Lockheed Martin is investing $50 million in sea drone maker Saildrone to help equip its biggest surveillance drones with missiles, marking the first time the long-distance autonomous ships will carry high-powered missiles aboard.
Australia's Sunrise Energy Metals said on Friday it has granted U.S. defence contractor Lockheed Martin an option to purchase up to 15 tonnes of scandium oxide produced over five years from its onshore Syerston Scandium Project.
NioCorp Developments Ltd. (TSX:NB, OTCQX:NIOBF) on Thursday announced an agreement with Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works advanced development programs division to support the development of a scandium-based defense technology.
Lockheed Martin Corporation delivered strong Q3 results, beating revenue and earnings expectations, and raised full-year guidance despite a 3% stock drop. Lockheed Martin saw growth across key segments, increased its dividend by 5%, and expanded its share buyback program to $9.1 billion. Valuation remains reasonable versus peers, but regulatory headwinds and U.S. F-35 program uncertainties warrant continued caution.
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 21, 2025 11:00 AM EDT Company Participants Maria Lee - VP, Treasurer & Investor Relations James Taiclet - Chairman, President & CEO Evan Scott - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Douglas Harned - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.
Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT), Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC), and RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX) are all fresh off the earnings confessional.
LMT tops Q3 estimates with higher segment sales and profit, boosting its 2025 earnings outlook amid solid backlog growth.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Lockheed (LMT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT) on Tuesday reported better than expected earnings for its third quarter 2025, while also lifting its full-year forecast on strong demand for its defense systems. The defense contractor recorded earnings for the quarter of $6.95 per share, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $6.39.
Lockheed Martin (LMT) came out with quarterly earnings of $6.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.84 per share a year ago.
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According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated October 17, 2025, financial advisory company Paradiem, LLC reported a new position in Lockheed Martin (LMT 0.39%), purchasing 32,302 shares. The estimated value of the trade, based on the quarterly average price, was approximately $16.13 million for Q3 2025.