Leidos (LDOS) Protective Put Calculator
Calculator · free · no signup · LDOSPrice a protective put, zero-cost collar, or put spread on Leidos. Annual cost, max loss, upside cap, tax treatment, auto-filled from current LDOS option chain.
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About Leidos
Leidos (LDOS) is a public Aerospace/Defense company, headquartered in Reston, VA.
Last close: $143.48 per share (as of 2026-08-18).
Equity grants at Leidos typically include restricted stock units (RSUs).
Leidos Holdings, Inc. is an American defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company headquartered in Reston, Virginia, that provides scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services. Founded as Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Leidos merged with Lockheed Martin's IT sector, Information Systems & Global Solutions, in August 2016 to create the defense industry’s largest IT services provider. The Leidos-Lockheed Martin merger is one of the biggest transactions thus far in the consolidation of the defense sector. Leidos contracts extensively with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community, as well as other U.S. government agencies and select commercial markets.
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Science Applications International Corporation renamed itself Leidos in 2013 and absorbed Lockheed Martin's Information Systems and Global Solutions division in 2016, and it provides technology services to defense, intelligence, and civil agencies. Government services revenue depends on contract vehicles and recompetes rather than on products, so backlog and win rate are the operating metrics. Security clearances held by staff are a genuine barrier to entry. Airport screening systems and health services diversify beyond pure defense IT. Headquarters are in Reston, Virginia.
Sources: sec.gov · en.wikipedia.org
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A protective put caps your downside on the LDOS position at a chosen floor; a zero-cost collar pays for that floor by capping the upside. This calculator prices both structures off the current LDOS option chain, with annual cost, max loss, and tax-treatment notes.
Example: a 5,000-share LDOS position at $143.48 is worth $717,400. A 1-year 30%-OTM put on that position typically runs 2-4% of position value per year (about $14,348 to $28,696) before any premium offset from a short call. The calculator prices both structures off LDOS's current option chain so you see the actual cost for your chosen floor, tenor, and cap.
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Leidos equity questions
- How much does it cost to hedge LDOS stock?
- The cost of a protective put depends on how far below the current price you set the floor, how long the protection lasts, and LDOS's option-implied volatility. A zero-cost collar lowers that cost by selling away some upside. The calculator above prices both structures off the current LDOS option chain and shows the annual cost, maximum loss, and tax treatment.
- Does Leidos grant ISOs, NSOs, or RSUs?
- Equity compensation at Leidos typically takes the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). Restricted stock units are taxed as ordinary income when they vest.
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