Leidos (LDOS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) is anticipated to release its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.90 per share and revenue of $4.4346 billion for the quarter. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The company had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Leidos to post $12 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Leidos Stock Up 2.5%

LDOS traded up $2.91 on Tuesday, hitting $117.86. The company had a trading volume of 113,805 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,292,697. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29. Leidos has a 52-week low of $98.86 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $148.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.54.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 15.75%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Compound Planning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,482 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 426.7% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 323,828 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $58,419,000 after buying an additional 262,343 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 132,116 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $23,834,000 after buying an additional 10,796 shares during the last quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. increased its holdings in Leidos by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 57,651 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,400,000 after buying an additional 1,261 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Leidos in the 4th quarter worth about $3,341,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on LDOS. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Leidos from $160.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Leidos from $171.00 to $152.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $140.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $163.80.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.