Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter 2021 Results - Net sales of $16.3 billion - Net earnings of $1.8 billion, or $6.56 per share - Generated cash from operations of $1.7 billion - Maintained backlog of approximately $147 billion - Increases 2021 financial outlook Share this article Share this article BETHESDA, Md., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] today reported first quarter 2021 net sales of $16.3 billion, compared to $15.7 billion in the first quarter of 2020. Net earnings in the first quarter of 2021 were $1.8 billion, or $6.56 per share, compared to $1.7 billion, or $6.08 per share, in the first quarter of 2020. Cash from operations in the first quarter of 2021 was $1.7 billion, compared to $2.3 billion in the first quarter of 2020.