General Dynamics Corporation
GD
NYSE·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $98.5B
$366.61
▲ +0.70%
P/E
22.27
Mkt Cap
$98.5B
52-Wk Range
$306.77–$400.00
52-Week Range
$306.77 - $400.00
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Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 12.8% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Long-term government contracts
- Advanced engineering capabilities
- Diversified defense and technology portfolio
- Strong research and development infrastructure
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.3).
Growth
Stable outlook
Global defense spending increases
Value
Attractively priced below Defense Prime Contractors peer average
Momentum
Strong
+8.0% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.70% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying GD right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 23, 2026
JUL 29, 2026
Reported EPS of $4.24 vs $3.96 consensus (+7.1% surprise). Revenue of $14.1B vs $13.5B expected (+4.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+7.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+14%
+14%
+9%
+11%
+8%
+10%
+8%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$11.7B
$13.3B
$12.2B
$13.0B
$12.9B
$14.4B
$13.5B
$14.1B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
15.5%
Operating
10.4%
Profit
8.2%
Wall Street consensus
8 analysts · 50% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
50%
Hold
50%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: UBS · Aug 3, 2026
vs Industry
How GD stacks vs Aerospace & Defense
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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