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NYSE: LMTLockheed Martin (LMT) stock, explained like you're 5
Lockheed Martin trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LMT. It is a large cap company in the aerospace & defense industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 116.6 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- LMT
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Size
- Large cap, about 116.6 billion dollars
How Lockheed Martin makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves LMT stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Lockheed Martin (LMT) Stock Could Be Cheap As Its 66% Run Rolls On (Yahoo Finance)
- Lockheed Martin (LMT) Q2 2026: $230B Record Backlog, EPS Beat 10%, Guidance Raised (TradingKey)
- LMT Stock Gains Nearly 5% Lockheed Martin Emerges As Frontrunner For Ultra Maritime In Potential $3.5B Deal (Stocktwits)
- Lockheed Martin Keeps Raising Its Dividend as Pentagon Money Keeps Flowing (24/7 Wall St.)
- SpaceX vs. Lockheed Martin: Which Aerospace Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? (The Motley Fool)
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Questions about Lockheed Martin stock
What does Lockheed Martin do?
Lockheed Martin trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LMT. It is a large cap company in the aerospace & defense industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 116.6 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Lockheed Martin?
Lockheed Martin trades under the ticker LMT on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Lockheed Martin make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves LMT stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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