Q1 Earnings Forecast for SAIC Issued By William Blair

Science Applications International Co. (NYSE:SAIC) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Science Applications International in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 17th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma forecasts 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 released its earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The information technology services provider reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.57. Science Applications International had a net margin of 4.11% and a return on equity of 24.18%. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.81 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Science Applications International from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Science Applications International from $139.00 to $148.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Science Applications International from $170.00 to $148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 6th. TD Cowen lowered shares of Science Applications International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $155.00 to $120.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Science Applications International from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $134.00.

Science Applications International Price Performance

NYSE SAIC opened at $112.77 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Science Applications International has a 12 month low of $94.68 and a 12 month high of $156.34. The company’s 50 day moving average is $107.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.79. The stock has a market cap of $5.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.02 and a beta of 0.66.

Science Applications International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 11th. Science Applications International’s payout ratio is 20.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Katharina G. Mcfarland sold 3,239 shares of Science Applications International stock in a transaction on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $807,892.80. This trade represents a 32.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.67% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Science Applications International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Xponance Inc. lifted its position in shares of Science Applications International by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 6,869 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $768,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO lifted its position in shares of Science Applications International by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO now owns 2,186 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC lifted its position in shares of Science Applications International by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 3,875 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its position in shares of Science Applications International by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 7,029 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $786,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Science Applications International by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 639 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. 76.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.