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Lockheed Martin Corporation · LMT · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2024
Lockheed Martin: Record Backlog Supports Raised Outlook, With Cash-Flow Risks
The supplied analysis supports the view that strong demand and earnings resilience can underpin Lockheed Martin's outlook: backlog and book-to-bill were at records, the outlook was raised, and MFC showed margin expansion. The counterweight is execution—F-35 cash timing, classified-program losses, pension costs, supply constraints, and working capital remain material risks.
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Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$6.80
Consensus $6.50
EPS surprise
+4.6%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$17.10B
Consensus $17.35B
Revenue surprise
-1.4%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-6.1%
Event window
SPY move
-0.1%
Same window
Abnormal move
-6.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-7.6%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did LMT fall 6.1% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in LMT's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for LMT after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the company had a record backlog above $165 billion and a 1.3 book-to-bill ratio, while MFC became the clearest growth and margin driver. The analysis also adds the Terran Orbital acquisition, a reduced share-repurchase target, and a new solid-rocket-motor teaming arrangement with General Dynamics.
Guidance delta
Management's guidance sentiment was raised, extending the prior quarter's raised outlook. The analysis does not provide a separate new guidance figure.
Key takeaways
- Record backlog above $165 billion and a 1.3 book-to-bill ratio support the growth outlook.
- Missiles & Fire Control was identified as the primary growth engine, with double-digit margin expansion.
- F-35 deliveries continue, while Lot 18/19 negotiations create timing risk for cash collections.
- Free cash flow remained robust; the company increased its dividend and continued share repurchases.
Management priorities
- Advance Increment 2 crewed-uncrewed aircraft capability and AI Center demonstrations.
- Scale solid-rocket-motor production with General Dynamics beginning in 2025.
- Expand joint-venture production capacity with Tata in India.
- Continue F-35, missile, spacecraft, and international sustainment programs.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$552.09Current
$398Low
$576.3Average
$704High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 14, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 9, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 6, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 21, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 19, 2023 |
| DZ Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Perform | Peer Perform | Maintain | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Buckingham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2020 |
| Alembic Global | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Vertical Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 10, 2019 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 20, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 20, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 19, 2014 |
| CRT Capital | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Nov 30, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $552.09. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Gavin Parsons | $653 | $548.07 | +18.3% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $564 | $504.02 | +2.2% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Vertical Research | Robert Stallard | $600 | $504.02 | +8.7% | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $554 | $507.89 | +0.3% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $506.63 | +17.7% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Gavin Parsons | $674 | $525.28 | +22.1% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $600 | $582.65 | +8.7% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| UBS | Gavin Parsons | $581 | $578.53 | +5.2% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $568.59 | +26.8% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $690 | $568.59 | +25.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $535.38 | +4.1% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $504.94 | +4.1% | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $595 | $513.1 | +7.8% | Apr 26, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $700 | $509.78 | +26.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag | $653 | $512.62 | +18.3% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $529.79 | +4.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Douglas Harned | $654 | $620.27 | +18.5% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag | $675 | $628.26 | +22.3% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $517 | $634.22 | -6.4% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $663 | $634.22 | +20.1% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $630 | $634.22 | +14.1% | Feb 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $695 | $635.24 | +25.9% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $650 | $629.08 | +17.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $664 | $587.68 | +20.3% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $660 | $568.75 | +19.5% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $580 | $565.8 | +5.1% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $540 | $548.24 | -2.2% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $586 | $549.78 | +6.1% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $605 | $518.44 | +9.6% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag | $543 | $484.42 | -1.6% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $513 | $489.5 | -7.1% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $545 | $495.15 | -1.3% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Ciarmoli | $500 | $500.18 | -9.4% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $630 | $505.18 | +14.1% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $590 | $514.02 | +6.9% | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $519 | $511.07 | -6.0% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $504.49 | -0.4% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Vertical Research | Robert Stallard | $460 | $410.52 | -16.7% | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Douglas Harned | $551 | $473.57 | -0.2% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Ciarmoli | $554 | $467.51 | +0.3% | Jul 11, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $480 | $442.28 | -13.1% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $476 | $473.65 | -13.8% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Peter Arment | $540 | $463.96 | -2.2% | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Douglas Harned | $548 | $468.05 | -0.7% | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $580 | $546.8 | +5.1% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $590 | $571.1 | +6.9% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $695 | $576.98 | +25.9% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ken Herbert | $665 | $576.98 | +20.5% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak | $434 | $576.98 | -21.4% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle | $611 | $576.98 | +10.7% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ken Herbert | $675 | $605.13 | +22.3% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle | $620 | $603.79 | +12.3% | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Melius Research | Robert Spingarn | $704 | $568.1 | +27.5% | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag | $599 | $551.62 | +8.5% | Aug 9, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ken Herbert | $600 | $548.77 | +8.7% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ronald Epstein | $635 | $537.66 | +15.0% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Barclays | David Strauss | $505 | $527.64 | -8.5% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle | $600 | $526.72 | +8.7% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ken Herbert | $500 | $503.24 | -9.4% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $480 | $459.14 | -13.1% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle | $487 | $459.14 | -11.8% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $485 | $453.08 | -12.2% | Apr 15, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle | $510 | $464.51 | -7.6% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak | $332 | $461.74 | -39.9% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $542 | $485.19 | -1.8% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $505 | $482.67 | -8.5% | Dec 12, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Ken Herbert | $460 | $426.41 | -16.7% | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $539 | $413.81 | -2.4% | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $406 | $413.81 | -26.5% | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $406 | $395.22 | -26.5% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $525 | $416.37 | -4.9% | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $496 | $445.79 | -10.2% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $500 | $453.87 | -9.4% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| UBS | Myles Walton | $465 | $426.18 | -15.8% | Mar 20, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu | $505 | $439.04 | -8.5% | Mar 12, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $486 | $444.36 | -12.0% | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Michael Maugeri | $467 | $458.15 | -15.4% | Mar 5, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ronald Epstein | $410 | $386.42 | -25.7% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| UBS | Myles Walton | $425 | $391.24 | -23.0% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Seth Seifman | $420 | $388.56 | -23.9% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Douglas Harned | $401 | $388.56 | -27.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Charles Minervino | $445 | $388.56 | -19.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers | $379 | $372.62 | -31.4% | Jan 15, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak | $402 | $339.04 | -27.2% | Sep 23, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Robert Spingarn | $398 | $366.46 | -27.9% | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Joseph DeNardi | $468 | $359.93 | -15.2% | Jul 26, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationLockheed Martin Corporation stands as a prominent global security and aerospace enterprise, specializing in the comprehensive lifecycle of advanced technological systems. Its expertise spans the research, design, development, manufacturing, integration, and ongoing sustainment of cutting-edge products and services across the world. The company's diverse operations are structured into four key segments: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space. The Aeronautics division is responsible for creating and producing leading-edge combat and air mobility aircraft, alongside unmanned aerial vehicles and their related innovations. The Missiles and Fire Control segment delivers sophisticated air and missile defense systems; tactical and precision air-to-ground weapon systems; comprehensive logistics; advanced fire control; mission operations, readiness, engineering support, and integration services; both crewed and uncrewed ground vehicles; and energy management solutions.…
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