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Elbit Systems Ltd.

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Elbit Systems Ltd. NASDAQ
$769.04 0.49% (+3.75)

Market Cap $35.73 B
52w High $775.99
52w Low $328.32
Dividend Yield 0.54%
Frequency Quarterly
P/E 78.15
Volume 74.35K
Outstanding Shares 46.46M

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

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5-Year Trend Analysis

A comprehensive look at Elbit Systems Ltd.'s financial evolution and strategic trajectory over the past five years.

+ Strengths

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.

! Risks

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.

Outlook

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.