Q1 Earnings Forecast for SAIC Issued By William Blair

Science Applications International Co. (NYSE:SAIC) – Research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Science Applications International in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma anticipates that the information technology services provider will earn $2.21 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Science Applications International’s current full-year earnings is $8.27 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Science Applications International’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.13 EPS.

Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The information technology services provider reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.00 by $0.57. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Science Applications International had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 24.18%. Science Applications International’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.43 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on SAIC. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Science Applications International from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Science Applications International from $124.00 to $103.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Science Applications International to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. TD Cowen downgraded Science Applications International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $155.00 to $120.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Science Applications International from $170.00 to $148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Science Applications International presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $134.00.

Science Applications International Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of Science Applications International stock opened at $113.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $107.39 and a 200 day moving average of $122.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.13 and a beta of 0.66. Science Applications International has a fifty-two week low of $94.68 and a fifty-two week high of $156.34.

Science Applications International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Friday, April 11th will be issued a $0.37 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. Science Applications International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Science Applications International news, Director Katharina G. Mcfarland sold 3,239 shares of Science Applications International stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.70, for a total transaction of $381,230.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,864 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $807,892.80. The trade was a 32.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Science Applications International

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Science Applications International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,572,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Science Applications International by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,186,547 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $244,412,000 after purchasing an additional 464,989 shares during the last quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Science Applications International during the fourth quarter worth about $34,909,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Science Applications International by 68.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 443,246 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $49,413,000 after purchasing an additional 179,963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Science Applications International during the 4th quarter worth approximately $18,694,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.00% of the company’s stock.

About Science Applications International

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) services primarily in the United States. The company's offerings include IT modernization; digital engineering; artificial intelligence; Weapon systems support design, build, modify, integrate, and sustain weapon systems; and end-to-end services, such as design, development, integration, deployment, management and operations, sustainment, and security of its customers' IT infrastructure, as well as training and simulation and ground vehicles support which integrates, modify, upgrades, and sustains ground vehicles for nation's armed forces.