Elbit Systems
ESLT Β· Aerospace & Defense
$735.34
οΏ½οΏ½Parsons
PSN Β· Aerospace & Defense
$49.04
2.6%The short version
- Elbit Systems is the larger business, with $7.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $6.4B for Parsons.
- Elbit Systems grew revenue faster (16.3%, against β5.7%).
- Elbit Systems kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (8.5% operating margin, against 6.6% operating margin).
- Elbit Systems turned more of its sales into free cash flow (7.0% FCF margin, against 6.5% FCF margin).
- Elbit Systems earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (18.0%, against 9.8%).
| Latest fiscal year | ESLT Β· FY25 | PSN Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $34.5B | $5.3B |
| Revenue | $7.9B | $6.4B |
| Free cash flow | $553M | $410M |
| Net income | $534M | $241M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 16.3% | β5.7% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| Share count change | 4.9% | β2.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 24.4% | 22.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 3.8% |
| FCF margin | 7.0% | 6.5% |
| Return on capital | 18.0% | 9.8% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | 9.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$534M | $781M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β0.6x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $112M | $125M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 23.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 7 |
FY16
ESLT $3.3B
PSN β
FY17
ESLT $3.4B
PSN $3.0B
FY18
ESLT $3.7B
PSN $3.6B
FY19
ESLT $4.5B
PSN $4.0B
FY20
ESLT $4.7B
PSN $3.9B
FY21
ESLT $5.3B
PSN $3.7B
FY22
ESLT $5.5B
PSN $4.2B
FY23
ESLT $6.0B
PSN $5.4B
FY24
ESLT $6.8B
PSN $6.8B
FY25
ESLT $7.9B
PSN $6.4B
ESLT
PSN
FY16
ESLT 9.4%
PSN β
FY17
ESLT 9.6%
PSN 5.0%
FY18
ESLT 8.0%
PSN 5.8%
FY19
ESLT 7.1%
PSN 2.3%
FY20
ESLT 7.0%
PSN 4.5%
FY21
ESLT 7.9%
PSN 3.6%
FY22
ESLT 6.7%
PSN 4.4%
FY23
ESLT 6.2%
PSN 5.3%
FY24
ESLT 7.2%
PSN 6.3%
FY25
ESLT 8.5%
PSN 6.6%
ESLT
PSN
FY16
ESLT $83.8M
PSN β
FY17
ESLT β$7.0M
PSN $237M
FY18
ESLT $89.4M
PSN $255M
FY19
ESLT β$191M
PSN $153M
FY20
ESLT $147M
PSN $255M
FY21
ESLT $228M
PSN $184M
FY22
ESLT $35.0M
PSN $207M
FY23
ESLT β$73.3M
PSN $367M
FY24
ESLT $320M
PSN $474M
FY25
ESLT $553M
PSN $410M
ESLT
PSN
FY16
ESLT 17.6%
PSN β
FY17
ESLT 16.4%
PSN β
FY18
ESLT 13.7%
PSN β
FY19
ESLT 12.8%
PSN 19.2%
FY20
ESLT 11.5%
PSN 7.2%
FY21
ESLT 10.9%
PSN 5.1%
FY22
ESLT 12.3%
PSN 5.9%
FY23
ESLT 11.7%
PSN 8.4%
FY24
ESLT 14.5%
PSN 10.9%
FY25
ESLT 18.0%
PSN 9.8%
ESLT
PSN
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