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Executive Orders. The President has issued multiple Executive Orders (EOs), including two that are intended to (i) simplify and accelerate the procurement process through an overhaul of the FAR and (ii) modernize the defense acquisition process by promoting commercial solutions, use of innovative acquisition authorities, and other existing streamlined processes. The Secretary of War recently released the Department’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy that is consistent with these EOs, and also aims to restructure the requirements process, funding authority, and reorganizes the Acquisition workforce. As part of this broader transformation, the U.S. Government is shifting its acquisition strategy toward longer‑term contract structures; some contracts that were previously negotiated on an annual basis may now be executed as a multi‑year procurement. We expect a revision to the DFARS in the next several months as well.
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In addition, the President recently issued an EO that could limit certain contractors performing work under critical defense weapons, supplies, and equipment contracts from issuing excessive dividends or owner distributions, making share repurchases, and placing certain restrictions on executive compensation, as well as additional measures. It is expected that this EO will be implemented this year through a new DFARS clause and the EO’s restrictions will apply only after the DoW determines that a contractor has failed to meet identified contract performance requirements.
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raised concerns about supply availability. The rare earth supply chain continues to be vulnerable to disruption due to increasing scarcity and constrained capacity, and we are developing and executing mitigation plans designed to safeguard supply and meet future delivery commitments. We believe we will continue to meet our production and delivery commitments. However, if we are unable to successfully mitigate disruptions to the availability of rare earth minerals, our future profits, margins and cash flows may be adversely affected.
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Certain materials and component parts that go into making our products are imported into the U.S. and are subject to tariffs, sanctions, embargoes, export and import controls, and other trade restrictions. The U.S. Government has increased, expanded, or imposed new tariffs on goods imported from various countries. We also export certain products to other countries, and several countries have increased or imposed additional tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs. The tariff environment has been dynamic in 2025, with changes occurring on an ongoing basis, and it is possible that additional developments will occur in the future, including as a result of negotiations between the U.S. and trade partners and legal challenges to the tariffs. At this time, excluding the near-term cash flow impact, we do not believe that the tariffs announced by the U.S. or actions taken in response to these tariffs by other countries will have a material adverse effect upon our results of operation or financial condition over the long term. The actual impact of the tariffs is subject to a number of factors including the effective date and duration of such tariffs, changes in the amount, scope and nature of the tariffs, any countermeasures that the target countries may take, the result of negotiations between the U.S. and trade partners, how our Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers react, possible substitution effects, possible duty-free entry entitlements, the outcome of any legal challenges, and any mitigating actions that may become available.
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Recent regional conflicts have demonstrated the integral role Lockheed Martin products play in protecting people, and we are rapidly transforming our business to meet increased demand. We are expanding production capacity to continue delivering at scale, and we are harnessing leading-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and autonomy, open-architecture systems, and advanced networking to make defense forces more agile, adaptive and unpredictable. Our goal is to deliver overwhelming capability and value – quickly, at the needed quantities and with the greatest effectiveness – to enable overmatch and strengthen deterrence today and into the future.
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As previously disclosed, during the second quarter of 2025, we paid $360 million, in cash, for the acquisition of Amentum’s Rapid Solutions business (Rapid Solutions). This acquisition integrates Rapid Solutions’ advanced space and airborne mission capabilities, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies, into Lockheed Martin’s portfolio. Rapid Solutions operates within our Space business segment and the financial results have been included within our
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Our business and financial performance are impacted by general economic conditions including inflationary pressures, delays and disruptions in supply chains, business slowdowns or shutdowns, workforce challenges and labor shortfalls, impacts from technological change, and market volatility. These macroeconomic factors have contributed, and may continue to contribute, to increased costs, delays, disruptions and other performance challenges, as well as competing demands for limited resources to address such increased costs and other challenges, for our company, our suppliers and partners, and our customers.
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Certain materials and component parts that go into making our products are imported into the U.S. and are subject to tariffs, sanctions, embargoes, export and import controls, and other trade restrictions. The U.S. Government has increased, expanded, or imposed new tariffs on goods imported from various countries. We also export certain products to other countries, and several countries have increased or imposed additional tariffs in response to U.S. tariffs. The tariff environment has been dynamic in 2025, with changes occurring on an ongoing basis, and it is possible that additional developments will occur in the future, including as a result of negotiations between the U.S. and trade partners and legal challenges to the tariffs. Tariffs that have been enacted or expanded by the U.S. or other countries had an impact of approximately $485 million on our cash flows during the year ended December 31, 2025. However, we expect a substantial portion of this impact to be recoverable over time. We are closely monitoring the situation and evaluating the potential future impacts of the imposition of the announced tariffs to our business and financial condition. We are pursuing available options to fully or substantially mitigate the impact of the increased tariffs or any future tariffs, including seeking exclusions, through drawbacks, refunds, recovering the costs in the pricing of our products, or securing alternative sources of materials or products. However, these actions may not be successful in fully or substantially mitigating the impact of tariffs, and, even if successful, there could continue to be a near-term volatility in cash flows due to the timing of when tariffs are paid compared to when such costs may be refunded or recovered. Additionally, a substantial amount of our imports qualify for duty-free entry. At this time, excluding the near-term cash flow impact, we do not believe that the tariffs announced by the U.S. or actions taken in response to these tariffs by other countries will have a material adverse effect upon our results of operations or financial condition over the long term.
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Significant changes in tax, trade, or other policies either in the U.S. or other countries, as well as any fluctuation in foreign exchange rates as a result of such activity, could materially increase our tax burden, the price we pay for materials and component parts, the price our customers pay, and result in delays in products received or non-delivery from our vendors as well as impact the availability of materials (including rare earth minerals), which could materially impact our business and financial results.
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In addition, recent government actions relating to rare earth minerals that are used in certain of our products have raised concerns about supply availability. We are monitoring the rare earth minerals supply chain and maintaining active engagement with our suppliers as the regulatory landscape evolves. If we are unable to successfully mitigate disruptions to the availability of rare earth minerals, our future profits, margins and cash flows may be adversely affected.
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See Item 1A - Risk Factors for additional risks to the company related to the geopolitical and economic environment.
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The Administration published its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget request in June 2025. The budget request includes $848.3 billion in the base budget (discretionary) funding, and $113.3 billion in reconciliation (mandatory) funding. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed by the President on July 4, 2025. The bill provides more than $150 billion in mandatory funding (inclusive of the $113.3 billion reconciliation funding) for the DoW available until September 30, 2029.
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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2026 was signed into law on December 18, 2025. This legislation authorizes $901 billion for Defense which includes an $8 billion increase over the President’s DoW Budget Request. On November 12, 2025, the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution funding the DoW through January 30, 2026. On January 20, 2026, Congress unveiled its final Appropriations package, which includes the Defense Appropriations Act conference report. This legislation provides $839.2 billion in funding for the DoW representing an $8.4 billion increase over the topline in the President’s DoW Budget Request. Congress is working to pass this bill prior to the expiration of the Continuing Resolution on January 30, 2026, but it is possible a short continuing resolution may be needed before final passage.
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precision fire systems, Hellfire, and for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) from multiple nations, and for our Apache fire control system from Poland.
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On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law the Tax Act. Key provisions include the permanent reinstatement of immediate expensing for domestic research expenditures, the restoration of full expensing for qualified machinery, equipment and other short-lived assets, and several modifications to existing international tax provisions.
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During the second quarter of 2025, the IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Adjustment (NOPA) for 2018‑2020. The proposed adjustments stemmed from a tax‑accounting method change that was adopted in 2018 in connection with our ASC 606 implementation and the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This matter was resolved in the fourth quarter of 2025, and the corresponding uncertain tax position, along with any accrued interest and penalties, recorded in the second and third quarters of 2025 was removed from our December 31, 2025 balance. Also, during the fourth quarter of 2025, we entered into an agreed Revenue Agent Report (RAR) for the 2018-2022 federal income tax returns, resolving the remaining open federal income tax audit issues for those years.
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