Aeronautics — Total operating costs and expenses
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics — Total operating costs and expenses increased by 17.8% to $7.74B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.4%, from $7.56B to $7.74B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Aeronautics — Total operating costs and expenses shows an upward trend with a 5.3% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A decrease relative to sales indicates improved operational efficiency, while an increase may signal rising input costs or inefficient project execution.
Detailed definition
This captures all costs associated with the segment's operations, including cost of goods sold, research and development...
Peer comparison
Standard operating expense metric used to calculate segment-level operating margins.
lmt_segment_aeronautics_total_operating_costs_and_expensesHistorical Data
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.03B | $6.03B | $6.03B | $6.03B | $6.16B | $6.16B | $6.16B | $6.16B | $6.17B | $6.53B | $5.84B | $7.56B | $6.34B | $7.52B | $6.57B | $7.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +5.8% | -10.6% | +29.6% | -16.2% | +18.6% | -12.6% | +17.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +0.1% | +5.9% | -5.3% | +22.7% | +2.7% | +15.2% | +12.6% | +2.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lockheed Martin's aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses?
- Lockheed Martin (LMT) reported aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses of $7.74B in Q4 2025.
- How has Lockheed Martin's aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses changed year-over-year?
- Lockheed Martin's aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses increased by 2.4% year-over-year, from $7.56B to $7.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lockheed Martin's aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Lockheed Martin's aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses has grown at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.11B to $28.17B.
- What does aeronautics — total operating costs and expenses mean?
- The total cost of running the business segment, including production and overhead.