Recap: Lockheed Martin Q4 Earnings

Lockheed Martin LMT reported its Q4 earnings results on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 07:30 AM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Lockheed Martin beat estimated earnings by 4.48%, reporting an EPS of $7.47 versus an estimate of $7.15, which did not surprise analysts.

Revenue was up $697.00 million from the same period last year.

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.24, which was followed by a 0.29% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Lockheed Martin's past performance:

Quarter	Q3 2021	Q2 2021	Q1 2021	Q4 2020
EPS Estimate	1.97	6.53	6.30	6.41
EPS Actual	2.21	6.52	6.56	6.38
Revenue Estimate	17.12B	16.93B	16.33B	16.92B
Revenue Actual	16.03B	17.03B	16.26B	17.03B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Lockheed Martin management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $26.7 and $26.7 per share for the next quarter.

This represents a 257.43% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Lockheed Martin, a bullish signal to many investors.

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