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Leonardo DRS

DRS
60
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
60
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Leonardo DRS makes advanced technology systems for the U.S. military. Its products include sensors, radar systems, night-vision equipment, power electronics, and systems that help soldiers and vehicles detect threats. The main customers are the U.S. Army, Navy, and other government defense agencies. It is a mid-sized defense contractor and a subsidiary of Italy's Leonardo S.p.A., one of Europe's largest aerospace and defense companies.

The company earns money through long-term government contracts, where it gets paid to develop, build, and support military hardware and systems. Nearly all of its revenue comes from the U.S. government, which gives it stable, predictable income but also makes it heavily dependent on federal defense budgets. Leonardo DRS has a strong competitive position because many of its products require specialized technology and security clearances that are hard for new competitors to replicate. The key growth driver is rising U.S. defense spending, particularly on modernizing ground vehicles and expanding naval systems.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-215.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

71.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$270M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Leonardo DRS is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 10%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
25.3%
Modest — 25.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.2%
Modest — 11.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.5%
Good — 13.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+10.5%
Steady sales growth (+10.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-31.6%
Earnings shrinking (-31.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
156%
Turns 156% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.6%
Modest free cash flow (9.6%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
56.86x
Comfortably covers interest (56.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.9x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 33.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.9 → 25.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.88%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.88% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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