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Elbit Systems Ltd.Income Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $1.95B ▼ | $311.27M ▼ | $135.34M ▲ | 6.94% ▲ | $2.92 ▲ | $219.51M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $2.09B ▲ | $333.37M ▲ | $132.99M ▲ | 6.37% ▲ | $2.76 ▲ | $211.45M ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $1.84B ▼ | $295.32M ▼ | $103.82M ▲ | 5.65% ▲ | $2.4 ▲ | $190.54M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $1.96B ▲ | $329M ▲ | $91.44M ▲ | 4.66% ▲ | $2.02 ▲ | $179.01M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $1.71B | $285.54M | $78.71M | 4.61% | $1.78 | $170.97M |
What's going well?
The company kept profits stable even as revenue fell, showing good cost control. Margins improved slightly, and earnings per share grew thanks to efficiency.
What's concerning?
Revenue dropped sharply, which could signal weaker demand or tougher competition. Interest costs are rising, and profit growth is coming from cost cuts, not sales growth.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $733.32M ▼ | $12.24B ▲ | $8.23B ▲ | $4B ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $848.91M ▲ | $12.1B ▲ | $8.15B ▲ | $3.94B ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $455.14M ▲ | $11.36B ▲ | $8.05B ▲ | $3.3B ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $266.68M ▲ | $10.97B ▲ | $7.69B ▼ | $3.28B ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $123.37M | $10.85B | $7.77B | $3.07B |
What's financially strong about this company?
The company has a healthy equity cushion, is paying down debt, and customers are paying faster. Most assets are tangible, with no goodwill risk, and deferred revenue shows customers are prepaying for products or services.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Cash is a small part of assets, and inventory is rising, which could tie up funds if sales slow. Liquidity is only adequate, not exceptional, and the company is taking longer to pay suppliers.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $133.68M ▲ | $157.08M ▲ | $91.72M ▲ | $-215.32M ▼ | $33.48M ▲ | $101.17M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $126.02M ▲ | $120.39M ▼ | $-448.01M ▼ | $323.05M ▲ | $-4.57M ▲ | $70.59M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $107.37M ▲ | $183.57M ▼ | $-362.34M ▼ | $27.1M ▲ | $-151.67M ▼ | $160.91M ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $90.22M ▲ | $452.07M ▲ | $-45.2M ▼ | $-260.72M ▼ | $146.15M ▲ | $404.02M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $79.31M | $56.54M | $-20.71M | $-37.29M | $-1.46M | $5.07M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The company is producing more cash from its core business each quarter, with free cash flow up 42% and no reliance on outside funding. Dividends are easily covered, and debt is being paid down.
What are the cash flow concerns?
A big jump in inventory tied up $203 million in cash, and working capital changes hurt cash flow. The cash balance, while growing, is not huge relative to the business size.
Q3 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Elbit Systems Ltd.'s financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
The company’s main strengths are steady revenue growth, expanding operating profitability, and a balance sheet that has been quietly strengthening in terms of equity, liquidity, and leverage. It combines this financial profile with a strong competitive position in high-value defense niches, a large and visible contract backlog, and an innovation pipeline tightly aligned with modern warfare trends. Its battle-proven technology, integrated solutions, and broad geographic reach further support its long-term franchise value.
Key risks include volatile cash flows driven by large swings in working capital, a capital-intensive investment program, and a still-meaningful debt load that exposes the company to interest-rate and refinancing conditions. Strategically, Elbit operates in a highly regulated, politically driven industry subject to export controls, budget cycles, and shifting alliances, while facing tough competition from larger global and regional defense firms. Technological disruption and program concentration risk add further uncertainty, especially if major programs are delayed, curtailed, or outcompeted.
Overall, the trajectory appears favorable: the business is growing, margins are improving, and the balance sheet and cash flow profile have shown clear improvement in the latest year. Rising global defense spending, particularly in advanced systems, plays to the company’s strengths in unmanned systems, precision weapons, sensors, and digital command-and-control. The outlook remains tied to continued successful execution, disciplined capital and risk management, and the company’s ability to stay at the forefront of defense technology in a rapidly evolving security environment.
About Elbit Systems Ltd.
https://www.elbitsystems.comElbit Systems Ltd. develops and supplies a portfolio of airborne, land, and naval systems and products for the defense, homeland security, and commercial aviation applications primarily in Israel.
Income Statement
| Period | Revenue | Operating Expense | Net Income | Net Profit Margin | Earnings Per Share | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $1.95B ▼ | $311.27M ▼ | $135.34M ▲ | 6.94% ▲ | $2.92 ▲ | $219.51M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $2.09B ▲ | $333.37M ▲ | $132.99M ▲ | 6.37% ▲ | $2.76 ▲ | $211.45M ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $1.84B ▼ | $295.32M ▼ | $103.82M ▲ | 5.65% ▲ | $2.4 ▲ | $190.54M ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $1.96B ▲ | $329M ▲ | $91.44M ▲ | 4.66% ▲ | $2.02 ▲ | $179.01M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $1.71B | $285.54M | $78.71M | 4.61% | $1.78 | $170.97M |
What's going well?
The company kept profits stable even as revenue fell, showing good cost control. Margins improved slightly, and earnings per share grew thanks to efficiency.
What's concerning?
Revenue dropped sharply, which could signal weaker demand or tougher competition. Interest costs are rising, and profit growth is coming from cost cuts, not sales growth.
Balance Statement
| Period | Cash & Short-term | Total Assets | Total Liabilities | Total Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $733.32M ▼ | $12.24B ▲ | $8.23B ▲ | $4B ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $848.91M ▲ | $12.1B ▲ | $8.15B ▲ | $3.94B ▲ |
| Q1-2025 | $455.14M ▲ | $11.36B ▲ | $8.05B ▲ | $3.3B ▲ |
| Q4-2024 | $266.68M ▲ | $10.97B ▲ | $7.69B ▼ | $3.28B ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $123.37M | $10.85B | $7.77B | $3.07B |
What's financially strong about this company?
The company has a healthy equity cushion, is paying down debt, and customers are paying faster. Most assets are tangible, with no goodwill risk, and deferred revenue shows customers are prepaying for products or services.
What are the financial risks or weaknesses?
Cash is a small part of assets, and inventory is rising, which could tie up funds if sales slow. Liquidity is only adequate, not exceptional, and the company is taking longer to pay suppliers.
Cash Flow Statement
| Period | Net Income | Cash From Operations | Cash From Investing | Cash From Financing | Net Change | Free Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3-2025 | $133.68M ▲ | $157.08M ▲ | $91.72M ▲ | $-215.32M ▼ | $33.48M ▲ | $101.17M ▲ |
| Q2-2025 | $126.02M ▲ | $120.39M ▼ | $-448.01M ▼ | $323.05M ▲ | $-4.57M ▲ | $70.59M ▼ |
| Q1-2025 | $107.37M ▲ | $183.57M ▼ | $-362.34M ▼ | $27.1M ▲ | $-151.67M ▼ | $160.91M ▼ |
| Q4-2024 | $90.22M ▲ | $452.07M ▲ | $-45.2M ▼ | $-260.72M ▼ | $146.15M ▲ | $404.02M ▲ |
| Q3-2024 | $79.31M | $56.54M | $-20.71M | $-37.29M | $-1.46M | $5.07M |
What's strong about this company's cash flow?
The company is producing more cash from its core business each quarter, with free cash flow up 42% and no reliance on outside funding. Dividends are easily covered, and debt is being paid down.
What are the cash flow concerns?
A big jump in inventory tied up $203 million in cash, and working capital changes hurt cash flow. The cash balance, while growing, is not huge relative to the business size.
Q3 2025 Earnings Call Summary
Read Call Summary5-Year Trend Analysis
A comprehensive look at Elbit Systems Ltd.'s financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.
The company’s main strengths are steady revenue growth, expanding operating profitability, and a balance sheet that has been quietly strengthening in terms of equity, liquidity, and leverage. It combines this financial profile with a strong competitive position in high-value defense niches, a large and visible contract backlog, and an innovation pipeline tightly aligned with modern warfare trends. Its battle-proven technology, integrated solutions, and broad geographic reach further support its long-term franchise value.
Key risks include volatile cash flows driven by large swings in working capital, a capital-intensive investment program, and a still-meaningful debt load that exposes the company to interest-rate and refinancing conditions. Strategically, Elbit operates in a highly regulated, politically driven industry subject to export controls, budget cycles, and shifting alliances, while facing tough competition from larger global and regional defense firms. Technological disruption and program concentration risk add further uncertainty, especially if major programs are delayed, curtailed, or outcompeted.
Overall, the trajectory appears favorable: the business is growing, margins are improving, and the balance sheet and cash flow profile have shown clear improvement in the latest year. Rising global defense spending, particularly in advanced systems, plays to the company’s strengths in unmanned systems, precision weapons, sensors, and digital command-and-control. The outlook remains tied to continued successful execution, disciplined capital and risk management, and the company’s ability to stay at the forefront of defense technology in a rapidly evolving security environment.

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Bezhalel Machlis
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