secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP (LMT)
CIK:        0000936468
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T10:30:57+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-049277
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lockheed Martin Q2 sales up 11% to $20.1B; EPS $7.94; raises FY guidance
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- Sales $20.1B (+11% YoY); net earnings $1.8B ($7.94 diluted EPS) vs $342M ($1.46) in Q2 2025.
- Free cash flow $2.9B vs $(150)M in prior year; cash from operations $3.2B.
- Record backlog $230B, including $35B multi-year THAAD interceptor contract with Missile Defense Agency.
- Raised FY 2026 guidance: expects ~8% sales growth, 28% higher segment operating profit, FCF >$7B.
- CEO Jim Taiclet cites 21st Century Security strategy; collaboration with GM Defense and Rheinmetall.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000162828026049277/0001628280-26-049277-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000162828026049277/lmt-20260723.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049277

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