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Leidos (LDOS) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Leidos (LDOS - Free Report) reported $4.25 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.8%. EPS of $2.97 for the same period compares to $2.29 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +4.03% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.08 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.47, the EPS surprise was +20.24%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Leidos performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenues- Health & Civil: $1.29 billion compared to the $1.22 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenues- National Security and Digital: $1.88 billion versus $1.85 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Revenues- Commercial & International: $568 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $535.98 million.
  • Revenues- Defense Systems: $508 million versus $493.64 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Operating income (loss)- Defense Systems: $34 million compared to the $28.59 million average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Non-GAAP operating income (loss)- Defense Systems: $46 million versus $47.40 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Operating income (loss)- National Security & Digital: $185 million versus $179.86 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Non-GAAP operating income (loss)- Health & Civil: $305 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $245.86 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating income (loss)- National Security and Digital: $190 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $187.74 million.
  • Non-GAAP operating income (loss)- Commercial & International: $48 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $46.30 million.
  • Operating income (loss)- Health & Civil: $299 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $255.55 million.
  • Operating income (loss)- Commercial & International: $37 million compared to the $32.87 million average estimate based on two analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for Leidos here>>>

Shares of Leidos have returned +11.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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