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Leidos Holdings (LDOS) guidance and outlook
Leidos Holdings (LDOS) reaffirmed its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: EBITDA margin 13% for FY2026. Leidos Holdings' 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026 makes 6 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA margin | FY2026 | 13% | reaffirmed |
From the earnings release filed Nov 3, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026
- We expect to recover certain portions of the increase to the cost of goods through contractual measures.
- While we continue to evaluate the tariff environment and potential impacts of higher tariffs, we currently do not expect them to have a significant effect on our business.
- Backlog represents the revenues we expect to recognize under negotiated contracts and unissued task orders on sole source IDIQ contracts, to the extent we believe their execution and funding to be probable.
- We expect to fund this investment with cash on hand and cash generated through our operations.
- For the next 12 months and beyond, we expect to meet our liquidity needs, including servicing our debt, through cash generated from operations, available cash balances and borrowings from our commercial paper program.
- These arrangements have not had, and management does not believe it is likely that they will in the future have, a material effect on our liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources, operations or financial condition.
Leidos Holdings' latest quarter
Leidos Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $4.6B (+4% year over year), operating margin 11.9%, net earnings $413M, operating cash flow $523M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Leidos Holdings raise or lower its guidance?
Leidos Holdings (LDOS) reaffirmed its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: EBITDA margin 13% for FY2026.
What does Leidos Holdings expect?
We expect to recover certain portions of the increase to the cost of goods through contractual measures. While we continue to evaluate the tariff environment and potential impacts of higher tariffs, we currently do not expect them to have a significant effect on our business. Backlog represents the revenues we expect to recognize under negotiated contracts and unissued task orders on sole source IDIQ contracts, to the extent we believe their execution and funding to be probable.
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.