Leidos Delivers Strong Second Quarter and Enhances Full-Year Guidance

• Revenues of $4.6 billion, up 7% year-over-year
• Net income of $356 million or $2.81 per diluted share
• Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) of $631 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) of 13.8%
• Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share of $3.26, up 2% year-over-year
• Cash Flows from Operations of $793 million; Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow of $761 million

RESTON, Va., Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, highlighted by robust revenue growth and free cash flow generation.

"I'm pleased to report another strong quarter for Leidos," said Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell. "In addition to achieving milestones for revenue and cash, we booked $5 billion of contract awards. We're seeing meaningful growth emerge across our Defense Tech, Energy Infrastructure, and Cyber growth pillars.  And we have greater visibility into the long-term role of our Managed Healthcare pillar. The strength of our balanced portfolio allows us to enhance our 2026 guidance for revenues, earnings, and cash."

SUMMARY OPERATING RESULTS

Revenues for the quarter were $4.56 billion, up 7% compared to the second quarter of 2025, including 4% organically. Revenues grew year-over-year due to increased customer demand for defense tech products, energy and air traffic management solutions, and intelligence mission support.

For the second quarter, net income was $356 million, or $2.81 per diluted share. Net income and diluted EPS were both down 9% and 7%, respectively, year-over-year; net income margin was 7.8% compared to 9.2% in the second quarter of 2025. Net income and diluted EPS for the quarter reflect $29 million in costs associated with the acquisition of ENTRUST Solutions Group ("Entrust") and the pending joint venture with Analogic Corporation, as well as restructuring costs associated with the NorthStar 2030 re-alignment. Adjusting for these and certain other items, non-GAAP net income decreased 1% year-over-year, to $413 million for the second quarter, and non-GAAP diluted EPS increased 2% to $3.26.

In addition, adjusted EBITDA was $631 million for the second quarter, down 2% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13.8% decreased from 15.2% in the second quarter of 2025. Profitability in the current quarter reflected excellent program execution and disciplined cost management across the portfolio; profitability in the year-ago quarter benefited from several one-time, non-operational gains, including a $25 million insurance reimbursement for legal costs.

CASH FLOW SUMMARY

Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $793 million for an operating cash flow conversion ratio of 224%. After adjusting for property, equipment, and software payments, quarterly free cash was $761 million for a free cash flow conversion ratio of 185%.

For the quarter, Leidos used $38 million in investing activities, including $32 million in property, equipment and software payments. Leidos used $423 million in financing activities, consisting primarily of $300 million in debt paydown and $127 million returned to shareholders, including $72 million in share repurchases and $55 million as part of a regular quarterly cash dividend program. As of July 3, 2026, Leidos had $748 million in cash and cash equivalents and $6.0 billion of debt.

NEW BUSINESS AWARDS

Net bookings totaled $4.9 billion in the quarter, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 1.1. As a result, backlog at the end of the quarter was $48.7 billion, of which $10.2 billion was funded. Trailing-twelve-month book-to-bill of 1.1 resulted in year-over-year growth in total and funded backlog of 5% and 44%, respectively. Quarterly bookings included several key awards:

• Avionics Intermediate Shop (AIS) Production Support Integration (PIS). The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Leidos a $475 million follow-on AIS PIS contract to manage the computerized diagnostic system that fixes the F-16 fighter jets. The company will deliver independent systems engineering, resolve complex component shortages, and manage original equipment manufacturer subcontracts. This work ensures sustained mission readiness of F-16 fleets for the U.S. Air Force, European, and foreign partners.

• General Services Administration (GSA) Military OneSource. Leidos secured a $456 million contract from the GSA to manage the Military OneSource program over the next four years. Under this agreement, Leidos will deliver comprehensive 24/7 well-being services, including confidential counseling, tax support, and relocation tools to more than 4.7 million service members and their families worldwide. This strategic win further cements Leidos as a leading provider of global military health and managed health services.

• U.S. Air Force Electronic Warfare Mission Support. Leidos received a $350 million contract modification to provide additional high-end technical support for the U.S. Air Force Material Command. The company will supply additional units of its advanced low-band surveillance radar infrastructure alongside specialized signal-processing software. These mission-critical capabilities are engineered to defeat adversary low-observable assets and mitigate heavy electronic countermeasures, providing defense networks with the definitive, high-fidelity threat intelligence required for modern multi-domain operations.

• Defense Health Agency (DHA) Reserve Health Readiness Program (RHRP) 3.1. Leidos will maintain uninterrupted medical and dental exams for U.S. military reservists under a potential 30-month, $325 million contract modification while the DHA finalizes its long-term transition strategy for RHRP.

• Customs Border Patrol (CBP) Medium Energy Mobile (MEM) Systems. Leidos secured a five-year, $270 million single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from CBP to deliver up to 100 MEM Systems. These flexible, non-intrusive inspection units scan vehicles and cargo for contraband, drugs, and weapons and will be deployed at various points of entry across the U.S. This award will align to the Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions and Analogic Corporation joint venture upon its formation.

• Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0. The NSWC awarded Leidos an $88 million other transaction authority (OTA) contract to develop experimental hypersonic glide vehicles to serve as real-world testbeds for advancing high-speed flight technologies.

FORWARD GUIDANCE

Leidos is raising its fiscal year 2026 guidance as follows:

For information regarding adjusted EBITDA margin and non-GAAP diluted EPS, see the related explanations and reconciliations to GAAP measures included elsewhere in this release.

Leidos does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA margins or non-GAAP diluted EPS to net income margin or diluted EPS due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation. Because certain deductions for non-GAAP exclusions used to calculate projected net income margin or diluted EPS may vary significantly based on actual events, Leidos is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income at this time. The amounts of these deductions may be material and, therefore, could result in projected net income margin and diluted EPS being materially less than what may be implied by projected adjusted EBITDA margins and non-GAAP diluted EPS.

CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION

Leidos management will discuss operations and financial results in an earnings conference call beginning at 8 A.M. eastern time on August 4, 2026. A live audio broadcast of the conference call along with a supplemental presentation will be available to the public through links on the Leidos Investor Relations website (http://ir.leidos.com). An archived version of the webcast will be available on the Leidos Investor Relations website until August 4, 2027.

ABOUT LEIDOS

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 50,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026. For more information, visit www.leidos.com. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this release contain or are based on "forward-looking" information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guidance" and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements in this release include, among others, estimates of our future growth, strategy and financial and operating performance, including future revenues, adjusted EBITDA margins, diluted EPS (including on a non-GAAP basis) and cash flows provided by operating activities, as well as statements about our business contingency plans, government budgets and spending, uncertainties in tax due to new tax legislation or other regulatory developments, strategy, planned investments including the pending joint venture, sustainability goals and our future dividends, share repurchases, capital expenditures, debt repayments, acquisitions, dispositions and cash flow conversion. These statements reflect our belief and assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate.

Actual performance and results may differ materially from those results anticipated by our guidance and other forward-looking statements made in this release depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: developments in the U.S. government defense and non-defense budgets, including budget reductions, sequestration, implementation of spending limits or changes in budgetary priorities, potential future U.S. government shutdown and other or future delays in the U.S. government budget process, or the U.S. government's failure to raise the debt ceiling, which increases the possibility of a default by the U.S. government on its debt obligations, related credit-rating downgrades, or an economic recession; uncertainties in tax due to new tax legislation or other regulatory developments; deterioration of economic conditions or weakening in credit or capital markets; uncertainty in the consequences of current and future geopolitical events; inflationary pressures and fluctuations in interest rates; delays in the U.S. government contract procurement process or the award of contracts and delays or loss of contracts as a result of competitor protests; changes in U.S. government procurement rules, regulations and practices; our compliance with various U.S. government and other government procurement rules and regulations; governmental reviews, audits and investigations of our company; our ability to effectively compete and win contracts with the U.S. government and other customers; our ability to respond rapidly to emerging technology trends, including the use of artificial intelligence; our reliance on information technology spending by hospitals/healthcare organizations; our reliance on infrastructure investments by industrial and natural resources organizations; energy efficiency and alternative energy sourcing investments; investments by U.S. government and commercial organizations in environmental impact and remediation projects; the effects of an epidemic, pandemic or similar outbreak may have on our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows; our ability to attract, train and retain skilled employees, including our management team, and to obtain security clearances for our employees; our ability to accurately estimate costs, including cost increases due to inflation, associated with our firm-fixed-price contracts and other contracts; resolution of legal and other disputes with our customers and others or legal or regulatory compliance issues; cybersecurity, data security or other security threats, system failures or other disruptions of our business; our compliance with international, federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding privacy, data security, protection, storage, retention, transfer, disposal and other processing, technology protection and personal information; the damage and disruption to our business resulting from natural disasters and the effects of climate change; our ability to effectively acquire businesses and make investments; our ability to maintain relationships with prime contractors, subcontractors and joint venture partners; our ability to manage performance and other risks related to customer contracts; the failure of our inspection or detection systems to detect threats; the adequacy of our insurance programs, customer indemnifications or other liability protections designed to protect us from significant product or other liability claims, including cybersecurity attacks; our ability to manage risks associated with our international business; our ability to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act of 2010 and similar worldwide anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and regulations; our ability to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights by third parties of infringement, misappropriation or other violations by us of their intellectual property rights; our ability to prevail in litigation brought by third parties of infringement, misappropriation or other violations by us of their intellectual property rights; our ability to declare or increase future dividends based on our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors, including compliance with applicable law and our agreements; our ability to grow our commercial health and infrastructure businesses, which could be negatively affected by budgetary constraints faced by hospitals and by developers of energy and infrastructure projects; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; and our ability to execute our business plan and long-term management initiatives effectively and to overcome these and other known and unknown risks that we face.

These are only some of the factors that may affect the forward-looking statements contained in this release. For further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with our business, please refer to the filings we make from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Legal Proceedings" sections of our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which may be viewed or obtained through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.leidos.com.

All information in this release is as of August 4, 2026. Leidos expressly disclaims any duty to update the guidance or any other forward-looking statement provided in this release to reflect subsequent events, actual results or changes in Leidos' expectations. Leidos also disclaims any duty to comment upon or correct information that may be contained in reports published by investment analysts or others.

Beginning fiscal 2026, we completed a realignment of our reporting structure, which resulted in the identification of four reportable segments: Intelligence & Digital, Health, Homeland and Defense. Additionally, we separately present the unallocable costs associated with corporate functions as Corporate. We commenced operating and reporting under the new organizational structure effective the first day of fiscal 2026. As a result of this change, prior year segment results have been recast to reflect the current reportable segment structure.

Intelligence & Digital

Intelligence & Digital revenues grew 6% year-over-year to $1.50 billion driven by recent contract awards and increased volumes for Intelligence Community mission support, as well as $9 million from Kudu Dynamics through May 23, 2026 (12 months from the close of the acquisition). Operating income margin was 9.5% compared to 9.6% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating income margin was 10.1%, unchanged from the prior year quarter. 

Health

Health revenues of $1.09 billion decreased by 8% compared to the prior year quarter. Health operating income margin for the quarter was 23.4%, compared to 25.8% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating income margin was 23.8%, compared to 26.3% in the prior year quarter. The declines in revenues and margins were primarily driven by lower medical disability exam volumes.

Homeland

Homeland revenues of $1.02 billion increased by 32% compared to the prior year quarter. Revenue growth was driven by continued strong demand in the Air Traffic and Energy businesses, and included $141 million from the acquisition of ENTRUST Solutions. Operating income margin for the quarter was 9.0%, compared to 8.3% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating margin increased to 12.1% from 9.3% in the prior year quarter. Profitability enhancements were driven by a better mix of security products, as well as improved program performance and lower indirect expenses across the portfolio.

Defense

Defense revenues of $955 million were up 6% compared to the prior year quarter led by increased demand for several defense tech product lines. Defense operating income margin for the quarter was 8.8%, compared to 8.7% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating margin was 9.9%, compared to 10.0% in the prior year quarter.

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UNAUDITED BACKLOG BY REPORTABLE SEGMENT

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. Backlog does not include potential task orders expected to be awarded under multiple award IDIQ contracts.

Backlog value is based on management's estimates about volume of services, availability of customer funding and other factors, and excludes contracts that are under protest. Estimated backlog comprises both funded and negotiated unfunded backlog. Backlog estimates are subject to change and may be affected by several factors, including modifications of contracts, non-exercise of options and foreign currency movements.

Funded backlog for contracts with the U.S. government represents the value on contracts for which funding is appropriated less revenues previously recognized on these contracts. Funded backlog for contracts with non-U.S. government entities and commercial customers represents the estimated value on contracts, which may cover multiple future years, under which Leidos is obligated to perform, less revenue previously recognized on the contracts. Unfunded backlog represents all remaining value on task orders that is not funded, including options, that we expect to recognize as well as expected future task orders under sole source IDIQ contracts. 

The estimated value of backlog as of the dates presented was as follows:

Backlog at July 3, 2026, includes amounts acquired as part of the Entrust transaction. As of March 27, 2026, the acquisition date, Entrust had $371 million of backlog that was included within the Homeland reportable segment.

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UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Leidos uses and refers to non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, non-GAAP diluted EPS, non-GAAP free cash flow and non-GAAP free cash flow conversion, which are not measures of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. and, accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with Leidos's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide another representation of the results of operations and financial condition, including its ability to comply with financial covenants. These non-GAAP measures are frequently used by financial analysts covering Leidos and its peers. The computation of non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, thus limiting their use for comparability.

Organic revenues capture the revenue that is inherent in the underlying business excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures made within the prior year; it is computed as current revenues excluding revenues from acquisitions within the last 12 months and divestitures within the current and year-ago periods.

Non-GAAP operating income is computed by excluding the following discrete items from operating income:

• Acquisition, integration and restructuring costs – Represents acquisition, integration, lease termination, severance and retention costs and asset markdowns related to acquisitions and restructuring activities.

• Amortization of acquired intangible assets – Represents the amortization of the fair value of the acquired intangible assets. We do not exclude the revenue associated with these acquired intangible assets from non-GAAP operating income.

• Asset impairment charges – Represents impairments of long-lived intangible assets and other assets.

Non-GAAP non operating income is computed by excluding the discrete items from operating income and the following discrete items from non operating income.

• Settlement loss on pension plan buy-out – Represents the settlement loss in connection with the buy-out of our UK defined benefit pension plan.

• Acquisition related financing costs – Represents the cost associated with the termination of the bridge loan facility in connection with the acquisition of Entrust.

Non-GAAP operating margin is computed by dividing non-GAAP operating income by revenues.

Adjusted EBITDA is computed by excluding the following items from income before income taxes: (i) discrete items as identified above; (ii) interest expense; (iii) interest income; (iv) depreciation expense; and (v) amortization of internally developed intangible assets.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is computed by dividing adjusted EBITDA by revenues.

Non-GAAP net income is computed by excluding the discrete items listed under non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP non operating income and their related tax impacts.

Non-GAAP diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income attributable to Leidos common stockholders, adjusted for the discrete items as identified above and the related tax impacts, by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Non-GAAP free cash flow is computed by deducting expenditures for property, equipment and software from net cash provided by (used in) operating activities.

Non-GAAP free cash flow conversion is computed by dividing non-GAAP free cash flow by non-GAAP net income attributable to Leidos common stockholders; operating cash flow conversion is computed by dividing net cash provided by operating activities by net income attributable to Leidos common stockholders.

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