ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD ESLT
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD (ESLT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.11% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $7.9B at a 6.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.49 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Jefferies | Hold (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-13 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-12-19 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2025-12-11 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (init) |
| 2025-09-30 | JP Morgan | Neutral (init) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.139 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.249 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.053 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.484 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | 8/9 | 2.59 | 193.4 | +16.3% |
| TDG | TransDigm Group INC | 6/9 | 0.78 | 35.7 | +11.2% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | 6/9 | 4.74 | 105.2 | +8.4% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 4.73 | — | +4.9% |
| LOAR | Loar Holdings Inc. | 5/9 | 2.64 | 102.7 | +23.2% |
| KRMN | Karman Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 2.23 | 354.2 | +36.6% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | 8/9 | 15.38 | 62.8 | +18.2% |
About ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
Elbit Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and supplies defense and homeland security arenas products and services in Israel, North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Aerospace; C4I and Cyber; Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare; Land; and Elbit Systems of America. It offers airborne platforms, unmanned aerial solutions, precision guided munition sensors, aerostructures, training and simulator systems, flight academy solutions, and commercial aviation systems; and command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, as well as data links and radio communication systems and equipment, cyber intelligence solutions, and autonomous and homeland security solutions. The company also provides various electro-optic laser solutions and countermeasure systems and products, naval combat management and sonar systems, and electronic warfare, signal Intelligence, and radar systems; indirect fire, turrets and weapons, ammunition and munition, and active protection systems; and products, system solutions, and support services to defense, homeland security, law enforcement, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. It serves various governments and companies. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Haifa, Israel.
FAQ
Is ESLT financially healthy?
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does ESLT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD pays a dividend yielding about 0.11% with a 20.9% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is ESLT?
In FY2025, ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD had a net margin of 6.7% and a return on equity of 12.9%.
Is ESLT overvalued or undervalued?
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD trades at about 68.4× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 19.9×–61.7×, median 27.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ESLT?
The average Wall-Street price target for ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD is $846.33, about 8.6% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is ESLT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 193.4×, a dividend yield of 0.11%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.