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LDOS FY2026 Q2 RAISED

Отчётный звонок Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Aug 04, 2026 · 08:00 ET ChrisStuart DavisTom Bell
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Defense segment posts 2.2 book-to-bill ratio in Q2

Leidos reported a strong Q2 with revenue growth and raised full-year guidance, driven by robust defense demand and accelerated award activity. The company addressed health segment headwinds related to VBA program changes, while highlighting opportunities in defense tech and sovereign AI partnerships. Revenue grew 7% YoY to $4.56B, with defense segment posting a 2.2x book-to-bill ratio.

Вывод Buzzberg Defense segment posts 2.2 book-to-bill ratio in Q2 Leidos reported a strong Q2 with revenue growth and raised full-year guidance, driven by robust defense demand and accelerated award activity. The company addressed health segment headwinds related to VBA program changes, while highlighting opportunities in defense tech and sovereign AI partnerships. Revenue grew 7% YoY to $4.56B, with defense segment posting a 2.2x book-to-bill ratio. Читать полный анализСвернуть анализ

Leidos reported a strong Q2 with revenue growth and raised full-year guidance, driven by robust defense demand and accelerated award activity. The company addressed health segment headwinds related to VBA program changes, while highlighting opportunities in defense tech and sovereign AI partnerships. Revenue grew 7% YoY to $4.56B, with defense segment posting a 2.2x book-to-bill ratio.

  • Raised FY2026 revenue guidance by $100M and EPS by 5 cents, driven by strong defense performance.
  • Health segment facing VBA incentive removal but maintaining 20% OI margins.
  • Partnership with CoreWeave to provide sovereign AI infrastructure for defense.
Revenue $4.558B +4% QoQ
EPS $3.26 +4% QoQ
Gross margin 17.92% reported
Op margin 11.12% reported

Что изменилось в этом квартале

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Demand

Defense segment posts 2.2 book-to-bill ratio in Q2

Management repeatedly raised guidance, highlighted strong bookings and cash flow, and expressed bullishness on defense tech and health recompete positioning, conveying a confident tone despite acknowledged headwinds.

02
Margins

Health margins expected to sustain around 20% for rest of 2026

Reported gross margin was 17.92%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.

03
Guidance

VBA incentive payments suspended for all vendors for 2026

Guidance · revenue to $18.15B

04
Demand

MHS Genesis next phase may insource integration, but Leidos sees continued role

Defense segment posts 2.2 book-to-bill ratio in Q2. Management repeatedly raised guidance, highlighted strong bookings and cash flow, and expressed bullishness on defense tech and health recompete positioning, conveying a confident tone despite acknowledged headwinds.

AI, капзатраты и спрос

AI

Платформа и монетизация

Management discussed AI indirectly through the lens of sovereign AI capabilities, mentioning a partnership with CoreWeave to position Leidos as the preferred provider of secure cloud AI for the intelligence community and Department of War, and highlighted the launch of a new software tool called Parkata, which they plan to sell on a fixed-price, outcome-based basis.

Спрос

Заказы и конверсия

Defense segment posts 2.2 book-to-bill ratio in Q2. Management repeatedly raised guidance, highlighted strong bookings and cash flow, and expressed bullishness on defense tech and health recompete positioning, conveying a confident tone despite acknowledged headwinds.

Капзатраты

Инвестиции и мощности

Management reduced full-year CapEx guidance to approximately $250 million, implying an increase in free cash flow guidance by about $150 million. The reduction reflects a prudent pullback on capital intensity, while still investing in defense tech and other growth pillars, with a long-term outlook of 1-1.5% of revenue for capex.

Тон · Confident

Management repeatedly raised guidance, highlighted strong bookings and cash flow, and expressed bullishness on defense tech and health recompete positioning, conveying a confident tone despite acknowledged headwinds.

Альфа цепочки поставок

A1

VBA's removal of incentive payments for medical disability exams creates a $100M revenue headwind, but LDOS is absorbing it to maintain higher-margin health business.

“the health segments sustaining revenues around Q2 levels for the rest of the year with non-GAAP OI margins around 20%”
Chris
A2

Defense segment's 1.9x trailing twelve-month book-to-bill suggests significant revenue acceleration pipeline, excluded from current guidance.

“Defense posted a 2.2 book to bill ratio in the second quarter. Over the trailing 12 months, this equates to a 1.9 book to bill ratio.”
Tom Bell
A3

LDOS's munitions facility in Huntsville will ramp up production capacity for LCCM, with production readiness review scheduled for later this month.

“production readiness and scaling review scheduled for later this month”
Tom Bell
A4

Coordination with CoreWeave marks entry into sovereign AI infrastructure, indicating higher capex intensity and new competitive positioning.

“we announced a major partnership with CoreWeave”
Tom Bell

Прогноз компании

RaisedGuidance · revenue to $18.15B
Прогноз компании
ПоказательПериодДиапазонСерединаСтатус
CapexFY2026$0.24B–$0.26B$0.25BLOWERED
EPSFY2026$11.80–$12.10$11.95RAISED
Free cash flowFY2026$1.6B–$1.7B$1.65BRAISED
Op marginHEALTHFY202620%20%MAINTAINED
Op marginFY202613%13%MAINTAINED
RevenueDEFENSEFY20268%–9%8.5%RAISED
RevenueHEALTHFY2026-5%–-3%-4%GUIDED
RevenueFY2026$18B–$18.3B$18.15BRAISED

Сигналы по компаниям

-6.1%
с момента звонка
$86.65$81.34
Партнёры

Partnership positions Leidos to provide secure, sovereign cloud AI infrastructure for intelligence community and defense, a growth area for LDOS.

“here recently, just last week, perhaps you caught the fact that we announced a major partnership with CoreWeave”
Tom Bell
-10.1%
с момента звонка
$323.06$290.38
-5.4%
с момента звонка
$278.35$263.32
Цепочка поставокАльфа цепочки поставок

Defense segment's 1.9x trailing twelve-month book-to-bill suggests significant revenue acceleration pipeline, excluded from current guidance. — Indicates defense segment revenue growth will accelerate over coming quarters, potentially outpacing peers in defense tech.

-6.3%
с момента звонка
$216.50$202.90
Цепочка поставокАльфа цепочки поставок

LDOS's munitions facility in Huntsville will ramp up production capacity for LCCM, with production readiness review scheduled for later this month. — Indicates new production capacity being added, potentially alleviating supply constraints for munitions sector.

+3.2%
с момента звонка
$140.54$145.07
+2.8%
с момента звонка
$225.10$231.28
Цепочка поставокАльфа цепочки поставок

Coordination with CoreWeave marks entry into sovereign AI infrastructure, indicating higher capex intensity and new competitive positioning. — Signals shift in how defense and intelligence agencies will access AI compute, potential disruption to traditional on-premise deployments.