Just one month after a difficult second-quarter earnings report, which sent shares sliding downwards, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has moved from performing damage control to pushing into improving operational execution. The company cut its 2025 earnings guidance to just $21.85 after it saw significant order losses in multiple non-core segments (as well as the Air Force cutting its F-35 order earlier in the quarter). The contractor, however, did reiterate its 2025 free cash flow guidance, emphasizing that it would maintain tighter oversight of its aeronautics and rotary (helicopter) systems units.

The manufacturer expects its already large backlog and sizable international demand to keep its F-35 output near 156 aircraft annually . The manufacturer is also prepared to compete for con

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