GD Stock Analysis: General Dynamics | NYSE
Aerospace & Defense | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 101.016m USD | 12M Return: 25.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 464M
EPS Trend: 97.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 99.7%
Qual. Beats: 6
Warnings
No concerns identified
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Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company organized into four operating segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. Its Aerospace segment manufactures and services business jets, while Marine Systems builds nuclear-powered submarines and surface combatants primarily for the U.S. Navy. The Combat Systems segment produces wheeled and tracked military vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions, and the Technologies segment delivers IT, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and related mission-support services to military and federal civilian customers. Founded in 1899, the company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and is classified within the Industrials sector under Aerospace & Defense.
The company is one of the largest U.S. defense prime contractors, with revenue heavily tied to long-cycle government programs, particularly those of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries. Its diversified portfolio spanning platforms, weapons, shipbuilding, and digital/IT services provides exposure across both hardware-heavy procurement budgets and the growing federal technology and intelligence spending categories.
- Gulfstream jet deliveries and pricing drive Aerospace margins
- Columbia submarine program ramps as Navy funding increases
- DoD munitions demand surges from Ukraine war stockpiling
| Net Income: 4.34b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.60 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 13.44% < 20% (prev 12.92%; Δ 0.52% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 7.42b > Net Income 4.34b |
| Net Debt (6.18b) to EBITDA (6.31b): 0.98 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.38 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (274.1m) vs 12m ago 0.87% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 15.24% > 18% (prev 15.43%; Δ -0.19% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 93.09% > 50% (prev 86.97%; Δ 6.12% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 19.11 > 6 (EBIT TTM 5.62b / Interest Expense TTM 294.0m) |
| A: 0.12 (Total Current Assets 26.1b - Total Current Liabilities 18.8b) / Total Assets 59.0b |
| B: 0.76 (Retained Earnings 44.8b / Total Assets 59.0b) |
| C: 0.10 (EBIT TTM 5.62b / Avg Total Assets 57.8b) |
| D: 0.79 (Book Value of Equity 26.1b / Total Liabilities 33.0b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.76 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.83 (Receivables 11.3b/12.4b, Revenue 53.8b/49.2b) |
| GMI: 1.01 (GM 15.43% / 15.24%) |
| AQI: 0.98 (AQ_t 0.43 / AQ_t-1 0.44) |
| SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 53.8b / 49.2b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 4.34b - CFO 7.42b) / TA 59.0b) |
| Beneish M = -3.11 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 12, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 375.06 with a total of 1,008,544 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.41%, over one month by +10.45%, over three months by +12.40% and over the past year by +25.81%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 360.80 (which is 3.8% or 1.9 ATR below the current price).
General Dynamics has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.83. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GD.
- StrongBuy: 9
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 392.9 | 4.8% |
P/E Trailing = 23.5227
P/E Forward = 22.8833
P/S = 1.8774
P/B = 3.8735
P/EG = 2.7777
Revenue TTM = 53.8b USD
EBIT TTM = 5.62b USD
EBITDA TTM = 6.31b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.26b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.75b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 9.83b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.82b
Net Debt = 6.18b USD (calculated: Debt 9.83b - CCE 3.65b)
Enterprise Value = 107b USD (101b + Debt 9.83b - CCE 3.65b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 19.11 (Ebit TTM 5.62b / Interest Expense TTM 294.0m)
EV/FCF = 17.29x (Enterprise Value 107b / FCF TTM 6.20b)
FCF Yield = 5.78% (FCF TTM 6.20b / Enterprise Value 107b)
FCF Margin = 11.52% (FCF TTM 6.20b / Revenue TTM 53.8b)
Net Margin = 8.07% (Net Income TTM 4.34b / Revenue TTM 53.8b)
Gross Margin = 15.24% ((Revenue TTM 53.8b - Cost of Revenue TTM 45.6b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.90% (prev 14.89%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.82 (Enterprise Value 107b / Total Assets 59.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 2.99% (Interest Expense 294.0m / Debt 9.83b)
Taxrate = 17.66% (931.0m / 5.27b)
NOPAT = 4.63b (EBIT 5.62b * (1 - 17.66%))
Current Ratio = 1.38 (Total Current Assets 26.1b / Total Current Liabilities 18.8b)
Debt / Equity = 0.38 (Debt 9.83b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 26.1b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.98 (Net Debt 6.18b / EBITDA 6.31b)
Debt / FCF = 1.00 (Net Debt 6.18b / FCF TTM 6.20b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 24.9b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.51% (Net Income 4.34b / Total Assets 59.0b)
RoE = 17.41% (Net Income TTM 4.34b / Total Stockholder Equity 24.9b)
RoCE = 18.01% (EBIT 5.62b / Capital Employed (Equity 24.9b + L.T.Debt 6.26b))
RoIC = 11.78% (NOPAT 4.63b / Invested Capital 39.3b)
WACC = 6.77% (E(101b)/V(111b) * Re(7.19%) + D(9.83b)/V(111b) * Rd(2.99%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 7.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -36.80 | Cagr: -0.32%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈5.06b ; Y1≈5.80b ; Y5≈8.53b
[DCF] Fair Price = 452.0 (EV 128b - Net Debt 6.18b = Equity 122b / Shares 270.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 97.66 | EPS CAGR: 12.38% | SUE: 3.06 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 99.67 | Revenue CAGR: 11.25% | SUE: 3.20 | # QB: 6
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=3.95 | Chg30d=+0.37% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=17
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=4.08 | Chg30d=+0.12% | Revisions=+44% | Analysts=17
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=16.68 | Chg30d=+0.16% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+7.9% | GrowthRev=+5.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=18.24 | Chg30d=+0.15% | Revisions=+53% | GrowthEPS=+9.4% | GrowthRev=+4.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +57% (up=26, down=6)