| Valuation |
9.5 |
auto |
P/E 24.8 |
| Liquidity |
6.5 |
auto |
Current ratio 1.14 |
| Growth |
4.6 |
auto |
Revenue growth 0.3% |
| Profitability |
6.3 |
auto |
Net margin 6.4% |
| Efficiency |
10.0 |
auto |
ROE 67.6% |
| Leadership Tenure |
7.5 |
ai |
CEO Jim Taiclet has led since June 2020 (~5 years), bringing telecom/5G background and stable execution; prior CFO transitions handled cleanly with deep aerospace bench. |
| Ownership Alignment |
3.9 |
auto |
Insider holding 0.09% |
| Strategic Vision |
7.8 |
ai |
'21st Century Security' strategy integrating 5G, AI, and JADC2 networking across F-35, hypersonics, and space; coherent multi-decade DoD modernization roadmap though execution on next-gen NGAD loss to Boeing tempers ambition. |
| Focus / Clarity |
8.4 |
ai |
Pure-play defense prime across four clean segments (Aeronautics, Missiles & Fire Control, Rotary & Mission Systems, Space) — easy to describe, no conglomerate drift. |
| Diversification |
7.0 |
ai |
~$71B revenue but ~73% from US government (DoD-dominant) with F-35 alone ~27% of sales; international FMS growing but customer concentration remains a structural feature of the prime defense model. |
| Maturity / Revenue |
9.4 |
ai |
Revenue $75.1B |
| Growth Potential |
7.6 |
ai |
Defense modernization tailwind, hypersonics, missile demand surge from Ukraine/Israel restocking (PAC-3, JASSM, GMLRS), and ~$1.8T DoD/allied budget TAM; capped by NGAD loss and program-of-record growth pacing in single digits. |
| Volatility |
5.3 |
auto |
β 0.24 · D/E 276.37 |
| Market Standing |
8.8 |
auto |
Market cap $118.1B |
| Competitive Moat |
9.2 |
ai |
F-35 sole-source monopoly through 2070s with 3,000+ aircraft installed base and lifecycle sustainment lock-in; top-tier in hypersonics and missile defense (THAAD, PAC-3) with regulatory + IP + switching-cost moat stacking. |