general dynamics corp. - GD

GD

Close Chg Chg %
352.58 2.95 0.84%

Open Market

355.53

+2.95 (0.84%)

Volume: 609.49K

Last Updated:

Mar 26, 2026, 1:55 PM EDT

Company Overview: general dynamics corp. - GD

GD Key Data

Open

$352.88

Day Range

351.95 - 356.42

52 Week Range

239.20 - 369.70

Market Cap

$95.31B

Shares Outstanding

270.39M

Public Float

268.76M

Beta

0.40

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

22.81

EPS

$15.64

Yield

170.21%

Dividend

$1.59

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 10, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.33M

 

GD Performance

1 Week
 
1.94%
 
1 Month
 
-1.27%
 
3 Months
 
3.01%
 
1 Year
 
31.00%
 
5 Years
 
94.17%
 

GD Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 26
Full Ratings ➔

About general dynamics corp. - GD

General Dynamics Corp. is a global aerospace and defense company, which engages in design, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment includes the production of business jets, technology aircraft, repair, support and completion services. The Marine Systems segment involves the design and building of nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatant, and auxiliary ship design and construction. The Combat Systems segment focuses on manufacturing and integrating land combat solutions, wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions. The Technologies segment consists of services, technologies, and products for electronic hardware with its software. The company was founded on February 21, 1952 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

GD At a Glance

General Dynamics Corp.
11011 Sunset Hills Road
Reston, Virginia 20190-5311
Phone 1-703-876-3000 Revenue 52.55B
Industry Aerospace & Defense Net Income 4.21B
Sector Electronic Technology 2025 Sales Growth 10.131%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 117,000
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GD Valuation

P/E Current 22.81
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 21.785
Price to Sales Ratio 1.745
Price to Book Ratio 3.553
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 17.91
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.791
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.887
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.099

GD Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 449,145.299
Income Per Employee 35,982.906
Receivables Turnover 4.872
Total Asset Turnover 0.929

GD Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.444
Quick Ratio 0.894
Cash Ratio 0.139

GD Profitability

Gross Margin 15.13
Operating Margin 10.192
Pretax Margin 9.711
Net Margin 8.011
Return on Assets 7.443
Return on Equity 17.658
Return on Total Capital 11.889
Return on Invested Capital 12.949

GD Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 38.205
Total Debt to Total Capital 27.644
Total Debt to Total Assets 17.099
Long-Term Debt to Equity 33.112
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 23.959
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Annual Financials for General Dynamics Corp. - GD

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
39.41B 42.27B 47.72B 52.55B
Sales Growth
+2.44% +7.27% +12.88% +10.13%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
32.78B 35.60B 40.35B 44.60B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
884.00M 863.00M 886.00M 924.00M
Depreciation
586.00M 669.00M 706.00M 750.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
298.00M 194.00M 180.00M 174.00M
COGS Growth
+2.26% +8.59% +13.35% +10.52%
Gross Income
6.62B 6.67B 7.36B 7.95B
Gross Income Growth
+3.34% +0.76% +10.37% +7.97%
Gross Profit Margin
+16.80% +15.78% +15.43% +15.13%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
2.41B 2.43B 2.57B 2.60B
Research & Development
480.00M 510.00M 565.00M 486.00M
Other SG&A
1.93B 1.92B 2.00B 2.11B
SGA Growth
+7.39% +0.66% +5.81% +1.05%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
4.21B 4.25B 4.80B 5.36B
Non Operating Income/Expense
216.00M 138.00M 137.00M 149.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
27.00M 56.00M 69.00M 88.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
391.00M 399.00M 393.00M 402.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-9.28% +2.05% -1.50% +2.29%
Gross Interest Expense
391.00M 399.00M 393.00M 402.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
4.04B 3.98B 4.54B 5.10B
Pretax Income Growth
+4.21% -1.29% +13.96% +12.40%
Pretax Margin
+10.24% +9.42% +9.51% +9.71%
Income Tax
646.00M 669.00M 758.00M 893.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
701.00M 646.00M 654.00M 360.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
123.00M 200.00M 190.00M 277.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(207.00M) (124.00M) (94.00M) 298.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
29.00M (53.00M) 8.00M (42.00M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
3.39B 3.31B 3.78B 4.21B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
3.39B 3.31B 3.78B 4.21B
Net Income Growth
+4.08% -2.21% +14.09% +11.32%
Net Margin Growth
+8.60% +7.84% +7.93% +8.01%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.39B 3.31B 3.78B 4.21B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.39B 3.31B 3.78B 4.21B
EPS (Basic)
12.3134 12.1365 13.8101 15.6459
EPS (Basic) Growth
+6.02% -1.44% +13.79% +13.29%
Basic Shares Outstanding
275.31M 273.14M 273.86M 269.08M
EPS (Diluted)
12.1868 12.0228 13.6296 15.4538
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+5.52% -1.35% +13.36% +13.38%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
278.17M 275.73M 277.49M 272.43M
EBITDA
5.09B 5.11B 5.68B 6.28B
EBITDA Growth
+0.83% +0.26% +11.24% +10.52%
EBITDA Margin
+12.93% +12.08% +11.91% +11.95%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 398.722
Number of Ratings 26 Current Quarters Estimate 3.68
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 16.369
Last Quarter’s Earnings 4.17 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 15.45 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 18.146
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 19 19 20 20
Mean Estimate 3.68 3.90 16.37 18.15
High Estimates 3.95 4.22 17.27 18.84
Low Estimate 3.53 3.73 16.10 17.15
Coefficient of Variance 3.07 4.01 1.94 2.52

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 12 12 12
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 2
HOLD 11 12 12
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for General Dynamics Corp. - GD

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 12, 2026 James N. Mattis Director 3,455 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 1,243,074.45
Mar 12, 2026 Robert E. Smith Executive Vice President 81,761 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 29,416,790.19
Mar 12, 2026 Marguerite Amy Gilliland Executive Vice President 48,586 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 17,480,756.94
Mar 12, 2026 Christopher J. Brady Vice President 24,924 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 8,967,405.96
Mar 12, 2026 John G. Stratton Director 8,275 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 2,977,262.25
Mar 12, 2026 Mark Lagrand Burns Executive Vice President 49,128 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 17,675,763.12
Mar 12, 2026 Laura J. Schumacher Director 13,478 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 4,849,249.62
Mar 12, 2026 Gregory Stratis Gallopoulos Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. 129,493 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 46,590,286.47
Mar 12, 2026 William A. Moss Vice President and Controller 14,986 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 5,391,812.94
Mar 12, 2026 Cecil D. Haney Director 3,019 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 1,086,206.01
Mar 12, 2026 C. Howard Nye Director 6,632 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 2,386,127.28
Mar 12, 2026 Jason Wright Aiken Executive Vice President 184,477 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 66,372,979.83
Mar 12, 2026 Mark Rayha Vice President 10,422 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 3,749,731.38
Mar 12, 2026 Phebe N. Novakovic Chairman and CEO; Director 799,375 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 287,607,131.25
Mar 12, 2026 David Paddock Vice President 38,268 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 13,768,443.72
Mar 12, 2026 Danny Deep President 34,551 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 12,431,104.29
Mar 12, 2026 Catherine B. Reynolds Director 7,217 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 2,596,604.43
Mar 12, 2026 Kimberly A. Kuryea Senior Vice President & CFO 87,081 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 31,330,872.99
Mar 12, 2026 Rudy F. de Leon Director 5,741 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 2,065,554.39
Mar 12, 2026 Peter A. Wall Director 3,969 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $359.79 per share 1,428,006.51

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