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Science Applications International

SAIC on Nasdaq. Science Applications International sells engineering and information technology services to U.S. government agencies. Market value $5.3bn.

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Price checks use the past 12 months to July 2026. Quality checks use five annual reports, the latest for the year to January 2026.

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Cash yield
past 12 months to July 2026
11.9%very high

For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $11.86 of spare cash in the past 12 months. A savings account pays about $4.

Price to profit
past 12 months to July 2026
12.8×fair

You pay 12.8 years of operating profit for the business. The average large US company costs around 18.

Return on capital
five annual reports to January 2026
10.8%five-year median

Each dollar kept in the business earns 11 cents a year. Above 10 is good.

Quality score: 59 of 100. Price score: 98 of 100. Our list needs 70 on quality and 60 on price.

$124.59 a share, 54% above its 1-year low

Over the past year the price has ranged from $81.08 to $142.66.

Dividend: 1.3% a year

Paid every year for at least 5 years

Prices from Tuesday’s close (6 October).

Five years of cash, in billions

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2022202320242025202612 monthsto Jul '26
Revenue
$7.4bn$7.7bn$7.4bn$7.5bn$7.3bn
Operating margin
6.2%6.5%10.0%7.5%7.2%
Debt to equity
1.561.401.181.411.66
Shares outstanding
0.05bn0.05bn0.05bn0.05bn0.04bn

Health checks

  • Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
  • Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Nothing unusual
  • Financial strength (Piotroski)7 of 9
  • Profit backed by cash (accruals)Yes
  • Debt1.66× equity
  • Revenue growth, five yearsSlow, 0.6% a year
  • Buying back its own sharesYes, 23% fewer since 2022

The quarter to July 2026

How the business did, compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

  • Sales: $1.9 billion last quarter, up 6% on a year ago.
  • Profit: $102 million, down 20% on a year ago.
  • It keeps 8 cents of each $1 of sales as operating profit, up from 7 cents a year earlier.
  • Spare cash over the past 12 months: $619 million, up from $441 million.
  • 9% fewer shares than a year ago. Each share owns a bit more of the company.
  • Debt is $2.4 billion more than cash, up from $2.2 billion a year ago.
  • Sales grew on a year ago in 2 of the last 4 quarters.
Sales by quarter
Sales by quarter
Quarter toAmount
October 2024$2.0bn
January 2025$1.8bn
April 2025$1.9bn
July 2025$1.8bn
October 2025$1.9bn
January 2026$1.8bn
April 2026$1.9bn
July 2026$1.9bn
Profit by quarter
Profit by quarter
Quarter toAmount
October 2024$106m
January 2025$98m
April 2025$68m
July 2025$127m
October 2025$78m
January 2026$85m
April 2026$115m
July 2026$102m

From the company's quarterly reports to the SEC.

Dates

Next results (estimated)
n/a
Last annual report (10-K)
16 March 2026
Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)
30 November 2026

Who owns it

5 long-term investors we follow own it, unchanged from 5 last quarter. 432 funds in all.

Jun '25
Dec '25
Jun '26
Largest holders overall

From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Big holders and activists

6 investors own more than 5%.

From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.

What insiders did

In the last 12 months, 6 insiders bought $488,462 of shares on the open market.

  • Cush C. David
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    22 September 2026
    Shares
    1,000
    Price
    $132.50
    Value
    $132,500
  • Attili Srinivas
    EVP, Civilian
    Bought
    Date
    9 April 2026
    Shares
    100
    Price
    $94.96
    Value
    $9,496
  • Attili Srinivas
    EVP, Civilian
    Bought
    Date
    31 December 2025
    Shares
    100
    Price
    $101.26
    Value
    $10,126
  • DiFronzo Vincent P.
    EVP,-Air Force & Comb Commands
    Bought
    Date
    23 December 2025
    Shares
    150
    Price
    $102.89
    Value
    $15,434
  • Hageman Hilary
    EVP General Counsel, Secretary
    Bought
    Date
    16 December 2025
    Shares
    100
    Price
    $100.21
    Value
    $10,021
  • REAGAN JAMES
    Interim CEO, Director
    Bought
    Date
    16 December 2025
    Shares
    1,000
    Price
    $100.17
    Value
    $100,170
  • Natarajan Prabu
    EVP, Chief Financial Officer
    Bought
    Date
    16 December 2025
    Shares
    2,000
    Price
    $100.49
    Value
    $200,980
  • Attili Srinivas
    EVP, Civilian
    Bought
    Date
    10 October 2025
    Shares
    100
    Price
    $97.35
    Value
    $9,735

From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.

What could go wrong

  • Sales have barely grown: 0.6% a year.

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