If You Invested $1000 in Leidos a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. Not only can it impact your investment portfolio, but it can also help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.FOMO, or the fear of missing out, also plays a role in investing, particularly with tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in Leidos (LDOS) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to LDOS for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?Leidos' Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at Leidos' main business drivers. Founded in 1969, Delaware-based Leidos Holdings, Inc. is a global science and technology leader that serves the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. Its core capabilities include providing solutions in the fields of cybersecurity; data analytics; enterprise IT modernization; operations and logistics; sensors, collection and phenomenology; software development; and systems engineering.During the first quarter of 2024, Leidos Holdings completed a realignment of its segment and reporting structure. Consequently, the company currently operates through the following four business segments:National Security and Digital: This business segment offers technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations and decision analytics, as well as IT operations and digital transformation programs. In 2024, this division generated revenues of $7,365 million, contributing 44.2% to Leidos’ total revenues.Health & Civil: This segment provides services and solutions in the areas of public health, care coordination, life and environmental sciences and transportation. Its core capabilities include health information management services, managed health services, systems and infrastructure modernization, and life sciences research and development.  The unit recorded revenues of $5,015 million in 2024, which accounted for 30.1% of Leidos’ total revenues.Commercial & International: This unit’s products include IT modernization, software solutions, mission support and logistics, Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) technologies and services, cloud services, power grid engineering, energy modernization and security products and services. Revenues from this division totaled $2,252 million, representing 13.5% of Leidos’ total revenues.Defense Systems: This unit develops and produces advanced space, aerial, surface, and sub-surface manned and unmanned defense systems. Revenues from this division totaled $2,030 million in 2024, representing 12.2% of Leidos’ total revenues.Bottom LineAnyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio requires research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Leidos ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today.According to our calculations, a $1000 investment made in June 2015 would be worth $3,751.33, or a 275.13% gain, as of June 27, 2025. Investors should keep in mind that this return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.Compare this to the S&P 500's rally of 192.22% and gold's return of 172.55% over the same time frame.Analysts are anticipating more upside for LDOS. Leidos Holdings’ defense solutions continue to witness increased orders from the Pentagon and other U.S. allies. These contracts enhanced the company’s bookings, which, in turn, led to a solid backlog of $46.30 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2025. Leidos boasts a strong financial position, which enables it to reward its shareholders with lucrative share repurchases. Our model predicts solid revenue growth for Leidos during the 2025-2027 period. Its shares have outperformed the industry in the year-to-date period. However, the shortage of labor in the aerospace and defense industry poses a threat to Leidos. Persistent supply-chain constraints might continue to affect Leidos. The U.S. government’s enhanced export controls imposed on certain products and sanctions on certain industry sectors in Russia may hurt Leidos. The stock has jumped 5.55% over the past four weeks. Additionally, no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 6 higher, for fiscal 2025; the consensus estimate has moved up as well.Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double"Our experts have revealed their Top 5 recommendations with money-doubling potential – and Director of Research Sheraz Mian believes one is superior to the others. Of course, all our picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier recommendations like Hims & Hers Health, which shot up +209%.See Our Top Stock to Double (Plus 4 Runners Up) >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks