LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation
LMT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over LMT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LMT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
LMT's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LMT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $442 | -27% |
| Fair | 19x | $533 | -12% |
| Forward | 19x | $604 | — |
| Current | 21x | $604 | — |
| Expensive | 23x | $647 | +7.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LMT's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over LMT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
LMT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LMT, with profitability improving.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
LMT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.14 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $28.15 | +57% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.13 | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.65 | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $21.49 | -3.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.96 | -35% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.81 | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.20 | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $22.31 | -19% |
LMT earned $28.15 per share over the past year, up 57% from the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over LMT on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LMT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.7B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $20.1B | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $18B | +0.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.3B | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.6B | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $18.2B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $18B | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6B | -1.3% |
LMT's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $20.7B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +8.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +7.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | -8.4 points |
LMT's operating margin was 12% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over LMT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over LMT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LMT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3B | -10% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.9B | +$3.1B |
| Q1 2026 | -$291M | -130% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8B | +525% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2025 | -$150M | -110% |
| Q1 2025 | $955M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $441M | -73% |
LMT generated $8.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 82% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over LMT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LMT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -1.3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.5% | -18.7M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -45.8M shares |
| Available history | -18% | -52.3M shares |
LMT has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $750M |
| Q3 2025 | $1B |
| Q2 2025 | $500M |
| Q1 2025 | $750M |
| Q4 2024 | $1B |
LMT spent $750M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 77% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
LMT Net Leverage
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
LMT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.1 | Neutral |
LMT's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
LMT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | LMT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 24x | 11% below |
| PE % | 74 | 58 | 16 pts above |
LMT has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
LMT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $562.4 | 7.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $557.5 | 8.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $561.3 | 7.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $513.6 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $494.5 | 22% above |
LMT has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
LMT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $393.6 | $352.0 | -11% |
| 2021 | $352.0 | $347.0 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | $347.0 | $483.3 | +39% |
| 2023 | $483.3 | $453.2 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | $453.2 | $489.0 | +7.9% |
| 2025 | $489.0 | $483.0 | -1.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $483.0 | $604.1 | +25% |
LMT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over LMT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.