General Dynamics Corporation
GD Industrials Aerospace & Defense NYSE
$337.31
$-4.39 (-1.28%)
Open: $338.80 | High: $339.35 | Low: $333.99 | Prev Close: $341.70
Market Cap: $90.98B
Volume: 1.1M | Avg: 1.1M
Last updated: December 05, 2025 at 10:02 PMInvestment Rating
Buy
Overall Score: 80/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 540
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 21.85 |
| P/B Ratio | 3.71 |
| P/S Ratio | 1.77 |
| EPS | $15.44 |
| Beta | 0.41 |
| Shares Outstanding | 269.72M |
| 52-Week High | $360.50 |
| 52-Week Low | $239.20 |
| SMA 50 | $340.81 |
| SMA 200 | $301.27 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.76% |
| Annual Dividend | $5.92 |
| Next Earnings | January 28, 2026 01:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 15.3% |
| Operating Margin | 10.3% |
| Net Margin | 8.2% |
| ROE | 18.3% |
| ROA | 7.3% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.42 |
| Current Ratio | 1.40 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $55.88B |
| Total Liabilities | $33.82B |
| Total Equity | $22.06B |
| Cash | $1.70B |
| Total Debt | $10.68B |
| Net Debt | $8.98B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $47.72B |
| Gross Profit | $7.36B |
| Operating Income | $4.80B |
| Net Income | $3.78B |
| EBITDA | $5.82B |
| Revenue/Share | $191.63 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $4.11B |
| CapEx | $916.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.20B |
| Book Value/Share | $90.90 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $8.04 |
| Equity/Share | $90.90 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 46.70 Neutral |
| MACD |
-0.80
Signal: -0.17
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| Volatility | 17.89% |
| Trading Signal | Bearish |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +38.14% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.83 Good |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 21.46% Moderate |
| GD (1Y) | +38.14% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +11.86% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +26.28% |
Sector Comparison (Industrials)
| Metric | GD | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 21.85 | 30.49 | 29% |
| P/B Ratio | 3.71 | 4.7 | 35% |
| ROE (%) | 18.27% | 26.23% | 42% |
| Net Margin (%) | 8.18% | 12.65% | 33% |
| Stock Score | 540 | 499.0 | 68% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +38.14% | +6.16% | 92% |
Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD | $337.31 | $337.92 | $338.60 | $339.60 | $340.81 | $301.27 | 46.70 | -0.80 | 17.89% | 1412697 | Neutral | Bearish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the GD stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD | General Dynamics NASSCO and South Korean Shipbuilding Leaders DSEC Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Sign Tri-Party Memorandum of Agreement | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| GD | General Dynamics Board Declares Dividend | Neutral | prnewswire.com | Read More |
| GD | Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Sells 4,880 Shares of General Dynamics Corporation $GD | Neutral | defenseworld.net | Read More |
| GD | Why General Dynamics (GD) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| GD | 3 Stocks to Watch as Geopolitics Drives Defense Spending Boom | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
Company Information
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments. This segment also offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. This segment also offers cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; software-defined networks; everything-as-a-service; defense enterprise office system solutions; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
| CEO | Phebe N. Novakovic |
| Employees | 110000 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1978-01-13 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.gd.com |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category