Leonardo Spa (IT:LDO)
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
€70.00
▲(24.31% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/20/26
The score is driven primarily by strengthening financial performance (growth, improving profitability, and deleveraging) and supportive technical momentum. This is partially offset by only moderate profit-to-free-cash-flow conversion and a valuation that looks less compelling given the P/E and low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Revenue & Profit Momentum
Sustained revenue expansion and rising net margins reflect stronger program delivery and pricing power across defense and services. Over multi-year procurement cycles this improves earnings durability, funds reinvestment into platforms and R&D, and supports steadily improving returns on equity.
Negative Factors
Weak Cash Conversion
Relatively low and volatile FCF-to-income means earnings growth does not fully translate into discretionary cash, limiting capacity to accelerate deleveraging, fund M&A, raise dividends, or absorb program overruns. Persistent cash conversion gaps raise long-term funding risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue & Profit Momentum
Sustained revenue expansion and rising net margins reflect stronger program delivery and pricing power across defense and services. Over multi-year procurement cycles this improves earnings durability, funds reinvestment into platforms and R&D, and supports steadily improving returns on equity.
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Leonardo Spa (LDO) vs. iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI)
Market Cap
€32.39B
Dividend Yield1.05%
Average Volume (3M)3.05M
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.2
Beta (1Y)0.80
Revenue Growth14.13%
EPS Growth5.99%
CountryIT
Employees60,288
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryAerospace & Defense
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.90
Shares Outstanding578,150,400
10 Day Avg. Volume2,674,697
30 Day Avg. Volume3,046,617
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.73
Price to Book (P/B)2.97
Price to Sales (P/S)1.45
P/FCF Ratio29.02
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€71.00Price Target Upside26.09% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)2.25
Revenue Forecast (FY)€21.28B
Leonardo Spa Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Leonardo S.p.a., an industrial and technological company, engages in the helicopters, defense electronics and security systems, aeronautics, space, and other businesses in Italy, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internati...
How the Company Makes Money
Leonardo makes money primarily by selling aerospace and defense products and by delivering long-term services tied to those platforms. Key revenue streams include: (1) Product sales and programs: revenues from the manufacture and delivery of helic...
Leonardo Spa Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 19.50B | 17.76B | 15.29B | 14.71B | 14.13B |
| Gross Profit | 1.73B | 1.45B | 1.22B | 1.22B | 1.05B |
| EBITDA | 1.90B | 1.81B | 1.45B | 1.41B | 1.31B |
| Net Income | 1.22B | 1.07B | 658.00M | 927.00M | 586.00M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 34.51B | 33.67B | 30.69B | 28.58B | 28.38B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.24B | 2.56B | 2.41B | 1.51B | 2.48B |
| Total Debt | 4.49B | 4.70B | 4.93B | 4.61B | 5.67B |
| Total Liabilities | 23.77B | 23.47B | 22.13B | 20.53B | 21.54B |
| Stockholders Equity | 9.56B | 8.99B | 7.80B | 7.18B | 6.43B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 977.00M | 646.00M | 404.00M | 523.00M | 190.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.99B | 1.54B | 1.19B | 1.28B | 805.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -605.00M | -753.00M | -262.00M | -924.00M | -604.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -611.00M | -678.00M | -12.00M | -1.40B | 30.00M |
Leonardo Spa Technical Analysis
Negative
56.31
Price Trends
58.20
Negative
54.87
Positive
52.12
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.27
Positive
44.06
Neutral
37.51
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For IT:LDO, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 56.31 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 60.19, below the 50-day MA of 58.20, and above the 200-day MA of 52.12, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.27 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 44.06 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 37.51 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for IT:LDO.
Leonardo Spa Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | €1.58B | 83.86 | 1.96% | 0.41% | 32.64% | -38.77% | |
73 Outperform | €3.12B | 17.10 | 18.54% | 1.00% | 9.04% | 13.17% | |
72 Outperform | €32.39B | 23.17 | 12.10% | 1.05% | 14.13% | 5.99% | |
66 Neutral | €4.93B | 46.08 | 14.30% | ― | 18.44% | ― | |
59 Neutral | €30.24B | 133.49 | 0.97% | 1.40% | -18.77% | -76.73% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
42 Neutral | €567.09M | 18.96 | 8.39% | 4.42% | -10.26% | -45.52% |
* General Sector Average
IT:LDO
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56.31
12.58
28.76%
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