TELOS CORP TLS
TELOS CORP (TLS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $164.8M at a -22.2% 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: -4.95 — 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
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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 Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 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 · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.412 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -2.602 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.285 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.185 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLS | TELOS CORP | 5/9 | -5.4 | — | +52.2% |
| STEM | STEM, INC. | 3/9 | -17.62 | — | +8.1% |
| SMRT | SmartRent, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.18 | — | -12.9% |
| WYY | WIDEPOINT CORP | 3/9 | -3.62 | — | +5.6% |
| IONQ | IonQ, Inc. | 3/9 | 2.63 | — | +201.9% |
| PONY | Pony AI Inc. | 3/9 | 17.95 | — | +20% |
| OSPN | OneSpan Inc. | 5/9 | 5.76 | 7.2 | +0% |
About TELOS CORP
Telos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides cyber, cloud, and enterprise security solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Security Solutions and Secure Networks. The company offers Xacta, a platform delivering automated cyber risk management and compliance processes for systems based in the cloud, on-premises, and in hybrid environments; Xacta.ai, an artificial intelligence capability at Xacta cyber GRC platform; and risk management framework consulting services, security assessment and compliance, engineering and evaluation, operations, penetration testing, and digital forensics. It also provides Telos Automated Message Handling System, a web-based organizational message distribution and management for mission-critical communications used by military field operatives. In addition, the company offers Telos Identity Solutions, a portfolio of identity solutions that support secure identity verification, biometric enrollment, and trusted identity services for government and commercial customers; TSA PreCheck enrollment services, IDVetting, and Aviation Channeling Services, which provide identity enrollment, FBI background check submission, and biometric services for government agencies, transportation security programs, and regulated industries; and ONYX, a proprietary touchless fingerprint biometric technology designed to enable secure and scalable biometric authentication across mobile and enterprise environments. Further, the company provides secure mobility solutions that enable work off-premise and minimize operational and security concerns across and beyond the enterprise; and network management and defense services for operating, maintaining, and defending complex enterprise networks. It serves the United States federal government, large commercial businesses, state and local governments, and international customers. Telos Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.
FAQ
Is TLS financially healthy?
TELOS CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does TLS pay a dividend?
No, TELOS CORP does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is TLS?
In FY2025, TELOS CORP had a net margin of -22.2% and a return on equity of -38.1%.
What is the analyst price target for TLS?
The average Wall-Street price target for TELOS CORP is $6.83, about 57.4% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is TLS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on TELOS CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. 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.