Why is LHX up?
Up 7% on Oct 29 while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%.
“Operating income margin was 13.0%, up 200 bps compared to prior year, driven by higher revenues and continued management of corporate expenses.”
LHX's Quality Score fell 3 points on Fri, Oct 30, to 9. Buying volume slipped off its 20-day high (3 chart checks stopped).
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Up 7% on Oct 29 while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%.
“Operating income margin was 13.0%, up 200 bps compared to prior year, driven by higher revenues and continued management of corporate expenses.”
| The company | Sales up 83% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 29 |
Fri Dec 4: Ex-dividend, $1.25 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 18.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LHX is #3 of 8 by Quality Score among Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Systems.
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Net income over four quarters: LHX $1.87B, RTX $8.40B, NOC $4.52B.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 87 days). Expected.
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 $6.1B, 7% more than a year ago; a profit of $3.28 a share, from $2.46.
“Revenue of $6.1 billion increased $401 million compared to prior year, up 7%, and up 9% on an organic 1 basis, driven by double-digit growth in the Space & Mission Systems and Missile Solutions segments.”
LHX's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.5B to $23.7B |
“Operating income margin was 13.0%, up 200 bps compared to prior year, driven by higher revenues and continued management of corporate expenses.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 29)
Pays $5.00 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | +1.1% | +6.8% | open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | -6.6% | -8.6% | -3.8% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | +0.1% | -0.3% | -6.0% |
Its dividends come to 33% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $5.00 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $934M a year |
| Free cash flow | $2.8B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
14 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LHX is 0.4% of SPMO, 0.2% of VIG, and 0.2% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jul 31 to Aug 31, 2026.
In addition to its legacy software-defined radio franchise, L3Harris Technologies has, through a series of acquisitions, established franchises producing uncrewed aerial vehicles, sensors, avionics, space-based systems, missiles, and solid rocket motors. It is also adept at refitting civilian aircraft for military use, provides military and commercial training services, and maintains the US Federal Aviation Administration's communication infrastructure.
“We operate in highly-competitive markets that are sensitive to technological advances.”
LHX scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #3 of 8 in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Systems by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 7% on Oct 29 while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%. 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.
LHX scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #3 of 8 in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Systems 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 LHX's 9.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. LHX closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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