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Lockheed Martin Corporation

$604.09−1.0%Close 11/12 · Next earnings Jan 26, 2027
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What it sells
Products is 83% of revenue (fiscal year to Dec 2025), the same as two years earlier.
Growing?
Yes: revenue up 11% on a year earlier (quarter ended Sep 2026); earnings per share up 57% over the last four quarters.
Expensive?
About usual: 21.5× trailing earnings; its five-year median is 20.4×. Priced 33% below the peer median of 32.2x.
Analysts?
50% of 24 say buy; average 12-month target $661, 9% above today's price.
Risky?
About average for a large company: its price swung 31% over the past year (the S&P 500's 14%), and it fell as much as 33% since Nov 2021.
Market cap$139.5B
Revenue (TTM)$79.1B
Net income (TTM)$6.5B
P/E (trailing)21.5x
52-week closing range$439 – $677
Forward P/E18.1x

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company that designs, manufactures, and sustains advanced systems such as the F-35 Lightning II fighter, missile and air-defense solutions, military helicopters, and space systems.

More about Lockheed Martin

Revenue is primarily generated through U.S. government and allied-nation contracts spanning development, production, and long-term sustainment/support.

Market Position

Lockheed Martin is a leading prime contractor in the U.S. defense industrial base with scale across air, missile defense, rotary-wing, and space programs; differentiation is driven by program incumbency, mission-critical IP, and long-duration contracts with high switching costs. Competitive dynamics are shaped by major primes and bid cycles tied to national defense and space budgets.

Key Segments

Lockheed Martin reports four operating segments: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space.

How has the stock done?

Over the past year LMT rose 32.2%; the aerospace & defense ETF (ITA) rose 2.6% and the S&P 500 rose 10.8%.

LMT +32.2%Aerospace & defense ETF (ITA) +2.6%Earnings released
How much it movesRisk
Biggest fall
−33%

From Oct 21, 2024 to Jul 22, 2025, the deepest drop from a high since Nov 2021

Volatility, past year
31%

How much the price swings in a year; the S&P 500's was 14%

Beta, past year
0.00

When the S&P 500 moves 1%, the stock has moved about 0.0% the same way

Show the earnings releases
ReleasedQuarterRevenueEPS vs estimateStock, day after5 days after
Oct 22, 2026ended Sep 2026$20.7B (+11% vs a year earlier)$7.97 vs $7.52 (beat)+9.6%+16.7%
Jul 23, 2026ended Jun 2026$20.1B (+11% vs a year earlier)$7.94 vs $7.19 (beat)+13.3%+11.6%
Apr 23, 2026ended Mar 2026$18.0B (0% vs a year earlier)$6.44 vs $6.69 (missed)−7.6%−6.7%
Jan 29, 2026ended Dec 2025$20.3B (+9% vs a year earlier)$5.80 vs $5.75 (beat)+6.2%+2.0%
Oct 21, 2025ended Sep 2025$18.6B (+9% vs a year earlier)—−3.7%−4.0%
Jul 22, 2025ended Jun 2025$18.2B (0% vs a year earlier)—−8.9%−8.8%
Apr 22, 2025ended Mar 2025$18.0B (+4% vs a year earlier)—+1.1%+3.8%
Jan 28, 2025ended Dec 2024$18.6B (−1% vs a year earlier)—−9.8%−9.9%
Oct 22, 2024ended Sep 2024$17.1B (+1% vs a year earlier)—−7.1%−11.0%
Jul 23, 2024ended Jun 2024$18.1B (+9% vs a year earlier)—+8.6%+13.3%
Apr 23, 2024ended Mar 2024$17.2B (+14% vs a year earlier)—−0.5%+0.8%
Jan 23, 2024ended Dec 2023$18.9B (−1% vs a year earlier)—−5.9%−5.9%
Oct 17, 2023ended Sep 2023$16.9B (+2% vs a year earlier)—+1.3%+0.1%
Jul 18, 2023ended Jun 2023$16.7B (+8% vs a year earlier)—−3.9%−3.4%
Apr 18, 2023ended Mar 2023$15.1B (+1% vs a year earlier)—+1.1%−2.9%
Jan 24, 2023ended Dec 2022$19.0B (+7% vs a year earlier)—+2.9%+5.0%
Oct 18, 2022ended Sep 2022$16.6B (+3% vs a year earlier)—+10.7%+15.8%
Jul 19, 2022ended Jun 2022$15.4B (−9% vs a year earlier)—+2.1%+2.5%
Apr 19, 2022ended Mar 2022$15.0B (−8% vs a year earlier)—−2.9%−4.6%
Jan 25, 2022ended Dec 2021$17.7B (+4% vs a year earlier)—+4.8%+3.7%

Change in closing price from the first day shown, or with Price the closing price itself. Prices: Yahoo Finance, to Nov 12, 2026. Dashed lines: the days the company released earnings (its SEC 8-K filings); EPS estimates: Yahoo Finance. The stock's move after a release runs from the last close before its day to the close the day after (or five days after), so a release before the open counts like one after the close.

Is the business growing?

Revenue was $20.7B in the quarter ended Sep 2026, up 11% from a year earlier.

Revenue by quarter
Change from the same quarter a year earlier
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Quarter endedRevenuevs a year earlier
Dec 2022$19.0B+7%
Mar 2023$15.1B+1%
Jun 2023$16.7B+8%
Sep 2023$16.9B+2%
Dec 2023$18.9B−1%
Mar 2024$17.2B+14%
Jun 2024$18.1B+9%
Sep 2024$17.1B+1%
Dec 2024$18.6B−1%
Mar 2025$18.0B+4%
Jun 2025$18.2B0%
Sep 2025$18.6B+9%
Dec 2025$20.3B+9%
Mar 2026$18.0B0%
Jun 2026$20.1B+11%
Sep 2026$20.7B+11%
Revenue by productFiscal years, from Lockheed Martin's 10-K

In the fiscal year to Dec 2025, Products was 83% and Services was 17% of revenue.

ProductsServices
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Fiscal yearPartRevenueShare
FY2023Products$56.3B83%
FY2023Services$11.3B17%
FY2024Products$59.3B83%
FY2024Services$11.8B17%
FY2025Products$62.7B83%
FY2025Services$12.4B17%
Revenue by regionFiscal years, from Lockheed Martin's 10-K

In the fiscal year to Dec 2025, United States was 72% and Europe was 12% of revenue; United States fell from 74% in the fiscal year to Dec 2023.

United StatesEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastOther
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Fiscal yearPartRevenueShare
FY2023United States$49.9B74%
FY2023Europe$7.0B10%
FY2023Asia Pacific$5.9B9%
FY2023Middle East$3.6B5%
FY2023Other$1.2B2%
FY2024United States$52.5B74%
FY2024Europe$7.7B11%
FY2024Asia Pacific$6.2B9%
FY2024Middle East$3.1B4%
FY2024Other$1.5B2%
FY2025United States$53.7B72%
FY2025Europe$8.8B12%
FY2025Asia Pacific$7.8B10%
FY2025Middle East$2.9B4%
FY2025Other$1.9B2%
Earnings per shareDiluted, GAAP
EPS, quarter ended Sep 2026
$7.97+15% on a year earlier

A year earlier $6.95

EPS, last four quarters
$28.15+57% on the four before

Diluted, from SEC filings

PEG, on the last year's growth
0.4

The P/E of 21.5× over the 57% EPS growth of the last four quarters; near 1 or below is cheap for the growth

Quarters: Lockheed Martin Corporation's SEC filings, named by the month they end. Fiscal years: Lockheed Martin Corporation's annual reports to the SEC.

How it makes money

Of every $100 in revenue, $6.7 ends up as net income. Net margin fell from 8.7% to 6.7% over the past 3 years.

Where each $1 of revenue goesFiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Revenue
Total sales
$75.0B100%
Gross profit
Revenue minus direct costs
$7.6B10.2% of revenue
Cost of revenue
Direct cost of making or buying goods
$67.4B89.8% of revenue
Operating income
Profit from the core business
$7.7B10.3% of revenue
Net income
What is left for shareholders after tax
$5.0B6.7% of revenue
Margins by quarter
Gross 11.8%Operating 11.8%Net 8.9%
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Quarter endedGrossOperatingNet
Dec 202212.1%12.1%10.1%
Mar 202313.5%13.5%11.2%
Jun 202312.5%12.8%10.1%
Sep 202312.1%12.1%10.0%
Dec 202312.2%12.1%9.9%
Mar 202411.6%11.8%9.0%
Jun 202411.8%11.9%9.1%
Sep 202412.4%12.5%9.5%
Dec 20243.7%3.7%2.8%
Mar 202512.9%13.2%9.5%
Jun 20254.0%4.1%1.9%
Sep 202512.0%12.3%8.7%
Dec 202511.4%11.5%6.6%
Mar 202611.5%11.4%8.3%
Jun 202612.2%12.4%9.2%
Sep 202611.8%11.8%8.9%
Gross margin, fiscal year
10.2%

−2.4 pts over 3 years

Operating margin, fiscal year
10.3%

−2.4 pts over 3 years

Net margin, fiscal year
6.7%

−2.0 pts over 3 years

Each margin is that line of the income statement divided by revenue. Fiscal year: Lockheed Martin Corporation's annual reports to the SEC; quarters: SEC filings.

How much work is already signed?

Customers had signed $292.0B of work Lockheed Martin has not yet delivered at the end of Sep 2026: 3.7 years of revenue at the last four quarters' pace. New orders over those four quarters were about 2.4× revenue, so the backlog grew.

Backlog
$292.0B

At the end of Sep 2026

Years of revenue
3.7

Backlog over the last four quarters' revenue

Book-to-bill, four quarters
2.4×Growing

New orders over revenue: above 1, more work comes in than goes out

BacklogAt each quarter end
Book-to-billBy quarter; above the line, the backlog grew
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Quarter endedBacklogYears of revenueBook-to-bill
Dec 2021$135.4B2.0 years1.0×
Mar 2022$134.2B2.0 years0.9×
Jun 2022$134.6B2.1 years1.0×
Sep 2022$139.7B2.2 years1.3×
Dec 2022$150.0B2.3 years1.5×
Mar 2023$145.1B2.2 years0.7×
Jun 2023$158.0B2.3 years1.8×
Sep 2023$156.0B2.3 years0.9×
Dec 2023$160.6B2.4 years1.2×
Mar 2024$159.4B2.3 years0.9×
Jun 2024$158.3B2.2 years0.9×
Sep 2024$165.7B2.3 years1.4×
Dec 2024$176.0B2.5 years1.6×
Mar 2025$173.0B2.4 years0.8×
Jun 2025$166.5B2.3 years0.6×
Sep 2025$179.1B2.4 years1.7×
Dec 2025$193.6B2.6 years1.7×
Mar 2026$186.4B2.5 years0.6×
Jun 2026$230.4B3.0 years3.2×
Sep 2026$292.0B3.7 years4.0×

Backlog: remaining performance obligations in Lockheed Martin Corporation's SEC filings, revenue under contract not yet delivered. Book-to-bill: the quarter's revenue plus the change in backlog, over the quarter's revenue.

Customers and suppliers

In its latest annual report Lockheed Martin sells to the U.S. government; it names no suppliers.

Along the supply chainTwo steps either way, as each company’s latest annual report names the others

Their suppliers

Redwire RDWto Firefly Aerospace
AE Industrial Partnersto Firefly Aerospace
AE Operatingto Firefly Aerospace
LMTLockheed Martin

Customers

U.S. government 72%

Partners

United Launch AllianceJoint venture providing expendable launch services50% ownership interest; $551 million investment at December 31, 2025
RTX RTXJointly produces Javelin weapon systems

Changes since the previous annual report (10-K filed Jan 28, 2025)

U.S. governmentCustomer, share of revenue73% → 72%
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CompanyRoleIn the filing's words
RTXpartner · joint venture with it“Javelin was developed and is currently produced for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps by a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and RTX Corporation.”
U.S. governmentcustomer“We derived 72% of our total consolidated sales from the U.S. Government in 2025, including 63% from the Department of War (DoW), also known as the Department of Defense under 10 U.S.C. § 111(a).”
United Launch Alliancepartner · joint venture with it“Operating profit for our Space business segment also includes our share of earnings for our 50% ownership interest in ULA, which provides expendable launch services to the U.S. Government and commercial customers. Our investment in ULA totaled $551 million at both December 31, 2025 and 2024.”
Boeing (10-K filed Jan 30, 2026)joint venture with it“Joint Venture Master Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2005, by and among Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company and United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. (Exhibit (10)(i) to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005)”
Firefly Aerospace (10-K filed Mar 20, 2026)calls it a customer“Additionally, we have built a robust portfolio of contracts composed of blue-chip customers across both government and commercial end markets including NASA, the USSF, the DoW’s SDA, the NRO, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, L3 Harris Technologies, Inc. and True Anomaly, Inc.”
Infleqtion (10-K filed Mar 31, 2026)calls it a partner“Our partners and customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, DARPA, NASA, SAIC, Lockheed Martin, NVIDIA and the United Kingdom (“UK”) National Quantum Computing Centre.”
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (10-K filed Feb 23, 2026)calls it a customer“A representative list of non-government customers during 2025 included tier one, large U.S. Government contractors and system integrators such as Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon Technologies, BAE Systems, and L3Harris, as well as Intelsat (acquired by SES), Blue Halo (acquired by AeroVironment), Microsoft, Amazon, Airbus, Siemens, Rolls Royce, Boom, GE Aerospace and others.”
Rocket Lab (10-K filed Feb 26, 2026)calls it a customer“Lockheed Martin Corporation 16 % 15 %”

Only the companies Lockheed Martin names in its 10-K filed Jan 29, 2026 (SEC). Named in other companies' filings: those whose own latest annual report or an 8-K since names Lockheed Martin. The supply chain joins the latest annual reports of the companies on it and the 8-Ks they filed since: a link shows when either side's report names the other, so it grows as more reports are read. Hover a name for the filing's own words.

Is it expensive?

P/E of 21.5x, below the peer median of 32.2x, with earnings still growing.

21.5×P/E (trailing)

Priced 33% below the peer median of 32.2x.

Vs. peersP/E, trailing (x)
LMTPeersPeer median 32.2x
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CompanyP/E (trailing)
SPCX · Space Exploration Technologies Corp.608×
GE · GE Aerospace38.2×
RTX · RTX Corporation32.2×
LMT · Lockheed Martin Corporation21.5×
GD · General Dynamics Corporation21.4×
BA · The Boeing Company17.7×
Against its own past five yearsTrailing P/E

At 21.5× trailing earnings LMT is inside the middle of its five-year range; the five-year median is 20.4×.

Trailing P/EMiddle half of five years 17.4×–23.0×Median 20.4×
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DateTrailing P/E
Nov 8, 202115.8×
Feb 8, 202217.4×
May 10, 202219.4×
Aug 10, 202224.9×
Nov 8, 202222.7×
Feb 9, 202321.7×
May 11, 202320.6×
Aug 11, 202316.6×
Nov 9, 202316.2×
Feb 12, 202415.5×
May 13, 202417.2×
Aug 13, 202420.3×
Nov 11, 202420.7×
Feb 13, 202519.5×
May 15, 202520.1×
Aug 15, 202524.6×
Nov 13, 202525.5×
Feb 17, 202630.2×
May 18, 202625.6×
Aug 18, 202622.4×
Nov 12, 202621.5×

Closing price over diluted earnings per share of the last four reported quarters, as known on each day (a quarter counts 35 days after it ends). From SEC filings; earnings per share adjusted for splits.

What analysts expect

The average analyst price target is $661, 9% above the current price; 50% of 24 analysts rate it a buy; earnings beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters.

12-month price targetsCurrent price $604.09
12 mo agoTodayIn 12 mo
High target
$835+38%
Average target
$661+9%
Low target
$498−18%
Ratings24 analysts
Strong Buy 3Buy 9Hold 11Sell 1Strong Sell 0

Buy or Strong Buy: 12 analysts (50%). Sell or Strong Sell: 1.

Targets and ratings over the past year40 changes by 15 firms

Over the past year the average of the analysts' latest price targets went from $519.30 to $661.55 (+27%), while LMT went from $455.85 to $604.09 (+33%). In the past three months targets were raised 8 times and cut 3 times. 4 upgrades and 2 downgrades over the year; the latest: Morgan Stanley moved it to Overweight from Equal-Weight on Oct 26, 2026.

Average target $661.55LMTMiddle half of targetsUpgradeDowngrade
Targets raised, by monthTargets cut
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DateFirmChangeRatingTarget
Nov 4, 2026GuggenheimBegan coverageBuy$735.00
Nov 2, 2026Wells FargoTarget raisedEqual-Weight$700.00, was $600.00
Oct 26, 2026JP MorganTarget raisedNeutral$665.00, was $620.00
Oct 26, 2026Morgan StanleyUpgradeOverweight, was Equal-Weight$835.00, was $690.00
Oct 23, 2026UBSTarget raisedBuy$692.00, was $653.00
Oct 23, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedBuy$706.00, was $691.00
Oct 23, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedSector Perform$600.00, was $550.00
Oct 23, 2026BarclaysTarget raisedEqual-Weight$560.00, was $554.00
Oct 15, 2026RBC CapitalTarget cutSector Perform$550.00, was $600.00
Oct 14, 2026BernsteinTarget cutMarket Perform$564.00, was $629.00
Oct 9, 2026TD CowenTarget cutHold$570.00, was $600.00
Oct 9, 2026BarclaysBegan coverageEqual-Weight$554.00
Oct 6, 2026Rothschild & CoBegan coverageBuy$650.00
Sep 8, 2026UBSUpgradeBuy, was Neutral$674.00, was $581.00
Aug 13, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedBuy$691.00, was $641.00
Jul 24, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget raisedEqual-Weight$690.00, was $653.00
Jul 24, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedSector Perform$600.00, was $575.00
Jul 13, 2026TD CowenTarget cutHold$560.00, was $600.00
Jul 1, 2026CitigroupUpgradeBuy, was Neutral$582.00, was $571.00
May 18, 2026CitigroupTarget cutNeutral$571.00, was $675.00
Apr 24, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget cutEqual-Weight$653.00, was $675.00
Apr 24, 2026RBC CapitalTarget cutSector Perform$575.00, was $650.00
Apr 24, 2026SusquehannaTarget cutPositive$700.00, was $740.00
Apr 7, 2026JefferiesTarget raisedHold$640.00, was $630.00
Apr 2, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedNeutral$675.00, was $673.00
Apr 1, 2026Wells FargoBegan coverageEqual-Weight$650.00
Mar 18, 2026SusquehannaTarget raisedPositive$740.00, was $725.00
Feb 5, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedNeutral$673.00, was $592.00
Feb 2, 2026UBSTarget raisedNeutral$663.00, was $580.00
Feb 2, 2026JefferiesTarget raisedHold$630.00, was $540.00
Feb 2, 2026Goldman SachsTarget raisedSell$517.00, was $464.00
Jan 30, 2026TD CowenTarget raisedHold$670.00, was $600.00
Jan 30, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedSector Perform$650.00, was $615.00
Jan 15, 2026UBSTarget raisedNeutral$580.00, was $513.00
Jan 13, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedNeutral$592.00, was $505.00
Jan 12, 2026JefferiesTarget raisedHold$540.00, was $500.00
Jan 9, 2026Truist SecuritiesUpgradeBuy, was Hold$605.00, was $500.00
Dec 19, 2025JP MorganDowngradeNeutral, was Overweight$515.00, was $465.00
Dec 16, 2025Morgan StanleyDowngradeEqual-Weight, was Overweight$543.00, was $630.00
Dec 12, 2025CitigroupBegan coverageNeutral$505.00
Earnings against estimatesLast 4 quarters, per share
Average estimateReported, beatReported, missed
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QuarterEstimateReportedSurprise
Dec ’25$5.75$5.80+0.9%
Mar ’26$6.69$6.44−3.7%
Jun ’26$7.19$7.94+10.4%
Sep ’26$7.52$7.97+6.0%

The day after each of these reports the stock moved +6.2% (Dec 2025, beat); −7.6% (Mar 2026, missed); +13.3% (Jun 2026, beat); +9.6% (Sep 2026, beat).

Expected nextConsensus of Nov 10, 2026

For the quarter ending Dec 2026 (Lockheed Martin reports on Jan 26, 2027), analysts expect revenue of $22.7B, up 12% on a year earlier. For the fiscal year ending Dec 2027, they expect adjusted earnings of $33.29 a share, 9% more than the year before's estimate of $30.62, and revenue of $87.1B, up 7% on the year before's estimate.

Revenue, quarter ending Dec 2026
$22.7B+12% on a year earlier

Dec 2025: $20.3B; range $22.1B to $23.2B; 18 analysts

EPS, year ending Dec 2027
$33.29+9% on the year before's estimate

Adjusted. The year to Dec 2026: $30.62 expected; range $31.26 to $35.48; 22 analysts

Revenue, year ending Dec 2027
$87.1B+7% on the year before's estimate

The year to Dec 2026: $81.4B expected; range $82.7B to $89.6B; 22 analysts

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PeriodFigureExpectedLow to highAnalystsA year earlierChange
Quarter ending Dec 2026, results Jan 26, 2027Revenue$22.7B$22.1B to $23.2B18$20.3B (Dec 2025)+12%
Quarter ending Mar 2027EPS (adjusted)$7.29$6.84 to $7.8510$6.44 (Mar 2026)+13%
Quarter ending Mar 2027Revenue$19.6B$19.3B to $19.8B10$18.0B (Mar 2026)+9%
Year ending Dec 2026EPS (adjusted)$30.62$29.73 to $30.9522——
Year ending Dec 2026Revenue$81.4B$80.8B to $82.0B22$75.0B (year to Dec 2025)+8%
Year ending Dec 2027EPS (adjusted)$33.29$31.26 to $35.4822$30.62 (expected, year to Dec 2026)+9%
Year ending Dec 2027Revenue$87.1B$82.7B to $89.6B22$81.4B (expected, year to Dec 2026)+7%

Targets, ratings and earnings estimates: Yahoo Finance. Rating and target changes: Yahoo Finance's list of upgrades and downgrades. The average target on each day is the average of every listed firm's latest target set in the 180 days before it, so it counts fewer analysts than the average target above, and the band is the middle half of those targets (a quarter of the firms are above it, a quarter below); a target set before a stock split is divided by the split. Expected figures: the average of the analysts' estimates (Yahoo Finance). Their EPS is adjusted, as analysts estimate it, so it is set against the adjusted EPS Yahoo reports for the same quarters, not the GAAP EPS of the growth and valuation sections; revenue against the SEC filings. No change is given against a quarter whose reported EPS was more than 50% off its own estimate (often a one-off gain or charge), nor against a year that counts one. Each estimate is pinned to its fiscal period by the report date or the period's end, and one that cannot be is left out.

Where the cash goes

Generated $8.4B in free cash flow over the year, of which $4.0B went back to shareholders (dividends plus buybacks), leaving $4.4B in the company.

Where a year of cash went4 quarters to Sep 2026
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LineAmount
Op. cash flow$10.1B
Capex−$1.7B
Free cash flow$8.4B
Dividends−$3.2B
Buybacks−$800M
Cash retained$4.4B
Free cash flow yield
6.0%

For every $100 of market cap, the company generates about $6.0 in free cash flow a year.

Dividend yield
2.3%

For every $100 of market cap, you receive about $2.3 in dividends a year.

Shareholder yield
2.8%

Dividends plus buybacks over the last four quarters: for every $100 of market cap, about $2.8 went back to shareholders.

By quarter: free cash flow and what went back to shareholdersLast 12 quarters
Free cash flowDividendsBuybacks
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Quarter endedFree cash flowDividendsBuybacks
Dec 2023$1.7B$767M$3.0B
Mar 2024$1.3B$780M$1.0B
Jun 2024$1.5B$752M$850M
Sep 2024$2.1B$749M$850M
Dec 2024$441M$778M$1.0B
Mar 2025$955M$796M$750M
Jun 2025−$150M$771M$500M
Sep 2025$3.3B$765M$1.0B
Dec 2025$2.8B$799M$750M
Mar 2026−$291M$816M$0
Jun 2026$2.9B$796M$0
Sep 2026$3.0B$796M$0
Diluted sharesDown 0.6% in a year

Lockheed Martin had 232M diluted shares in the quarter ended Sep 2026, 0.6% fewer than a year earlier, and 3.0% fewer each year on average since Jun 2020. It spent $750M on buybacks over the last four quarters. Over the last four quarters its earnings per share rose 57.2% and its net income rose 55.1%: fewer shares added about 2 points.

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Quarter endedDiluted shares
Jun 2020281M
Sep 2020281M
Mar 2021280M
Jun 2021278M
Sep 2021277M
Mar 2022269M
Jun 2022267M
Sep 2022265M
Mar 2023256M
Jun 2023254M
Sep 2023250M
Mar 2024242M
Jun 2024240M
Sep 2024239M
Mar 2025235M
Jun 2025234M
Sep 2025233M
Mar 2026231M
Jun 2026231M
Sep 2026232M

Free cash flow: operating cash flow minus capital spending on property, plant and equipment, from SEC filings, for the last 4 quarters and by quarter. Shares: each quarter's diluted weighted average as filed with the SEC, since the stock's listing and its latest split.

Financial health

Current ratio 1.1, short-term debt is manageable; shareholder equity is only 11% of assets, so debt-to-equity (3.2) says little; net debt is 1.7 years of operating cash flow, which is manageable.

Current ratio
1.1Fair liquidity

Assets that can be turned into cash soon are 1.1x what is owed within a year. 1.5 or higher is comfortable; below 1 needs watching.

Debt-to-equity
3.2Small equity

Shareholder funds are only 11% of assets, so $3.2 of debt per $1 of them says little about whether the debt can be carried. The years of operating cash flow it would take to repay it say more.

Net debt
$17.6BMore debt than cash

Cash and short-term investments of $4.1B against debt of $21.7B.

Net debt ÷ cash flow
1.7 yearsManageable debt

Net debt of $17.6B is 1.7 years of the $10.1B its operations brought in over the last four quarters. Under 1 year is light; over 3 is heavy.

AssetsTotal ~$59.8B
Cash
$4.1B6.9%
Receivables
$3.9B6.5%
Inventory
$3.5B5.9%
Property & equipment
$8.9B14.8%
Goodwill
$11.3B18.9%
Intangibles
$4.3B7.2%
Other
$23.8B39.8%
Liabilities & equityTotal ~$59.8B
Current
$23.3B39.0%
Long-term
$29.8B49.8%
Equity
$6.7B11.2%

Latest fiscal year balance sheet. Source: Yahoo Finance.

What did the funds Hunch tracks do?

Of the 83 funds whose 13F filings Hunch reads, 13 held LMT at the end of their latest quarter (for most, Q2 2026). Over that quarter 7 added shares, 3 cut, 1 bought new and 2 held the same. The largest of them is National Pension Service, 648,708 shares worth $330M at Sep 30, 2026, 0.3% fewer than a quarter earlier.

Funds that added shares
8

1 of them new holders

Funds that cut
3

Over their latest quarter

Change in shares over the latest quarterThe 12 largest holdings
Added or newCut or sold all
Show every fund
FundQuarterSharesValueChange in sharesChangeFiled
National Pension ServiceQ3 2026648,708$330M−1,632−0.3%Nov 12, 2026
Canada Pension Plan Investment BoardQ2 2026596,388$304M−21,532−3.5%Aug 14, 2026
Mirae Asset Global InvestmentsQ3 2026264,515$135M+33,809+15%Nov 3, 2026
Yacktman Asset ManagementQ3 2026217,071$111M+712+0.3%Nov 2, 2026
Korea InvestmentQ2 2026164,002$83.6M+10,625+6.9%Aug 12, 2026
Renaissance TechnologiesQ3 2026116,840$59.5M−181,680−61%Nov 12, 2026
Markel GroupQ3 202665,213$33.2M00.0%Oct 30, 2026
Tudor Investment Corp Et AlQ2 202659,935$30.5M+59,935NewAug 14, 2026
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 202638,715$19.7M+27,413+243%Aug 14, 2026
Nomura HoldingsQ2 202621,348$10.9M+12,164+132%Aug 14, 2026
ARK Investment ManagementQ2 202614,806$7.5M+1,539+12%Aug 14, 2026
Fisher Asset ManagementQ3 20268,102$4.1M+1,779+28%Nov 6, 2026
Dodge & CoxQ2 2026775$395K00.0%Aug 13, 2026

From the 13F filings of the 83 funds Hunch tracks, not of every institution: each fund's shares of LMT at its latest quarter end against the quarter before, as filed (long positions only, options left out), the quarter before put on the latest quarter's share count across a split. A fund files 45 days after its quarter ends, so some have a newer quarter than others. Value is at the quarter end.

Are insiders buying or selling?

Officers and directors sold $124K of LMT on the open market in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026; none bought. The largest was Robert M Lightfoot JR (President Space), who sold $118K in 3 sales.

Sold
$124K

24 sales

Bought
None

0 purchases

Under 10b5-1 plans
0%

Share of the sales' value

Trades on the priceA dot a day, sized by value
LMTSale
Who tradedOpen-market trades, last 12 months
Robert M Lightfoot JR
President Space
−$118K3 trades
Stephanie C. Hill
Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems
−$6,6602 trades
Gregory M Ulmer
President Aeronautics
−$02 trades
Timothy S Cahill
Pres. Missiles & Fire Control
−$08 trades
John Donovan
Director
−$06 trades
Show every trade
DateInsiderRoleTradeSharesPriceValueFiled
Oct 23, 2026John Frank A StChief Operating OfficerSale720——Oct 27, 2026
Oct 23, 2026John Frank A StChief Operating OfficerSale1,160——Oct 27, 2026
Oct 23, 2026John Frank A StChief Operating OfficerSale2,019——Oct 27, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale120——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale204——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale212——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale469——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale631——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 13, 2026John DonovanDirectorSale1,742——Aug 17, 2026
Aug 12, 2026Robert M Lightfoot JRPresident SpaceSale196$600.12$118KAug 13, 2026
Aug 11, 2026Robert M Lightfoot JRPresident SpaceSale846——Aug 13, 2026
Aug 11, 2026Robert M Lightfoot JRPresident SpaceSale1,564——Aug 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale80——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale280——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale400——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale440——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale600——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale640——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale900——Mar 13, 2026
Mar 11, 2026Timothy S CahillPres. Missiles & Fire ControlSale1,280——Mar 13, 2026
Feb 27, 2026Gregory M UlmerPresident AeronauticsSale320——Feb 27, 2026
Feb 27, 2026Gregory M UlmerPresident AeronauticsSale2,520——Feb 27, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Stephanie C. HillPres. Rotary & Mission SystemsSale10$666.05$6,660Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026Stephanie C. HillPres. Rotary & Mission SystemsSale2,400——Feb 24, 2026

From the Form 4s filed with the SEC about Lockheed Martin Corporation (49 in the 12 months): purchases (code P) and sales (code S) on the open market by its officers and directors, at the price each filing gives (often an average of the day's trades). A sale is a 10b5-1 sale when its filing says it was made under such a plan, set up in advance. Not counted: 65 other transactions (grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax, gifts and other transfers).

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