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Leidos Holdings, Inc.

$LDOS·$15B·Information Technology Services·Technology
$140.66+0.6%YTD-27.3%1Y-22.4%
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2026-08-21: 1 posts2026-08-22: 1 posts250%
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LDLDOS
$LDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.
$140.66+0.57%25 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $LDOS, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-20

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

Defense-IT prime posting beats but stuck below highs — the market is waiting to see whether AI-services revenue meaningfully re-rates the multiple.

Leidos is a defense-and-intelligence IT services prime — building the classified analytics platforms, cyber programs, and modernization stacks the Pentagon and IC actually run on. Growth is mid-single-digit rather than exciting, but margins are stable and the AI-services pipeline is starting to show up in the sell-side narrative.

  • Two consecutive earnings beats haven't moved the tape: Q2 EPS beat by 12%, Q1 beat by 8%, and yet the stock is still 27% below year-end 2025 — the market is discounting the beats as one-off cost management rather than durable growth.
  • Insider activity leans distributive: director Noel Geer sold 10,000 shares for $1.4M on Aug 11 (the largest recent open-market sale) while officers took in-kind vesting distributions on Aug 4 — no concentrated buying is showing up to signal management-side conviction.
  • The valuation is what makes this interesting: 11x trailing earnings and a 12% free-cash-flow yield on a $14.5B defense prime with government revenue visibility — that's a value setup that only breaks higher if AI-services or an accretive contract award changes the growth narrative.

Trajectory is coiling — the stock has held above the 50-day (up 25% from that base) but not through the 200-day, so it's chopping sideways; the Nov 3 Q3 print needs another beat plus AI-services growth callout, or the multiple stays anchored at the current 11x.

Agrees with X sentimentX's ChatGPT-portfolio inclusion and the government-contractor cohort strength read is a legitimate momentum signal — the added context is that Director Geer's $1.4M sale on Aug 11 cuts against the pure-bull framing and is why the tape hasn't broken out despite the beats.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — a third consecutive beat plus explicit AI-services revenue growth disclosure re-rates the multiple; another beat with no AI-mix commentary keeps the stock anchored at 11x while peers trade higher.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

Leidos is bullish. Included in ChatGPT's AI Arena portfolio (+17% and up 80% YTD overall) at $26.2K, +35% since a long-add, energy-infrastructure-modernization framing as a growth area alongside CACI/ICFI. Some trimming into strength but the government-contractor cohort strength dominates.

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What it does

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

Provides IT modernization, engineering, and digital transformation services to US federal agencies including DoD and VA.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Information Technology Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $LDOS.

Information Technology Services · Technology

SaaS multiples remain compressed as rate-sensitive valuations weigh on pure-play software; customers are lengthening deal cycles outside of AI-native workloads. AI co-pilot upsell is the only clear near-term catalyst — companies without it are treading water.

What this means for $LDOS

Partial — cloud infrastructure exposure benefits indirectly from hyperscaler capex; core business is Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-4.2%YTD
+0.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
11.0How 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
12.8%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
12.0%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
11.9%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
0.9Same 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
29.1%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
17.5%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
1.4Total 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 2026Aug 4, 2026$3.26$2.91+12.0%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$3.13$2.90+7.9%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$2.76$2.61+5.7%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$3.05$2.71+12.5%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $3.05

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.4B+3.7%17.3%11.5%$2.60$270.0M
Q4 FY25$4.2B-3.6%16.0%11.2%$2.53$452.0M
Q3 FY25$4.5B+6.7%18.4%12.0%$2.87$680.0M
Q2 FY25$4.3B+2.9%18.4%13.4%$3.03$457.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$17.3B$17.2B – $17.3B$11.84$11.57 – $12.039
FY27$18.2B$18.1B – $18.4B$12.33$12.11 – $12.4212
FY28$19.1B$19.0B – $19.2B$13.08$12.67 – $13.4911
FY29$20.0B$19.2B – $20.7B$14.40$12.84 – $16.0111

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.0.6×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.39%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.+17.4%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.-9.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 124.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.8% 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.β0.555-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

SellAug 11Noel B GeerDirector10.0K sh$1.4MSellMay 7May Gary StephenDirector1.5K sh$197KSellApr 7Elizabeth A PorterPresident2.0K sh$318K
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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-KOfficer or director changeMay 68-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

LDOS disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-05-06). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 158-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

LDOS entered into a purchase agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-15). Counterparty: Leidos solely for certain limited purposes set forth therein, with certain affil. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KAcquisition completedMar 308-K — Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

LDOS filed an 8-K Item 7.01 (Reg FD) disclosure dated 2026-03-30. Reg FD disclosures make material information simultaneously available to all investors; content may include guidance updates, strategic plans, or preliminary results.

+ 11 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 13Gs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

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

Why Leidos (LDOS) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·6d agoLeidos to support Naval Health Research Center with studies to improve health and readiness of U.S. service membersprnewswire.com·6d agoLeidos to strengthen cyber defenses across Department of War networksgurufocus.com·7d agoLeidos to strengthen cyber defenses across Department of War networksprnewswire.com·7d ago3 Stocks Came Roaring Back—Now They're Flashing Warning Signsmarketbeat.com·9d ago

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