NASDAQ: DRS

Leonardo DRS (DRS) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$36.67−0.49 (−1.3%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

This week's news for Leonardo DRS centers on new naval contract wins, including electric propulsion systems for the Republic of Korea Navy's KDDX destroyer program with Doosan Enerbility, and JTT-X terminals for the U.S. Navy, together totaling $39.6 million. Alongside these wins, commentary has weighed both a sector-wide rotation out of defense names and a valuation re-evaluation following the stock's 130% run over three years, with a Discounted Cash Flow analysis questioning intrinsic value. Bank of America also disclosed a new stake of 584,518 shares valued at approximately $24.9 million.

DRS closed at $36.67, down 1.3%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $41.31 and 200-day average of $42.16, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shares are down 5.8% over one month, 10.5% over three months and 18.2% over six months, trading closer to the 52-week low of $32.43 than the high of $50.59. The GekkoIndex reads 64.7, placing DRS in the Accumulation zone, while price sits 13.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.52.

Earnings are scheduled for 29 October, 30 days out, falling outside a typical 20-trading-day window. The last report showed an EPS beat of $0.35 against a $0.27 estimate, though shares reacted -1.1%; average absolute reactions have run 7.8%. Seasonality over five years shows a 3.3% average gain across the next 20 trading days, positive in 3 of those years. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Analyst consensus among 7 firms stands at 5 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $53.82.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Leonardo DRS price vs fair value

$42.52$36.67Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $36.67200-day averageGekko Fair Value $42.52

Leonardo DRS quick facts

Market cap
$9.79B
P/E ratio
31.2
Forward P/E
30.9
EPS, TTM
$1.19
Revenue, TTM
$3.78B
Profit margin
8.5%
Dividend yield
0.96%
Beta
0.14
Volume
563,279 avg 922,788
1-year return
−13.4%
Typical daily move
±2.7%
Typical 20-day move
±7%
50-day average
$41.31
200-day average
$42.16
Next earnings
Oct 29
Shares outstanding
266.9M
52-week range
$32.43$50.59

Leonardo DRS swing-trade checklist

Leonardo DRS scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

4 supportive0 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $36.67 is below the 50-day ($41.31) and 200-day ($42.16) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.7, Accumulation

    Reading 64.7 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    13.8% below

    Price is 13.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 30 days

    Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +3.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

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Leonardo DRS stock chart and price history

Leonardo DRS closed at $36.67 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $32.43 to $50.59.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Leonardo DRS share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$35$40$45$50NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep36.67

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−5.8%
3 months
−10.5%
6 months
−18.2%
1 year
−13.4%
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About Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS supplies defense products and technologies designed to meet military needs across land, air, sea, space and cybersecurity settings, with some offerings also used in commercial applications. The company is known for a broad range of capabilities, including infrared and sensing systems that help identify threats and improve situational awareness, electronic warfare tools for airborne, vehicle-mounted and soldier-borne use, and computing systems built for ground vehicles, ships and submarines. It also works in force protection, covering counter-unmanned aerial systems and short-range air defense, as well as power and propulsion equipment such as hybrid electric drive systems, energy storage, gas turbine packages and thermal management gear.

The business is structured around two main divisions, Advanced Sensing and Computing, and Integrated Mission Systems. Its customers include the U.S. military, government intelligence agencies, international armed forces, and other aerospace and defense contractors.

Leonardo DRS was founded in 1969 and is based in Arlington, Virginia. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker DRS.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Electronic technology
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Website
leonardodrs.com

Leonardo DRS GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Leonardo DRS’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.7, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.4 points over five sessions.

010064.7Accumulation

Up 0.4 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying29−1.1%−2.3%−0.8%+16.1%
Accumulation (current zone)169+1.2%+3.2%+7.4%+9.6%
Neutral412+0.6%+0.9%+1.1%+5.3%
Distribution58−0.1%+0.6%+0.8%+5.0%
Selling4Too few readings yet

Average DRS share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Leonardo DRS stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Leonardo DRS trades 13.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.52, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Leonardo DRS shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$42.52

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026

13.8% Undervalued

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Leonardo DRS insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Leonardo DRS, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for DRS in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in DRS were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Leonardo DRS has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$12.00M
As a share of market cap
0.12%
Trailing four quarters
$37.00M

From company filings.

Leonardo DRS earnings: next date and track record

Leonardo DRS reports on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.8%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+5.9%Oct ’24−2.3%Feb ’25+13.6%May ’25−13.7%Jul ’25−10.3%Oct ’25+11.1%Feb ’26+4.5%May ’26−1.1%Jul ’26

Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary

What they said
DRS reported Q2 FY2026 with 10% organic revenue growth and 33% year-over-year adjusted EBITDA growth, with 240 basis points of margin expansion. Bookings exceeded $1 billion, achieving 1.2x book-to-bill, extending an 18-quarter streak above 1.0x. The company announced a $450 million all-cash acquisition of RAFT to expand AI data fusion and mission software capabilities. Record funded backlog provides strong visibility into future growth.
Guidance
Management raised full-year profit outlook based on strong first-half performance. A continuing resolution is expected to govern Q4 calendar year for FY2027 funding. Long-term demand signals remain durable, supported by elevated global threat environment and defense modernization priorities.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 30, 2026$0.35
est $0.27
+28.3%$913.0M
est $903.3M
+1.1%−1.1%
May 5, 2026$0.26
est $0.20
+27.4%$846.0M
est $825.0M
+2.5%+4.5%
Feb 24, 2026$0.42
est $0.37
+13.2%$1.06B
est $994.8M
+6.5%+11.1%
Oct 29, 2025$0.29
est $0.28
+3.6%$960.0M
est $996.5M
−3.7%−10.3%
Jul 30, 2025$0.23
est $0.21
+7.4%$829.0M
est $906.4M
−8.5%−13.7%
May 1, 2025$0.20
est $0.17
+21.1%$799.0M
est $736.7M
+8.5%+13.6%
Feb 20, 2025$0.38
est $0.35
+7.6%$981.0M
est $736.4M
+33.2%−2.3%
Oct 30, 2024$0.24
est $0.20
+20.0%$812.0M
est $939.4M
−13.6%+5.9%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Leonardo DRS stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Leonardo DRS is $53.82, +46.8% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$53.82consensus 12-month target, +46.8% from the last close
Low $47High $55
Buy5
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 18Canaccord GenuityBuy, maintained$55+50.0%
Sep 14GuggenheimBuy, initiated$51+39.1%
Sep 14GuggenheimBuy, initiated$51+39.1%
Jul 31J.P. MorganHold, maintained$53+44.5%
Jul 31BTIGBuy, reiterated$50+36.4%
+7.4%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+3.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Leonardo DRS seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 26, Leonardo DRS averaged +3.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−1.2%2021+6.7%2022+16.4%2023+2.1%2024−7.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+0.5%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.7%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days+1.8%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+3.3%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+6.8%4 of 5

For scale, DRS’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7%.

Leonardo DRS market cap and key statistics

Leonardo DRS’s market cap is $9.79B, with a P/E ratio of 31.2 and revenue of $3.78B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$9.79B
P/E ratio
31.2
Forward P/E
30.9
EPS, TTM
$1.19
Gekko Fair Value
$42.52

Trading

Volume
563,279
Avg volume, 20 days
922,788
52-week high
$50.59
52-week low
$32.43
Shares outstanding
266.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.78B
Profit margin
8.5%
Return on equity
11.9%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+60.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.14
Typical daily move
±2.7%
Typical 20-day move
±7%
Dividend yield
0.96%

Leonardo DRS stock news this week

Coverage of Leonardo DRS this week reads positive: 4 positive, 0 neutral and 2 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

Leonardo DRS peers

Leonardo DRS’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
GEGE Aerospace−1.0%Accumulation0.8% below
RTXRTX−0.1%Accumulation12.0% below
BABoeing−4.3%Buying22.4% below
LMTLockheed Martin−0.2%Accumulation19.7% below
HWMHowmet Aerospace−1.2%Accumulation3.2% below
GDGeneral Dynamics−0.2%Accumulation9.8% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Leonardo DRS stock FAQ

What is Leonardo DRS’s market cap?

Leonardo DRS’s market cap is $9.79B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $36.67, with 266.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 31.2.

What is the Leonardo DRS stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Leonardo DRS is $53.82, +46.8% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Leonardo DRS stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Leonardo DRS is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $36.67 is 13.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $42.52. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Leonardo DRS report earnings next?

Leonardo DRS is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.35 per share on revenue of $1.03B. Leonardo DRS beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.8% on average across the report.

What is Leonardo DRS’s 52-week high and low?

Leonardo DRS’s 52-week high is $50.59 and its 52-week low is $32.43; it closed at $36.67 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.4% over the past year.

Is Leonardo DRS stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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