ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:ESLT • IL0010811243
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This ESLT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ESLT Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ESLT was profitable.
- ESLT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years ESLT has always been profitable.
- ESLT had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- ESLT has a Return On Assets (4.22%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- ESLT's Return On Equity of 12.94% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ESLT outperforms 71.25% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of ESLT (8.91%) is better than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ESLT is below the industry average of 9.41%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (8.91%) for ESLT is above the 3 year average (7.35%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.22% | ||
| ROE | 12.94% | ||
| ROIC | 8.91% |
ROA(3y)3.12%
ROA(5y)2.98%
ROE(3y)10.01%
ROE(5y)9.9%
ROIC(3y)7.35%
ROIC(5y)7.12%
1.3 Margins
- ESLT has a better Profit Margin (6.73%) than 65.00% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ESLT has grown nicely.
- ESLT's Operating Margin of 8.46% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ESLT outperforms 52.50% of its industry peers.
- ESLT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 24.38%, ESLT is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ESLT has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.46% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.73% | ||
| GM | 24.38% |
OM growth 3Y8.25%
OM growth 5Y3.9%
PM growth 3Y10.43%
PM growth 5Y5.72%
GM growth 3Y-0.73%
GM growth 5Y-0.49%
2. ESLT Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ESLT is creating some value.
- ESLT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for ESLT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, ESLT has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- ESLT has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.70. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.70 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- ESLT's Debt to FCF ratio of 0.70 is amongst the best of the industry. ESLT outperforms 96.25% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.07 indicates that ESLT is not too dependend on debt financing.
- ESLT's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.07 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ESLT outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.07 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.7 | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
ROIC/WACC1.04
WACC8.56%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.29 indicates that ESLT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- ESLT has a Current ratio of 1.29. This is in the lower half of the industry: ESLT underperforms 78.75% of its industry peers.
- ESLT has a Quick Ratio of 1.29. This is a bad value and indicates that ESLT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of ESLT (0.77) is worse than 86.25% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 |
3. ESLT Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 45.09% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 16.18% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- ESLT shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 16.27%.
- The Revenue has been growing by 11.23% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)45.09%
EPS 3Y28.22%
EPS 5Y16.18%
EPS Q2Q%33.83%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.27%
Revenue growth 3Y12.93%
Revenue growth 5Y11.23%
Sales Q2Q%11.31%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 11.56% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.74% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y12.72%
EPS Next 2Y12.43%
EPS Next 3Y11.56%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year12.69%
Revenue Next 2Y10.57%
Revenue Next 3Y7.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. ESLT Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 65.40, the valuation of ESLT can be described as expensive.
- ESLT's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- ESLT is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.64, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 58.02, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ESLT.
- ESLT's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.36. ESLT is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 65.4 | ||
| Fwd PE | 58.02 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as ESLT.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ESLT is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 69.99 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 45.58 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates ESLT does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- The decent profitability rating of ESLT may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)5.14
PEG (5Y)4.04
EPS Next 2Y12.43%
EPS Next 3Y11.56%
5. ESLT Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- ESLT has a yearly dividend return of 0.36%, which is pretty low.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.38, ESLT pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, ESLT's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.36% |
5.2 History
- On average, the dividend of ESLT grows each year by 6.87%, which is quite nice.
- ESLT has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- The dividend of ESLT decreased in the last 3 years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.87%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years2
5.3 Sustainability
- ESLT pays out 20.90% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
- The dividend of ESLT is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP20.9%
EPS Next 2Y12.43%
EPS Next 3Y11.56%
ESLT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
831.22
-8.12 (-0.97%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryAerospace & Defense
Industry StrengthN/A
Industry GrowthN/A
Earnings (Last)03-17 2026-03-17/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-18 2026-05-18
Inst Owners22.43%
Inst Owner Change-0.6%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap38.69B
Revenue(TTM)7.94B
Net Income(TTM)534.34M
Analysts47.27
Price Target630.19 (-24.18%)
Short Float %0.99%
Short Ratio1.51
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.36% |
Yearly Dividend2.46
Dividend Growth(5Y)6.87%
DP20.9%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-Date04-13 2026-04-13 (1)
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)18.35%
Min EPS beat(2)16.19%
Max EPS beat(2)20.51%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)17.49%
Min EPS beat(4)9.55%
Max EPS beat(4)23.7%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)20.85%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)14.16%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)3.69%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.16%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.54%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.03%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.87%
Max Revenue beat(4)10.09%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)3.08%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.81%
Revenue beat(16)11
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.02%
PT rev (1m)12.78%
PT rev (3m)14.84%
EPS NQ rev (1m)9.68%
EPS NQ rev (3m)14.27%
EPS NY rev (1m)3.5%
EPS NY rev (3m)3.5%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)3.32%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.32%
Revenue NY rev (1m)2.87%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.11%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 65.4 | ||
| Fwd PE | 58.02 | ||
| P/S | 4.87 | ||
| P/FCF | 69.99 | ||
| P/OCF | 49.71 | ||
| P/B | 9.37 | ||
| P/tB | 16.77 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 45.58 |
EPS(TTM)12.71
EY1.53%
EPS(NY)14.33
Fwd EY1.72%
FCF(TTM)11.88
FCFY1.43%
OCF(TTM)16.72
OCFY2.01%
SpS170.54
BVpS88.71
TBVpS49.58
PEG (NY)5.14
PEG (5Y)4.04
Graham Number159.279 (-80.84%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.22% | ||
| ROE | 12.94% | ||
| ROCE | 10.04% | ||
| ROIC | 8.91% | ||
| ROICexc | 10.13% | ||
| ROICexgc | 14.64% | ||
| OM | 8.46% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.73% | ||
| GM | 24.38% | ||
| FCFM | 6.96% |
ROA(3y)3.12%
ROA(5y)2.98%
ROE(3y)10.01%
ROE(5y)9.9%
ROIC(3y)7.35%
ROIC(5y)7.12%
ROICexc(3y)7.95%
ROICexc(5y)7.6%
ROICexgc(3y)11.76%
ROICexgc(5y)11.15%
ROCE(3y)8.73%
ROCE(5y)8.31%
ROICexgc growth 3Y9.02%
ROICexgc growth 5Y13.4%
ROICexc growth 3Y14.32%
ROICexc growth 5Y9.25%
OM growth 3Y8.25%
OM growth 5Y3.9%
PM growth 3Y10.43%
PM growth 5Y5.72%
GM growth 3Y-0.73%
GM growth 5Y-0.49%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.63
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.07 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0.7 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.36 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 131.58% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.84% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 17.91 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 92.35% | ||
| Profit Quality | 103.46% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.29 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Altman-Z | N/A |
F-Score8
WACC8.56%
ROIC/WACC1.04
Cap/Depr(3y)126.95%
Cap/Depr(5y)126.24%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.28%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)45.09%
EPS 3Y28.22%
EPS 5Y16.18%
EPS Q2Q%33.83%
EPS Next Y12.72%
EPS Next 2Y12.43%
EPS Next 3Y11.56%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.27%
Revenue growth 3Y12.93%
Revenue growth 5Y11.23%
Sales Q2Q%11.31%
Revenue Next Year12.69%
Revenue Next 2Y10.57%
Revenue Next 3Y7.74%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y37.29%
EBIT growth 3Y22.25%
EBIT growth 5Y15.57%
EBIT Next Year50.22%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y72.99%
FCF growth 3Y151%
FCF growth 5Y30.4%
OCF growth 1Y45.6%
OCF growth 3Y48.01%
OCF growth 5Y22.79%
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD / ESLT Fundamental Analysis FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ESLT.
What is the valuation status for ESLT stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD?
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ESLT stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT) is 65.4 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.37.
How financially healthy is ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD?
The financial health rating of ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT) is 4 / 10.