Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Science Applications International has updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance, projecting an earnings per share (EPS) of 9.400-9.600 and revenue of $7.3 billion.
• The company's most recent earnings report showed an EPS of $3.63, exceeding analyst estimates, but its revenue was down 2.7% year-over-year.
• Several analysts have adjusted their price targets for SAIC, with a consensus average target price of $125.64 and a majority rating of "Hold."

Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 9.400-9.600 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.3 billion-$7.3 billion.

Science Applications International Stock Up 0.6%

SAIC stock traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $103.18. The company had a trading volume of 328,074 shares, compared to its average volume of 649,981. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $112.87. The company has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.38 and a beta of 0.49. Science Applications International has a 52 week low of $94.68 and a 52 week high of $156.34.

Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 4th. The information technology services provider reported $3.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.25 by $1.38. Science Applications International had a return on equity of 24.18% and a net margin of 4.11%.The company had revenue of $1.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.05 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Science Applications International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 9.400-9.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Science Applications International will post 8.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Science Applications International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 24th. Investors of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. Science Applications International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SAIC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Science Applications International from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays decreased their price target on Science Applications International from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Science Applications International from $104.00 to $91.00 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. UBS Group decreased their price target on Science Applications International from $111.00 to $110.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Science Applications International from $130.00 to $128.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Science Applications International presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $122.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SAIC. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Science Applications International by 36.3% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,303,894 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $143,578,000 after buying an additional 347,456 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Science Applications International during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,271,000. Man Group plc raised its stake in Science Applications International by 55.7% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 173,705 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $19,561,000 after buying an additional 62,155 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC raised its stake in Science Applications International by 37.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 109,502 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $12,331,000 after buying an additional 29,764 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Science Applications International by 22.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 146,555 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $16,454,000 after buying an additional 26,633 shares during the period. 76.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Science Applications International Company Profile

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) services primarily in the United States. The company's offerings include IT modernization; digital engineering; artificial intelligence; Weapon systems support design, build, modify, integrate, and sustain weapon systems; and end-to-end services, such as design, development, integration, deployment, management and operations, sustainment, and security of its customers' IT infrastructure, as well as training and simulation and ground vehicles support which integrates, modify, upgrades, and sustains ground vehicles for nation's armed forces.