Lockheed Martin reports Q4 EPS $7.58, consensus $7.26

Reports Q4 revenue $18.9B, consensus $17.97B. “Our solid finish to 2023 and full-year results reflect continued strong demand for our all-domain portfolio of advanced defense tech solutions. Backlog reached a record $160.6 billion billion and sales increased 2 percent year-over-year to $67.6 billion,” said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet. “In 2023 we invested $1.5 billion in research and development and an additional $1.7 billion of capital expenditures to create, accelerate and refine the development of innovative 21st Century Security capabilities. In line with our expectations, we generated $6.2 billion of free cash flow for the year, supporting strong free cash flow per share growth, and we returned over $9 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. “Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond, our opportunities to support global security for the U.S. Government and its allies remain robust with traditional and breakthrough technologies. Our team will continue to realize the vision for 21st Century Security integrated platforms and systems, working with industry and commercial partners to pioneer and mature deterrence solutions for customers worldwide. Inside the company, our 1LMX digital transformation initiative will further materialize and drive speed, resiliency, efficiency and competitiveness across our operations. As a result, we anticipate continued top-line growth in 2024 and sustained cash flow conversion and deployment, in support of our mid-single digit growth target in free cash flow per share.”