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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LMT"
cik: "0000936468"
company_name: "LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-22T10:26:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-22T10:30:06.311589+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Lockheed Martin Q3 sales rise 11% to $20.7B; EPS $7.97, record $292B backlog, 2026 outlook raised

## Summary
- Q3 sales $20.7B vs $18.6B a year ago; net earnings $1.8B, or $7.97 per diluted share, vs $1.6B and $6.95.
- Backlog reached a record $292.0B, up 27% from Q2 2026, including $52.5B from the multi-year PAC-3 MSE interceptor award.
- Cash from operations $3.4B and free cash flow $3.0B, down from $3.7B and $3.3B a year earlier.
- Lockheed raised its 2026 outlook for sales, EPS and free cash flow, the second consecutive quarterly increase, and raised its dividend for the 24th straight year.
- CEO Jim Taiclet said all four segments posted year-over-year growth, citing Aegis, F-35 and Hellfire plus AI and autonomy integration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-066780
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LMT
- cik: 0000936468
- company_name: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-22T10:26:08+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000162828026066780/0001628280-26-066780-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936468/000162828026066780/lmt-20261022.htm

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