---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936468-23-000121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LMT"
cik: "0000936468"
company_name: "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP"
filed_at: "2023-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T23:02:03.922520+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lockheed Martin Q3 net sales $16.9B (+2% YoY); EPS $6.73; raises dividend to $3.15/share

## Summary
- Net sales $16.9B, up 2% YoY; net earnings $1.7B ($6.73 EPS) vs $1.8B ($6.71) last year.
- Cash from ops $2.9B, free cash flow $2.5B; returned $2.5B to shareholders via dividends & buybacks.
- Backlog $156B; board increased buyback authority by $6B to $13B total.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $3.15 per share.
- Reaffirms 2023 outlook; awarded AIR6500 integrated air & missile defense by Australia.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936468-23-000121
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LMT
- cik: 0000936468
- company_name: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
- filed_at: 2023-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000121/0000936468-23-000121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000121/lmt-20231017.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP reported the quarter ended September 24, 2023 results: revenue $16.9 billion, net income $1.7 billion, EPS $6.73 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 24, 2023
  - Revenue: $16.9 billion
  - Net income: $1.7 billion
  - EPS: $6.73 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- News Release Lockheed Martin Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results • Net sales of $16.9 billion, an increase of 2% year-over-year • Net earnings of $1.7 billion, or $6.73 per share • Cash from operations of $2.9 billion and free cash flow of $2.5 billion • $2.5 billion of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000093646823000121/0000936468-23-000121-index.htm

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