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Leidos Holdings, Inc.

$LDOS·$15B·Information Technology Services·Technology
$123.93-0.1%YTD-33.4%1Y-33.5%
Price updated 14m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
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$LDOSLeidos Holdings, Inc.
$123.93-0.06%84 posts0.9×
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On X

The complete picture of $LDOS 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.

84X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $LDOS's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 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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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

Comeback attemptEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Leidos at 18% of range with ChatGPT portfolio adding — the government-contractor cohort is where the next leg lives.

Leidos Holdings is a US government-contractor focused on defense, intelligence, and civil agency work. The 2026 drawdown reflects general government-contract-cycle concerns, now meeting specific institutional positioning signals.

  • The P&L is modestly growing: Q2 revenue grew 3.7% YoY to $4.4B at an 11.5% operating margin and $2.60 EPS, with trailing EPS beats of 12% and 7.9% — modest surprises on a quality government-contractor at scale.
  • The specific positioning stack is unusual: inclusion in ChatGPT's AI Arena portfolio at $26.2K (+17% since add, 80% YTD overall), the Jeff McElfresh (AT&T COO) board appointment adding commercial-tech credibility, and energy-infrastructure-modernization narrative framing.

At 18% of its 52-week range and 20% below the 200-day going into Nov 3 earnings, the setup is a classic government-contractor-at-drawdown turnaround coil. A clean 10%+ EPS surprise plus any specific defense-contract-win commentary is the trigger for a reclaim; a soft defense-booking number or any civil-agency-budget curveball is the invalidation.

Agrees with X sentimentThe ChatGPT portfolio inclusion and McElfresh board appointment are grounded datapoints. The small insider sale (Envestnet 10K shares) is routine positioning, not a conviction signal.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — defense revenue growth, intelligence-and-civil-agency segment, operating margin direction, and FY27 guide. 10%+ EPS surprise plus defense booking growth is the trigger; defense booking softness is the invalidation.

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

event ahead 30dgovernment contractor

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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

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure build-out continues to split the sector: GPU-compute/data-center operators (IREN, KEEL, APLD, SHAZ) accelerate on AI workload demand and power-deal momentum, while legacy IT outsourc.

What this means for $LDOS

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

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
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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 $3.04

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

5-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$17.3B$17.2B – $17.3B$11.84$11.57 – $12.039
FY27$18.3B$18.3B – $18.4B$12.40$11.85 – $12.5811
FY28$19.1B$19.0B – $19.2B$12.59$11.65 – $13.4611
FY29$20.0B$19.1B – $20.5B$13.68$11.39 – $15.2212
FY30$21.2B$20.7B – $21.5B$15.00$14.53 – $15.226

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.0.7×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.-5.1%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.-14.1%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 124.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% 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.β0.595-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 1May Gary StephenDirector1.0K sh$141KSellAug 11Noel B GeerDirector10.0K sh$1.4MSellMay 7May Gary StephenDirector1.5K sh$197K
+ 30 other (23 awards · 6 inkinds · 1 exempt) in window

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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

3New insider — initial holdingsOct 53
8-KMaterial agreementOct 58-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KOfficer or director changeOct 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
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 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 11-K · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

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

MOD extends Leidos LCST contract, continuing critical logistics support to UK defenceprnewswire.com·3d agoLeidos (LDOS) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Notezacks.com·3d agoLeidos participates at U.S. Army's Reveille Forge 'permanent hackathon'prnewswire.com·4d agoLeidos (LDOS) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?zacks.com·4d agoBlackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $1 Billion Financing to Support Combination of Analogic Corporation and Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions Businessesbusinesswire.com·4d ago

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