Leidos Holdings Stock Price, News & Analysis

Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share for its common stock shareholders. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2025, to stockholders who are on record as of the close of business on June 16, 2025.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Protect AI have announced a strategic collaboration to enhance security for AI systems used across U.S. government agencies. The partnership combines Leidos' secure digital transformation expertise with Protect AI's platform to provide comprehensive protection against AI threats, particularly focusing on next-generation agentic AI models.

The collaboration aims to deliver full lifecycle security capabilities across the AI supply chain for national security, defense, intelligence, healthcare, and civil agencies. Protect AI's platform includes three key tools: Guardian for zero-trust security scanning, Recon for automated red-teaming of generative AI, and Layer for LLM runtime security.

This initiative addresses critical concerns about agentic AI models, which can make autonomous decisions without human intervention, potentially posing risks to government agencies responsible for protecting national security and infrastructure. The partnership focuses on ensuring trust, compliance, and security in government AI systems while enabling secure AI innovation at scale.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced a $10 million investment in a five-year collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh's Computational Pathology and AI Center of Excellence (CPACE). The partnership aims to accelerate the development of AI-powered tools for disease detection and management, particularly focusing on heart disease and cancer.

The collaboration will establish a world-class research hub through CPACE's Digital Pathology Research Center, develop digital healthcare solutions, and accelerate global impact through AI-powered pathology solutions across public and private healthcare sectors. Key objectives include exploring new imaging methods, advanced scanning technologies, and improved medical image analysis techniques.

The initiative also emphasizes workforce development through educational programs, industry-focused best practices, annual symposiums, and internship opportunities. Leidos brings over 25 years of experience operating the National Cancer Institute's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research and two decades of AI application expertise in healthcare, national security, and energy sectors.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) and Moveworks have announced a strategic partnership to bring agentic AI capabilities to government agencies in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. The collaboration aims to enhance government worker efficiency by implementing AI-powered digital personal assistants for automating daily work processes.

Leidos has helped Moveworks achieve U.S. government security certification ready status, ensuring secure and compliant AI solutions for federal agencies. The partnership will enable government employees to focus more on core missions by automating administrative tasks such as managing computers, navigating databases, and drafting emails.

Moveworks, which surpassed $100M ARR in September 2024 and has a $2.1 billion valuation, currently serves 350+ large enterprises and over 5 million employees. Leidos, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has announced its upcoming first quarter 2025 earnings conference call, scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. ET. The company will release its financial results for the period ending April 4, 2025, via a press release before the conference call.

Investors and interested parties can access the live audio broadcast and replay of the conference call, along with presentation materials and supplemental information, through the company's investor relations website at http://ir.leidos.com. The webcast archive will remain accessible until May 6, 2026.

Leidos (LDOS) has unveiled Sea Dart, a new high-performance, low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) designed for U.S. Navy and commercial applications. The vessel comes in two standard diameters (6 and 9 inches) and is easily transportable by one or two people.

Key features include:

• Payload agnostic design compatible with U.S. Navy's Underwater Vehicle software and non-propagating battery design
• 80-90% cost reduction compared to similar performance small UUVs
• Capability to operate at tactical speeds and depths for hours
• Applications in counter-mine operations, underwater surveys, infrastructure monitoring, and environmental sensing

Sea Dart joins Leidos' autonomous Sea Systems portfolio, which includes surface vessels like Sea Archer, Sea Hunter, Sea Hawk, Ranger, and Mariner. A 12¾ inch diameter variant is under consideration.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) has secured a significant $390 million contract from the National Security Agency (NSA) for signals intelligence capabilities. The contract, announced on April 3, 2025, includes a base year plus four option years.

Under this single-award agreement, Leidos will deliver:

• SIGINT capabilities, engineering, and analysis tools
• Systems administration and management functions
• Lab and testbed management
• Integration, testing, and deployment services
• Training and sustainment of NSA systems

Roy Stevens, Leidos National Security Sector president, emphasized the importance of tailored SIGINT solutions for military and intelligence superiority. The company will leverage its expertise in cyber and IT managed services, along with radar and sensor technologies, to develop resilient communications systems that maintain critical mission data flow even during interruptions.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has appointed Daryle Lademan as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy, effective March 31, 2025. Lademan, who brings three decades of defense and government technology experience, will report to Chief Growth Officer Jason Albanese and lead the company's growth strategies, strategic partnerships, and NorthStar 2030 strategy implementation.

Previously, Lademan spent 15 years at BAE Systems, where she led U.S. strategy and planning at the enterprise level. She also held leadership positions at The Avascent Group and CSP Associates. Lademan is a former president of Women in Aerospace and holds degrees from George Washington University and the University of Central Florida.

Leidos, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, employs 48,000 people globally and reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025.

Leidos has successfully completed a guided flight test of their Small Cruise Missile (SCM), dubbed Black Arrow, from an AC-130J aircraft. The test demonstrated the missile's compatibility, system performance, and integration with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Battle Management System.

The Black Arrow is a 200-lb class mission adaptable delivery platform designed for both kinetic and non-kinetic missions. The test was conducted under a Collaborative Research and Development agreement between Leidos, USSOCOM, and AFSOC.

The missile can be launched through various methods, including from C-130 ramp via custom Ramp Launch Tube, palletized launch, and conventional store release from fixed-wing aircraft. Leidos is currently under contract with USSOCOM to continue test and evaluation activities throughout 2025.