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In its fourth-quarter earnings release, Lockheed provided weak 2025 guidance, projecting just 4.3% year-over-year revenue growth and lower adjusted earnings per share. Operating cash flow and free cash flow are expected to increase at respectable rates. But still, the company simply isn't growing quickly -- and hasn't been for some time.

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