LDOS Stock — Leidos Holdings Inc.

Leidos Holdings Inc. (LDOS)

LDOS is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.28%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.5%.

At the current 1.29% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $129 per year, or $10.75 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Leidos Holdings is a defense, intelligence, and technology services company serving government and commercial customers globally, with operations across national security, digital modernization, health services, commercial security systems, and defense systems. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. Leidos appeals to investors seeking exposure to the defense and government services sector with regular income.

LDOS performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.5%.

LDOS key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

68 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.88%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/2006

Distribution rate

1.29%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.28%

5-year average yield

1.25

Last close

$132.36

Market cap

$17,595,262,976

Average volume

1320390.0

Next dividend

$0.43

Next ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.546

Payout ratio

0.141

P/E ratio

12.4

Forward P/E

11.5741

EPS

$10.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.29%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.28%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

LDOS risks and drawbacks

LDOS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 49.5%.

Who may consider LDOS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (LDOS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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