Leidos Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:LDOS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$23.2b

Leidos Holdings Valuation

Is LDOS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of LDOS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$272.31
Fair Value
33.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: LDOS ($180.92) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($272.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: LDOS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LDOS?

Key metric: As LDOS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LDOS. This is calculated by dividing LDOS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LDOS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.6x
EarningsUS$1.40b
Market CapUS$23.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LDOS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LDOS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average42.9x
TRU TransUnion
43.9x21.90%US$17.2b
EFX Equifax
47.7x20.02%US$30.5b
VRSK Verisk Analytics
41.2x9.55%US$37.5b
ULS UL Solutions
38.8x12.73%US$12.7b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
16.6x2.21%US$23.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LDOS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the peer average (42.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LDOS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
STCN Steel Connect
3.8xn/aUS$78.15m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
VCIG VCI Global
2.9xn/aUS$24.26m
LDOS 16.6xIndustry Avg. 26.4xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LDOS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (26.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LDOS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

LDOS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.6x
Fair PE Ratio25.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LDOS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst LDOS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$180.92
US$186.69
+3.19%
6.09%US$205.00US$164.00n/a13
Aug ’26US$159.20
US$173.54
+9.01%
6.38%US$187.00US$150.00n/a13
Jul ’26US$160.94
US$170.82
+6.14%
6.49%US$187.00US$151.00n/a15
Jun ’26US$148.52
US$173.49
+16.81%
7.31%US$200.00US$151.00n/a15
May ’26US$146.61
US$167.47
+14.23%
8.12%US$189.00US$148.00n/a15
Apr ’26US$134.96
US$171.87
+27.35%
10.90%US$220.00US$144.00n/a15
Mar ’26US$129.97
US$171.87
+32.24%
10.90%US$220.00US$144.00n/a15
Feb ’26US$142.03
US$184.38
+29.82%
12.31%US$220.00US$148.00n/a14
Jan ’26US$144.06
US$192.17
+33.39%
10.95%US$220.00US$153.00n/a14
Dec ’25US$165.40
US$203.56
+23.07%
8.48%US$228.00US$175.00n/a13
Nov ’25US$182.97
US$201.26
+9.99%
10.42%US$230.00US$165.00n/a13
Oct ’25US$165.01
US$170.53
+3.35%
6.17%US$190.00US$145.00n/a13
Sep ’25US$158.51
US$168.31
+6.18%
5.75%US$190.00US$145.00US$180.9214
Aug ’25US$144.75
US$166.88
+15.29%
6.33%US$190.00US$145.00US$159.2014
Jul ’25US$145.56
US$159.54
+9.60%
7.79%US$180.00US$135.00US$160.9414
Jun ’25US$147.05
US$158.46
+7.76%
7.63%US$180.00US$135.00US$148.5214
May ’25US$142.19
US$151.99
+6.89%
9.14%US$180.00US$135.00US$146.6114
Apr ’25US$130.42
US$138.69
+6.34%
5.06%US$148.00US$120.00US$134.9614
Mar ’25US$127.44
US$137.26
+7.71%
5.53%US$148.00US$120.00US$129.9714
Feb ’25US$110.85
US$125.84
+13.52%
6.54%US$136.00US$105.00US$142.0314
Jan ’25US$108.24
US$120.83
+11.63%
8.86%US$136.00US$100.00US$144.0613
Dec ’24US$108.94
US$118.54
+8.81%
9.17%US$136.00US$100.00US$165.4013
Nov ’24US$101.18
US$118.15
+16.78%
9.07%US$136.00US$100.00US$182.9713
Oct ’24US$92.16
US$114.57
+24.32%
7.18%US$127.00US$100.00US$165.0114
Sep ’24US$98.84
US$115.14
+16.49%
7.73%US$129.00US$100.00US$158.5114
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 13 Analysts
US$186.69
Fair Value
3.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
13
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/01 11:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/08/29 00:00
Earnings2025/07/04
Annual Earnings2025/01/03

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Leidos Holdings, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Peter ArmentBaird
David StraussBarclays