General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

NYSE: GD · USD

$354

-0.67 (-0.2%)· Recorded snapshot

StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-13

Our latest published analysis: GD rated Hold

General Dynamics Corporation's published Hold conclusion compares the analysis-date price with fair value and potential value. Read the full report for assumptions, evidence, and material risks.

Fair value

$354 / share

Potential value

$459 / share

Upside to FV

+2.1%

from $354

Moat

9/10

Wide

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9-phase methodology · same model in each published edition

Market cap	$93.7B
Revenue (ttm)	54.9B
Net income (ttm)	4.5B
EPS (ttm)	$16.4
Shares out	270.2M
P/E (trailing)	21.6x
P/E (forward)	19.1x
Dividend	$6.36 (1.80%)
Volume	612,202
Beta	0.33

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 54.9B
Net income (ttm): 4.5B
EPS (ttm): $16.4
P/E (trailing): 21.6x
P/E (forward): 19.1x
Market cap: $93.7B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	Trend
Period	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31	Trend
Revenue	$39.41B	$42.27B	$47.72B	$52.55B	+10.1%
Gross profit	$6.62B	$6.67B	$7.36B	$7.95B	+6.3%
Operating income	$4.43B	$4.38B	$4.93B	$5.51B	+7.5%
Net income	$3.39B	$3.32B	$3.78B	$4.21B	+7.5%
EPS (diluted)	$12.19	$12.02	$13.63	$15.45	+8.2%
EBITDA	$5.31B	$5.25B	$5.82B	$6.43B	+6.6%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$2.41B	$2.43B	$2.57B	$2.60B	+2.5%

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Base and Bull scenarios

Bull20%

Price target

$458.52

+32.3% from spot

Accelerated Gulfstream deliveries coupled with an expanding U.S. defense budget for nuclear-powered submarines drive margin expansion and top-line growth significantly exceeding the base case.

Revenue growth >5%
Terminal P/E >20x
Operating margins expand >11%

Base60%

Price target

$353.62

+2.1% from spot

Stable execution across Marine Systems and Aerospace. The multi-stage moat fade model directly aligns with current market valuation, indicating the stock is fairly valued at current levels.

Revenue growth 4.5-5% fading to 3%
Terminal P/E 19x
Operating margin stable at 10.2%

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

Ke ↓ / g →	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%	4.0%
6.8%	$428	$478	$541	$619	$619
7.8%	$354	$387	$428	$478	$541
8.8%	$301	$325	$354	$387	$428
9.8%	$263	$281	$301	$325	$354
10.8%	$233	$247	$263	$281	$301

Scorecard

Published factor rows and weighted composite

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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EPS estimate—

Revenue estimate—

Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E19.2

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Trailing P/E21.8

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROE17.8

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

ROIC14.6

P25 n/aP50 n/aP75 n/a

Benchmarks · 1M

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Market & fundamental data

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000040533
Company name	General Dynamics Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	369550108
Earnings date	2026-10-30
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	117,000
Employees change	0
Employees growth	0%
Enterprise value	$100.8B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-07-05
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	2019
In index	SP500
Industry	Aerospace & Defense
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US3695501086
Last 10-K release date	2026-01-30
Last earnings date	2026-07-29
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2006-03-27
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$95.7B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-10-30
Options	Yes
Price	$354.20
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	3730
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	GD
Tags	drones
U.S. state	Virginia
Website	https://www.gd.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	21.61x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	18.46x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	20.89x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	19.89x
Earnings yield	4.63%
EV/Earnings	22.48x
EV/EBIT	17.72x
EV/EBITDA	15.2x
EV/FCF	15.67x
EV/Sales	1.84x
FCF / EV yield	6.38%
FCF yield	6.72%
Forward EV/Sales	1.77x
Forward P/E	20.2x
Forward P/S	1.68x
Graham number	191.40638
Graham upside	-45.97%
Industry forward P/E	38.61x
Industry P/E	78.67x
Lynch fair value	$105.94
Lynch upside	-70.1%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	15.38x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	12.79x
P/B ratio	3.57x
P/E ratio	21.6x
P/FCF ratio	14.87x
P/OCF ratio	12.44x
P/S ratio	1.74x
PEG ratio	2.23x
Price / tangible book value	20.72x
Price/EBITDA ratio	14.43x
Sector forward P/E	26.03x
Sector P/E	40.37x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	10.38%
EBITDA margin	12.09%
Effective tax rate	17.62%
FCF margin	11.73%
Gross margin	15.38%
Operating margin	10.38%
Pretax margin	9.93%
Profit margin	8.18%
Profit per employee	$38,350
Profitable quarters	54
Profitable years	13
Revenue per employee	$468,897
ROA	6.08%
ROA (5Y)	5.36%
ROCE	13.75%
ROE	17.8%
ROE (5Y)	18%
ROIC	14.6%
ROIC (5Y)	12.66%
SBC / revenue	0.39%
Tax / revenue	1.75%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	10.12%
EPS growth (Q)	13.37%
EPS growth (QoQ)	3.41%
EPS growth 10Y	6.15%
EPS growth 3Y	10.39%
EPS growth 5Y	7.35%
EPS growth quarters	11
EPS growth years	2
FCF growth	56.18%
FCF growth (Q)	17.61%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-15.7%
FCF growth 3Y	28.69%
FCF growth 5Y	10.63%
Gross profit growth	8.94%
Gross profit growth (Q)	12.01%
Gross profit growth 3Y	8.59%
Gross profit growth 5Y	5.45%
Net income growth	9.81%
Net income growth (Q)	14.4%
Net income growth (QoQ)	3.11%
Net income growth 3Y	10.03%
Net income growth 5Y	6.46%
Net income growth quarters	2
Net income growth years	2
OCF growth	53.36%
OCF growth (Q)	17.68%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-12.78%
OCF growth 10Y	14.5%
OCF growth 3Y	22.93%
OCF growth 5Y	10.12%
Operating income growth	10.12%
Operating income growth (Q)	10.42%
Operating income growth 3Y	10.76%
Operating income growth 5Y	5.38%
Revenue growth	9.13%
Revenue growth (Q)	8.08%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	4.55%
Revenue growth 10Y	5.86%
Revenue growth 3Y	10.32%
Revenue growth 5Y	7.33%
Revenue growth quarters	16
Revenue growth years	5

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-1.3B
Depreciation and amortization	$941M
EBIT	$5.7B
EBITDA	$6.6B
EPS	$16.40
FCF per share	$23.82
Financing cash flow	$-3.4B
Free cash flow	$6.4B
Free cash flow minus SBC	$6.2B
Gross profit	$8.4B
Income taxes	$960M
Investing cash flow	$-1.5B
Net borrowing	$-1.2B
Net cash flow	$2.8B
Net income	$4.5B
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$7.5B
Operating income	$5.7B
Revenue	$54.9B
Stock-based compensation	$214M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	4.09
Book value per share	$99.30
Debt / EBITDA	1.34
Debt / equity	0.35
Debt / FCF	1.47
Goodwill	$20.9B
Interest coverage	16.59
Long-term assets	$33.1B
Long-term liabilities	$14.6B
Net cash (debt)	$-5.1B
Net cash / market cap	-5.38%
Net debt / EBITDA	0.78
Net debt / equity	0.19
Net debt / FCF	0.8
Piotroski F-Score	7
Property, plant and equipment	$7.6B
Shareholders' equity	$26.8B
Tangible book value	$4.6B
Tangible book value per share	$17.09
Total assets	$60.2B
Total cash	$4.3B
Total debt	$9.5B
Total liabilities	$33.3B
WACC	5.78%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.94
Current assets	$27B
Current liabilities	$18.8B
Current ratio	1.44
Inventory turnover	4.89
Net working capital	$5.5B
Quick ratio	0.85
Working capital	$8.3B
Working capital turnover	7.33

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	0.3%
Dividend growth	5.91%
Dividend growth (10Y)	7.76%
Dividend growth (3Y)	6.3%
Dividend growth (5Y)	6.07%
Dividend growth years	35
Dividend payment date	2026-11-13
Dividend payment years	48
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$6.36
Dividend yield	1.8%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-09
FCF payout ratio	26.7%
Last dividend	$1.59
Payout ratio	38.79%
Shareholder yield	2.09%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	135.88%
10Y return CAGR	11.35%
10Y total return	192.91%
150-day SMA	$354.53
15Y price change	439.74%
15Y return CAGR	14.45%
15Y total return	657.21%
1D price change	-0.19%
1M price change	5.17%
1M total return	5.68%
1W price change	2.81%
1W total return	2.81%
1Y price change	0.1%
1Y return CAGR	1.91%
1Y total return	1.91%
20-day SMA	$339.71
200-day SMA	$354.79
20Y price change	399.39%
20Y return CAGR	10.83%
20Y total return	681.77%
3M price change	-9%
3M total return	-8.56%
3Y price change	48.63%
3Y return CAGR	16.36%
3Y total return	57.55%
50-day SMA	$352.09
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$400.00
52-week high date	2026-07-29
52-week low	$306.77
52-week low date	2026-04-28
5Y price change	72.08%
5Y return CAGR	13.81%
5Y total return	90.9%
6M price change	13.31%
6M total return	14.36%
All-time high	$400.00
All-time high date	2026-07-29
All-time low	$0.34
All-time low date	1974-09-16
Average true range (ATR)	$5.76
Average volume	1.2M
Beta (1Y)	0.19
Beta (2Y)	0.54
Beta (5Y)	0.33
Change from 52-week high	-11.45%
Change from 52-week low	15.46%
Change from all-time high	-11.47%
Change from all-time low	104,824.44%
Change from open	0.51%
Day's gap	-0.7%
Dollar volume	$216.8M
High price	$355.20
Low price	$352.41
Monthly RSI	59.14
Open price	$352.42
Position in 52-week range	64.16%
Premarket change	-0.68%
Premarket close	$354.89
Premarket price	$352.48
Premarket volume	1.4K
Previous close	$354.89
Price vs 150-day SMA	-0.12%
Price vs 20-day SMA	4.24%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-0.19%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.58%
Relative volume	0.52
RSI	60.54
Sharpe ratio	0.02
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.68
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.52
Sortino ratio	0.3
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.32
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.05
Volume	612.2K
Weekly RSI	50.23
YTD price change	5.19%
YTD total return	7.09%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	254.4M
Float percentage	94.19%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.22%
Shares change (YoY)	-0.3%
Shares held by insiders	0.62%
Shares held by institutions	81.16%
Shares outstanding	270.2M
Short % of float	0.85%
Short % of shares	0.8%
Short ratio	1.7 days

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Deeper analysis on GD

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Scorecard

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Frequently asked questions

About this GD report

What is the latest published GD stock rating?

General Dynamics Corporation is shown with Hold in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-13. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full GD analysis?

The full latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-13, lives at /stocks/GD/analysis. The bare ticker page summarizes that read and links to each analysis tab; earlier editions remain under /analysis/archive.

What fair value is used for GD?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-13 gives GD a fair value of USD 354 and a potential value of USD 459. These are dated research outputs, not live market prices; review the valuation assumptions, sensitivity analysis, and material risks before making a decision.

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HoldGD · Fair value $354+2.1%

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General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Our latest published analysis: GD rated Hold

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Base and Bull scenarios

Sensitivity: Ke × terminal growth

Scorecard

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Rating history

Category	Score	Reading
Valuation	6.0
Management	7.3
Balance Sheet	6.0
Profitability	6.0
Revenue Growth	6.0
Risk Assessment	7.5
Competitive Moat	9.0
Earnings Quality	8.0
Capital Efficiency	6.5