 8Michael DippoldCFO8.3K sh$387KSellJun 4Mark DorfmanEVP, GC and Secretary5.5K sh$253KSellJun 3Jason RinskyEVP Chief Tax and Treasury3.9K sh$181KSellMay 27Pamela MorrowSVP and Controller11.5K sh$521K
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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 308-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

DRS filed an 8-K (Item 2.02) reporting its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. A copy of the news release is furnished as E, filed 2026-07-30. The actual financial figures are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), not reproduced in the body excerpt. This is a material disclosure; investors should review the press release for beat/miss details and guidance.

8-KMaterial eventJul 178-K — Item 5.05
AI summary

Leonardo DRS adopted a new Code of Ethics on July 17, 2026, replacing its prior code. The update incorporates enhanced governance and compliance standards and will be made available on the company's investor relations website. Standard governance housekeeping for the defense electronics and technology company.

8-KShareholder voteMay 148-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

DRS held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-14 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 1 director to the board. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

DRS reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the new financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Leonardo DRS Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call for October 29, 2026globenewswire.com·20h agoCorient Private Wealth LP Makes New $940,000 Investment in Leonardo DRS, Inc. $DRSdefenseworld.net·2d agoLeonardo DRS to Provide Electric Propulsion System for the Republic of Korea Navy Next-Generation KDDX Destroyer Programglobenewswire.com·13d agoLeonardo DRS Extends Naval Aviation's Communications Edge With $39.6 Million JTT-X Production Awardglobenewswire.com·16d agoLeonardo DRS Awarded $96 Million in Contracts to Provide Critical MK 41 Vertical Launching System Electronics Hardwareglobenewswire.com·20d ago

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