# Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / IT Services. Price $126.75, market value $5.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.8×** (5-yr avg 15.3×, 3-yr avg 14.0×). Science Applications International Corporation trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 15.3×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 11.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.51**. A PEG of 1.51 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.7×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 3.8×**. The shares trade at 3.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 12.1×**. Enterprise value is 12.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.7%** (5-yr avg 9.3%). Free cash flow equals 11.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 9.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 8.0%**. 8.0% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.9%**. 4.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.9%**. 23.9% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.3%.
- **Return on assets: 7.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 7.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.9%** (3-yr -2.0%/yr, 5-yr 0.6%/yr). Revenue fell 2.9% over the last year, against 0.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr 12.7%/yr, 5-yr 16.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.4%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 4.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 4.4% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.66**. Debt is 1.66 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.7×**. It would take 3.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.17%** ($1.48 per share, trailing). Science Applications International Corporation yields 1.17%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 20%** (11% of free cash flow). 20% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 13**. 13 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Science Applications International Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $132.70 (+5% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 21.0%** (YTD 27.2%, 3-mo 11.2%). The shares are up 21.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.2%** (56.3% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.21** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.21 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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