LDOS's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 4.
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Down 7% on Nov 3, and still 8% under its Nov 2 close.
| Holding it back | Below a falling 200-day average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 3 |
“Defense Stocks in US, Europe Drop After Democrats Sweep Midterms”
LDOS closed +0.7% that day.
Tue Dec 15: Ex-dividend, $0.45 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 31.
After its last 4 reports it closed -3.2% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LDOS is #161 of 268 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: LDOS -3.1%, LASR +15%, SAIC -9.2%, CACI +0.5%.
Expected to report Tue Feb 9, before the open (in 92 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $4.6B, 4% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.28 a share, from $2.82.
“Revenue grew year-over-year due to increased customer demand for defense tech products, air traffic management solutions, and intelligence mission support as well as the acquisition of ENTRUST Solutions, which offset declines in some managed health and federal civilian IT programs.”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence and Digital | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 3)
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Profitability in the quarter was driven by improved program performance and disciplined cost management across the portfolio.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 2)
Sales grew 6.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.80 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | -7.2% | -6.5% | -5.8% |
| Aug 3, 2026 | +5.3% | +10.0% | +17.2% |
| May 4, 2026 | +2.4% | -7.8% | -14.2% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $17B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 55.4, MACD below signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 12% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.80 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $227M a year |
| Free cash flow | $2B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 3 years |
2 insiders sold $1.5M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
8 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LDOS is 0.3% of JEPI, under 0.1% of SPMO, and under 0.1% of SPYI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Leidos Holdings Inc is a technology, engineering, and science company that provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health management, both domestically and internationally. The customers of the company includes the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"), the U.S. Intelligence Community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"), and many other U.S. civilian, state and local government agencies, etc. The company is engaged in four reportable segments; National Security & Digital, Health & Civil, Commercial & International and Defense Systems. It provides a wide array of scientific, engineering and technical services and solutions across these reportable segments.
“Competition for contracts is significant, and we often compete against many well-established corporations with strong name and brand recognition.”
LDOS scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #161 of 268 in Software by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 7% on Nov 3, and still 8% under its Nov 2 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LDOS scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #161 of 268 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LDOS's 4.
2 insiders sold $1.5M across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Gary Stephen May, Director, who sold $141K on Sep 1. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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