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L3Harris Technologies, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 30 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 5 raised, 11 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue up 7%, 10% organic: Revenue was $5.7 billion, up 7% from the prior year and 10% organically. Management cited growth in all segments, mainly from higher volumes, new program ramps and international deliveries. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS $2.70, up 10%: Diluted EPS was $2.46 and non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.70, up 10%. Pension adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.36, up 15%, on higher adjusted segment operating income and lower interest expense. Source
  • Revenue and EPS guidance raised: Management raised 2025 guidance, with revenue now about $22 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS $10.50 to $10.70. Source
  • Adjusted segment margin reached 15.9%: Adjusted segment operating margin was 15.9%, up 10 bps, on improved program performance and LHX NeXt savings in all segments, partly offset by the higher-margin CAS divestiture. Management called it the eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year expansion. Source
  • Orders reached $6.7 billion: Orders for the quarter were $6.7 billion, a book-to-bill of 1.2x. Revenue was $5.7 billion. Source
  • Guidance excludes further prolonged shutdown: Management said 2025 guidance does not assume a further prolonged government shutdown, or any reduction in spending after the shutdown. Source

“The defense industry is entering a new era defined by urgency, speed, and mission focus.”

Christopher Kubasik, Chair and CEO, L3Harris

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Source2025 full year~$22BRaised from ~$21.75B
Non-GAAP diluted EPS Source2025 full year$10.50 - $10.70Raised from $10.40 - $10.60
Communication Systems revenue Source2025 full year~$5,700 millionRaised from $5,600 - $5,700 million
Communication Systems operating margin Source2025 full year~25%Kept
Integrated Mission Systems revenue Source2025 full year~$6,500 millionRaised from ~$6,400 million
Integrated Mission Systems operating margin Source2025 full yearlow - mid 12%
Space and Airborne Systems revenue Source2025 full year~$7,100 millionKept
Space and Airborne Systems operating margin Source2025 full yearlow 12%Kept
Aerojet Rocketdyne revenue Source2025 full year$2,800 - $2,900 millionRaised from ~$2,800 million
Aerojet Rocketdyne operating margin Source2025 full yearmid 12%Kept
Adjusted segment operating margin Source2025 full yearhigh 15%
Adjusted free cash flow Source2025 full year~$2.65BKept
Non-service FAS pension income Source2025 full year~$285 millionKept
FAS/CAS operating adjustment Source2025 full year~$15 millionKept
Net interest expense Source2025 full year~$600 millionKept
Effective tax rate on non-GAAP income Source2025 full year13.5% - 14.5%Kept
Weighted-average diluted shares Source2025 full year~188 millionKept
Capital expenditures Source2025 full year~2% of revenueKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Management raised 2025 guidance, citing performance and higher expectations. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year revenue guidance moved to about $22 billion from about $21.75 billion. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance moved to $10.50 to $10.70 from $10.40 to $10.60. Source
  • Guidance raised: Communication Systems full-year revenue guidance moved to about $5,700 million from $5,600 to $5,700 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Integrated Mission Systems full-year revenue guidance moved to about $6,500 million from about $6,400 million. Source
  • Guidance raised: Aerojet Rocketdyne full-year revenue guidance moved to $2,800 to $2,900 million from about $2,800 million. Source
  • New: A $2.2 billion Korea Airborne Early Warning & Control award was received just after quarter end. Source

Quarter results and growth drivers

  • Revenue up 7%, 10% organic: Revenue was $5.7 billion, up 7% from the prior year and 10% organically. Management cited growth in all segments, mainly from higher volumes, new program ramps and international deliveries. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS $2.70, up 10%: Diluted EPS was $2.46 and non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.70, up 10%. Pension adjusted non-GAAP diluted EPS was $2.36, up 15%, on higher adjusted segment operating income and lower interest expense. Source
  • Operating margin rose 160 bps: GAAP operating margin was 11.0%, up 160 bps, on the absence of divestiture-related losses, lower amortization of acquisition intangibles and lower LHX NeXt costs. Operating income was $621 million. Source
  • Revenue and EPS guidance raised: Management raised 2025 guidance, with revenue now about $22 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS $10.50 to $10.70. Source

Segment results

  • Communication Systems revenue up 6%: Revenue of $1,462 million rose 6%, driven by international deliveries of software-defined resilient communications and data-link equipment. Operating margin was 26.1%, up 10 bps. Source
  • Integrated Mission Systems organic up 17%: Reported revenue rose 6% to $1,700 million. Excluding the CAS divestiture, organic revenue rose 17%, mainly on multiple ISR classified programs ramping. Source
  • Space and Airborne revenue up 7%: Revenue of $1,809 million rose 7%, from FAA volume in Mission Networks and Airborne Combat Systems, partly offset by lower classified volume in Intel and Cyber. Operating margin was 12.1%, up 50 bps. Source
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne organic up 15%: Revenue of $755 million rose 13%, or 15% organically excluding the AOT divestiture, on higher missile, munitions and space production volumes. Operating margin was 12.7%, up 130 bps. Source

“L3Harris is leading the way, delivering resilient, rapidly deployable solutions at an accelerated pace to meet evolving mission needs.”

Christopher Kubasik, Chair and CEO, L3Harris

Margins, costs and tax

  • Adjusted segment margin reached 15.9%: Adjusted segment operating margin was 15.9%, up 10 bps, on improved program performance and LHX NeXt savings in all segments, partly offset by the higher-margin CAS divestiture. Management called it the eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year expansion. Source
  • Unallocated corporate costs fell: Total unallocated corporate items were $279 million in the quarter, against $339 million a year earlier. Year to date they were $846 million, against $1,098 million. Source
  • Effective tax rate rose year on year: GAAP effective tax rate was 18.5%, against 6.0% a year earlier. The non-GAAP effective tax rate was 15.6%, against 9.7%. Source

Demand and the order book

  • Orders reached $6.7 billion: Orders for the quarter were $6.7 billion, a book-to-bill of 1.2x. Revenue was $5.7 billion. Source
  • Management cited demand and pipeline: Management pointed to increasing demand and a record pipeline, and to investments made early in space and munitions. Source
  • Program ramps lifted volumes: Management said the Next Generation Jammer, a flagship electronic warfare tactical jamming pod, ramped during the quarter, adding to volume. Source

Cash flow and customer payments

  • Year-to-date cash flow declined: Year-to-date cash from operations was $1,144 million, down 20%, and adjusted free cash flow was $951 million, down 26%. Source
  • Receivables and contract assets rose: Receivables rose to $1,528 million at October 3, 2025, from $1,072 million at January 3, 2025. Contract assets rose to $3,677 million from $3,230 million. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Buybacks $998 million year to date: Repurchases of common stock were $176 million in the quarter, down 7%, and $998 million year to date, up 95%. Source
  • Cash balance lower, short-term debt higher: Cash and cash equivalents were $339 million at October 3, 2025, down from $615 million at January 3, 2025. Short-term debt rose to $725 million from $515 million. Source
  • Business sale proceeds in year to date: Proceeds from sales of businesses, net of cash divested, were $831 million year to date, against $158 million a year earlier. None were recorded in the quarter. Source

Strategy and investment

  • LHX NeXt costs down year on year: LHX NeXt implementation costs were $25 million in the quarter, against $41 million a year earlier, and $99 million year to date, against $216 million. Source
  • Divestiture weighed on IMS margin: Integrated Mission Systems operating margin was 12.0%, down 70 bps, which management attributed mainly to the CAS divestiture, partly offset by favorable performance. Source

Guidance assumptions and shutdown

  • Guidance excludes further prolonged shutdown: Management said 2025 guidance does not assume a further prolonged government shutdown, or any reduction in spending after the shutdown. Source
  • Cash guidance tied to shutdown resolution: Management said it remains confident in the 2025 cash flow guidance, assuming the government shutdown is resolved. Source
  • Share count guidance held near 188 million: Weighted-average diluted share count guidance is about 188 million, unchanged from the prior release. Source

Coming up, as management said on 30 October 2025

  • Fourth-quarter cash generation expected highest: Management expects the most cash generation of the year in the fourth quarter, assuming the government shutdown is resolved. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Orders Source$6.7 billion
Book-to-bill Source1.2x

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management attributed the cash decline to customer payment delays it called temporary. Source
  • Operational: Management cited unfavorable mix from lower proprietary waveform license sales in Communication Systems, which partly offset cost savings. Source
  • Demand: Lower classified program volume in Intel and Cyber reduced Space and Airborne Systems revenue growth. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it is on track to achieve its 2026 Financial Framework. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.