Leidos Posts Strong Second Quarter Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

• Revenues of $4.3 billion, up 3% organically year-over-year
• Net income of $393 million or $3.01 per diluted share
• Record Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) of $647 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2%
• Record Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share of $3.21, up 22% year-over-year
• Cash Flows from Operations of $486 million; Free Cash Flow (non-GAAP) of $457 million

RESTON, Va., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, highlighted by robust earnings and revenue growth.

"Our second quarter results showcase the strength of our differentiated portfolio and the alignment of our NorthStar 2030 strategy with the priorities of the new Administration," said Leidos Chief Executive Officer Tom Bell. "With record margins, continued double-digit EPS growth, and strong cash conversion, we are delivering on our financial commitments, and we are strategically deploying capital to grow shareholder value. We are pleased to improve our guidance outlook for 2025 given two quarters of exceptional performance and enhanced clarity on the macro environment."

SUMMARY OPERATING RESULTS

Revenues for the quarter were $4.25 billion, up 3% compared to the second quarter of 2024. Revenues grew year-over-year due to increased demand across all customer segments, especially in Defense Systems given strong demand in innovative military products.

For the second quarter, net income was $393 million, or $3.01 per diluted share. Net income and diluted EPS were up 21% and 27% year-over-year, respectively. Net income margin of 9.2% increased from 7.8% in the second quarter of 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA was $647 million for the second quarter, up 16% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin of 15.2% increased from 13.5% in the second quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP net income was $419 million for the second quarter, up 16% year-over-year, and non-GAAP diluted EPS for the quarter was $3.21, up 22% year-over-year. The primary drivers of increased profitability were prudent cost management, improved program execution, and a $25 million insurance reimbursement for legal costs primarily incurred in prior periods.

CASH FLOW SUMMARY

In the second quarter, Leidos generated $486 million of net cash provided by operating activities and used $314 million and $83 million in investing and financing activities, respectively. The primary investing activity was the acquisition of Kudu Dynamics on May 23, 2025, for preliminary purchase consideration of $291 million, net of $29 million cash acquired. The acquisition squarely aligns with Leidos' NorthStar 2030 strategy, accelerating its rapid scaling of artificial intelligence-enabled cyber capabilities for defense, intelligence and homeland security customers. Kudu Dynamics is included within the National Security & Digital segment. In addition, investing activities included $29 million in property, equipment and software payments, which resulted in quarterly free cash flow of $457 million. Financing activities were driven by $61 million returned to shareholders, including $9 million in share repurchases and $52 million as part of a regular quarterly cash dividend program.

As of July 4, 2025, Leidos had $930 million in cash and cash equivalents and $5.1 billion of debt. On August 1, 2025, the Leidos Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.40 per share. The dividend will be payable on September 30, 2025, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2025.

NEW BUSINESS AWARDS

Net bookings totaled $3.9 billion in the quarter, representing a book-to-bill ratio of 0.9. As a result, backlog at the end of the quarter was $46.2 billion, of which $7.1 billion was funded. Included in the quarterly bookings were several notable awards:

• Significant Classified Awards. Leidos was awarded two large Intelligence Community contracts: a ten-year, $1.3 billion take-away and a six-year, $390 million recompete. These awards demonstrate Leidos' capability and commitment in supporting the most critical missions to protect the nation.
• Air Force Electronic Warfare Mission Support. Leidos was awarded a new $350 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) subcontract by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to provide electronic warfare engineering and hardware solutions supporting HII and the U.S. Air Force. The IDIQ will support Electronic Warfare-related Task Orders through September 2029, with the first Task Order awarded in May 2025 valued at $186 million where Leidos will deliver the first full-scale mission critical solution.
• Criminal Justice Information Services Fingerprint Analysis Support Team Biometric Services. Leidos was awarded a $128 million task order by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide agile software development and modernization for the Next Generation Identification system, the bureau's biometric and criminal history repository. Under the contract, Leidos will enhance the processing, analysis, and automation of fingerprint and biometric data by providing continuous system support; maintain operational readiness; and modernize biometric workflows to improve speed, accuracy, and reliability.
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) IT Modernization. The NATO Communications and Information Agency awarded Leidos a new firm-fixed price, single-award IDIQ contract with a ceiling value of $87 million. Leidos will provide a centralized IT solution to support NATO's operational network, integrating core services such as service management and cybersecurity with the goal of enhancing interoperability and operational efficiency across the NATO command structure. This Leidos-led modernization initiative involving companies from France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K. is designed to improve resilience against cyber threats and increase efficiency and scalability in support of NATO digital transformation.

FORWARD GUIDANCE

Leidos is raising its fiscal year 2025 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 5, 2025. 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 5, 2026.

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 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. 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 the ongoing Continuing Resolution, uncertainties in tax due to new tax legislation or other regulatory developments, strategy, planned investments, 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, delays in the U.S. government budget process or a government shutdown, 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 5, 2025. 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.

 

 

 

 

National Security & Digital

National Security & Digital revenues of $1.87 billion increased by 3% compared to the prior year quarter. Revenue growth was driven by recent contract awards, increased volumes on the Sentinel program, and a modest contribution from Kudu Dynamics. For the quarter, operating income margin decreased slightly to 10.0% from 10.1% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating income margin of 10.4% was unchanged from the prior year quarter.

Health & Civil

Health & Civil revenues of $1.27 billion increased by 1% compared to the prior year quarter. Health & Civil operating income margin for the quarter was 24.4%, compared to 24.3% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating income margin was 24.9%, unchanged from the prior year quarter. The sustained strong profitability was driven by continued high volumes within the managed health services business.

Commercial & International

Commercial & International revenues of $566 million increased by 1% compared to the prior year quarter driven by continued demand for security product solutions and strong performance on certain programs in the United Kingdom (UK). Operating income margin for the quarter was 7.1%, compared to (2.0)% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating margin increased to 8.5% from 0.7% in the prior year quarter. The improvement in segment profitability was primarily the result of rebaselining certain contracts within the UK business in the second quarter of last year.

Defense Systems

Defense Systems revenues of $543 million increased by 10% compared to the prior year quarter, primarily driven by increased volumes in space sensing and integrated air defense, including the Indirect Fires Protection Capability Increment 2 system. Defense Systems operating income margin for the quarter was 7.6%, compared to 6.9% in the prior year quarter, and non-GAAP operating margin was 9.8%, compared to 10.3% in the prior year quarter.

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

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 4, 2025, includes $149 million of backlog acquired through the acquisition of Kudu Dynamics within our National Security & Digital reportable segment.

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

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.
• Gain on sale of intangible assets – Represents the gain on sale of intellectual property not used in operations.

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 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 (used in) operating activities by net income attributable to Leidos shareholders.

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except growth percentages)

The following table presents the reconciliation of revenues to organic revenues by reportable segment and total operations:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except per share data and margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income, net income, diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three months ended July 4, 2025:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except per share data and margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income, net income, diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the three months ended June 28, 2024:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except per share data and margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income, net income, diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the six months ended July 4, 2025:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except per share data and margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income, net income, diluted EPS, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measures for the six months ended June 28, 2024:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income by reportable segment and Corporate to operating income:

LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.

UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except margin percentages)

The following tables present the reconciliation of non-GAAP operating income by reportable segment and Corporate to operating income:

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UNAUDITED NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES [CONTINUED]

(in millions, except percentages)

The following table presents the reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities as well as the calculation of operating cash flow and free cash flow conversion ratios:

 

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