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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. vs Lockheed Martin Corporation

Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

HII · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$10.4B
Gross margin (TTM)12.4%
Operating margin (TTM)5.3%
Net margin (TTM)5%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace and defense
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
85/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Lockheed Martin Corporation

LMT · New York Stock Exchange

Market cap (USD)$121.2B
Gross margin (TTM)11.8%
Operating margin (TTM)11.9%
Net margin (TTM)8.2%
SectorIndustrials
IndustryAerospace and defense
CountryUS
Data as of2026-08-23
84/100
Moat score

Weighted across the company's segments.

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Comparison highlights

  • Moat score gap: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. leads (85 / 100 vs 84 / 100 for Lockheed Martin Corporation).
  • Segment focus: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 3 segments (52.1% in Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)); Lockheed Martin Corporation has 4 segments (39.6% in Aeronautics).
  • Primary market structure: Quasi-Monopoly vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Moderate.
  • Moat breadth: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has 4 moat types across 3 domains; Lockheed Martin Corporation has 3 across 2.

Primary market context

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Market

U.S. Navy nuclear shipbuilding and carrier lifecycle services (CVN construction/RCOH/inactivation + SSN/SSBN construction)

Geography

United States

Customer

U.S. Government (U.S. Navy)

Role

Prime contractor shipyard / integrator

Revenue share

52.1%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Aeronautics

Market

Military fixed-wing aircraft (fighters and air mobility) plus sustainment and upgrades

Geography

Global (primarily U.S. and allied governments)

Customer

Defense ministries and armed services (direct and via foreign military sales)

Role

Prime contractor / OEM / systems integrator

Revenue share

39.6%

Side-by-side metrics

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Ticker / Exchange
HII - New York Stock Exchange
LMT - New York Stock Exchange
Market cap (USD)
$10.4B
$121.2B
Gross margin (TTM)
12.4%
11.8%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.3%
11.9%
Net margin (TTM)
5%
8.2%
Sector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace and defense
Aerospace and defense
HQ country
US
US
Primary segment
Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)
Aeronautics
Market structure
Quasi-Monopoly
Oligopoly
Market share
n/a
n/a
HHI estimate
n/a
n/a
Pricing power
Moderate
Moderate
Moat score
85 / 100
84 / 100
Moat domains
Legal, Supply, Demand
Demand, Supply
Last update
2026-09-05
2026-09-05

Moat coverage

Shared moat types

Design In Qualification

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. strengths

Contractual ExclusivityCapex Knowhow ScaleCompliance Advantage

Lockheed Martin Corporation strengths

Service Field NetworkCapacity Moat

Segment mix

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. segments

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Newport News Shipbuilding (Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

52.1%

Ingalls Shipbuilding (Non-Nuclear Shipbuilding)

Quasi-Monopoly

24.6%

Mission Technologies (Defense Tech & Services)

Competitive

23.3%

Lockheed Martin Corporation segments

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Aeronautics

Oligopoly

39.6%

Missiles and Fire Control

Oligopoly

20.3%

Rotary and Mission Systems

Oligopoly

21.9%

Space

Oligopoly

18.2%

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