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Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Leidos serves government and commercial customers with digital and mission technology, and 87% of its revenue comes from U.S. government contracts. ↗

HeadquartersReston, VA ↗
LeadershipThomas A. Bell, Principal Executive Officer ↗
Employees47,000 ↗
Revenue$17.2 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗
Department of War obligations$18.6 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPublic; holding company for Leidos, Inc. ↗
SharesLDOS ↗

Products

  • Leidos sells security detection products, including people scanners, computed tomography carry-on baggage scanners, checked baggage scanners and explosive trace detectors, with over 30,000 deployed in more than 120 countries. ↗
  • Leidos develops Integrated Air and Missile Defense systems, including the Army's Enduring Indirect Fire Protection Capability, Long Range Persistent Surveillance radar capability and AirShield systems. ↗
  • Leidos delivers a single, common electronic health record to Department of War and VA hospitals and treatment facilities worldwide. ↗
  • Leidos provides air traffic control systems for air navigation service providers around the world, including the FAA. ↗
  • Leidos makes surface and subsurface autonomous and unmanned maritime technologies. ↗
  • Leidos manufactures structures and thermal protection systems for hypersonic boost-glide missiles and provides testing services for hypersonic vehicles. ↗

Customers

  • Leidos's customers include the Department of War, the U.S. Intelligence Community, DHS, the FAA and the Department of Veterans Affairs. ↗
  • Leidos's international customers include the UK Ministry of Defence, the Australian Department of Defence and NATO. ↗
  • Leidos's Defense Systems segment serves the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, U.S. Special Operations Command and DARPA. ↗
  • Leidos is the primary supplier to U.S. Customs & Border Protection of mobile, non-intrusive ports and borders inspection systems. ↗

Deals since 2020

Apr 202614

Altaris: joint venture Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions

Seller: Leidos

security detection systems and imaging technology for airports, borders and critical infrastructure, to be combined with Altaris-owned Analogic in a new joint venture

EW and sensorsSource
UndisclosedClosed Oct 5, 2026
Jan 202626

Leidos buys ENTRUST Solutions Group

Seller: Kohlberg

An engineering firm that provides infrastructure design, grid modernization and program management services primarily to electric, gas and pipeline utilities

IT and government servicesSource
$2.4 billionClosed Mar 27, 2026
May 202523

Leidos buys Kudu Dynamics

Artificial intelligence enabled cyber capabilities for defense, intelligence and homeland security customers

cyberintelligence communitySource
$293 millionClosed May 23, 2025
Jul 202229

Leidos buys Cobham Special Mission

Seller: Advent International

Airborne border surveillance and search and rescue services to the Australian Federal Government

C4ISR and electronicsIT and government servicesMRO and sustainmentSource
$190 millionClosed Oct 30, 2022
Nov 202122

Leidos sells Aviation & Missile Solutions

Buyer: Undisclosed buyer

The AMS business of Leidos' Defense Solutions reportable segment

MRO and sustainmentSource
$15 millionClosed Apr 29, 2022
Feb 202122

Leidos buys Gibbs & Cox

An independent engineering and design firm specializing in naval architecture, marine engineering, management support and engineering consulting

IT and government servicesshipbuilding and maritimeSource
$375 millionClosed May 7, 2021
Dec 202010

Leidos buys 1901 Group

A provider for managed IT services and cloud solutions in the private and public market

IT and government servicesSource
$212 millionClosed Jan 14, 2021
Feb 202003

Leidos buys L3Harris Security and Detection Systems and MacDonald Humfrey Automation businesses

Seller: L3Harris Technologies

Airport and critical infrastructure screening products, automated tray return systems and other industrial automation products

EW and sensorsSource
$1 billionClosed May 4, 2020

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