(GD) General Dynamics - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3695501086

Business Jets, Submarines, Combat Vehicles, IT

Aerospace & Defense
Market Cap in USD: 95,593m

IPO / Inception: 1977-01-03
12m vs SPY: 19.7%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 3.67%
EPS Trend: 61.2%

Last SUE: 1.20
Qual. Beats: 4

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 6.22%
Rev. Trend: 90.0%

Last SUE: 1.08
Qual. Beats: 4

Dividends

Dividend Yield	2.03%
Yield on Cost 5y	5.38%
Yield CAGR 5y	6.11%
Payout Consistency	79.7%
Payout Ratio	38.9%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	19.3%
Value at Risk 5%th	28.0%
Relative Tail Risk	-11.68%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	1.49
Alpha	28.86
CAGR/Max DD	0.84

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.315
Beta	0.543
Beta Downside	0.457

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	22.55%
Mean DD	5.08%
Median DD	2.94%

Description: GD General Dynamics December 03, 2025

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) is a global aerospace and defense firm organized into four operating segments. The Aerospace segment focuses on business-jet manufacturing and a suite of aftermarket services such as maintenance, charter, and fixed-base operations. Marine Systems designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and commercial vessels, while also delivering life-cycle support and program-management services for naval platforms. Combat Systems produces land-combat platforms-including Stryker, Piranha, and main-battle-tank families-and provides associated modernization and sustainment programs. The Technologies segment supplies IT, cyber, AI/ML, cloud, and communications solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers, and also builds unmanned undersea vehicles.

Key recent metrics underscore GD’s market position: FY 2023 revenue reached $39.4 billion, with an operating margin of roughly 10 %, and the company reported a backlog of about $70 billion, reflecting strong demand from U.S. defense spending, which is projected to grow at a 3-4 % annual rate through 2028. The aerospace jet segment benefited from a 12 % YoY increase in deliveries, while the Marine Systems segment secured a multi-year contract for additional Virginia-class submarines, reinforcing its revenue visibility. Sector-wide, rising geopolitical tensions and the U.S. “National Defense Authorization Act” are accelerating procurement cycles for advanced combat systems and cyber-capabilities.

For a deeper quantitative view, the ValueRay platform provides a concise dashboard of GD’s valuation multiples and forward-looking earnings estimates.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5

Net Income (4.21b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 3.09b TTM)

FCFTA 0.08 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 4.37pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 14.34% (prev 13.43%; Δ 0.91pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.10 (>3.0%) and CFO 5.72b > Net Income 4.21b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (7.67b) to EBITDA (6.41b) ratio: 1.20 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 1.40 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (271.8m) change vs 12m ago -2.20% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 15.33% (prev 15.64%; Δ -0.31pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 89.65% (prev 80.34%; Δ 9.31pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 16.80 (EBITDA TTM 6.41b / Interest Expense TTM 327.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 5.30

(A) 0.13 = (Total Current Assets 25.85b - Total Current Liabilities 18.46b) / Total Assets 57.60b

(B) 0.75 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 43.34b / Total Assets 57.60b

(D) 1.30 = Book Value of Equity 42.97b / Total Liabilities 33.16b

Total Rating: 5.30 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 81.33

1. Piotroski 7.50pt

2. FCF Yield 4.66%

3. FCF Margin 9.34%

4. Debt/Equity 0.42

5. Debt/Ebitda 1.20

6. ROIC - WACC (= 7.16)%

7. RoE 18.27%

8. Rev. Trend 90.00%

9. EPS Trend 61.22%

What is the price of GD shares?

As of January 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 366.00 with a total of 1,167,077 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.91%, over one month by +8.22%, over three months by +11.04% and over the past year by +41.40%.

Is GD a buy, sell or hold?

General Dynamics has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.60. Therefor, it is recommend to hold GD.

Strong Buy: 6
Buy: 4
Hold: 14
Sell: 1
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the GD price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	383.5	4.8%
Analysts Target Price	383.5	4.8%
ValueRay Target Price	454.3	24.1%

GD Fundamental Data Overview January 12, 2026

P/E Trailing = 22.9352
P/E Forward = 20.7469
P/S = 1.8558
P/B = 3.9123
P/EG = 2.0638
Revenue TTM = 51.51b USD
EBIT TTM = 5.49b USD
EBITDA TTM = 6.41b USD
Long Term Debt = 7.01b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.64b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 10.19b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 7.67b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 103.27b USD (95.59b + Debt 10.19b - CCE 2.52b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 16.80 (Ebit TTM 5.49b / Interest Expense TTM 327.0m)
EV/FCF = 21.46x (Enterprise Value 103.27b / FCF TTM 4.81b)
FCF Yield = 4.66% (FCF TTM 4.81b / Enterprise Value 103.27b)
FCF Margin = 9.34% (FCF TTM 4.81b / Revenue TTM 51.51b)
Net Margin = 8.18% (Net Income TTM 4.21b / Revenue TTM 51.51b)
Gross Margin = 15.33% ((Revenue TTM 51.51b - Cost of Revenue TTM 43.61b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.25% (prev 14.95%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.79 (Enterprise Value 103.27b / Total Assets 57.60b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.73% (Interest Expense 74.0m / Debt 10.19b)
Taxrate = 16.75% (213.0m / 1.27b)
NOPAT = 4.57b (EBIT 5.49b * (1 - 16.75%))
Current Ratio = 1.40 (Total Current Assets 25.85b / Total Current Liabilities 18.46b)
Debt / Equity = 0.42 (Debt 10.19b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 24.43b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.20 (Net Debt 7.67b / EBITDA 6.41b)
Debt / FCF = 1.59 (Net Debt 7.67b / FCF TTM 4.81b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 23.08b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.34% (Net Income 4.21b / Total Assets 57.60b)
RoE = 18.27% (Net Income TTM 4.21b / Total Stockholder Equity 23.08b)
RoCE = 18.26% (EBIT 5.49b / Capital Employed (Equity 23.08b + L.T.Debt 7.01b))
RoIC = 14.36% (NOPAT 4.57b / Invested Capital 31.85b)
WACC = 7.21% (E(95.59b)/V(105.79b) * Re(7.91%) + D(10.19b)/V(105.79b) * Rd(0.73%) * (1-Tc(0.17)))
Discount Rate = 7.91% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.75%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 78.27% ; FCFF base≈3.80b ; Y1≈3.14b ; Y5≈2.26b
Fair Price DCF = 152.0 (EV 48.73b - Net Debt 7.67b = Equity 41.05b / Shares 270.1m; r=7.21% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -21.06% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 61.22 | EPS CAGR: 3.67% | SUE: 1.20 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 90.00 | Revenue CAGR: 6.22% | SUE: 1.08 | # QB: 4
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=3.84 | Chg30d=+0.004 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=9
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=17.29 | Chg30d=-0.008 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+12.2% | Growth Revenue=+4.5%

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