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GD Stock Chart & Stats
$386.75
$4.96(1.30%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$386.75
$4.96(1.30%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$306.77 - $400.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume1.50M
Average Volume (3M)1.24M
Market Cap
$106.46B
Enterprise Value$107.32K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$4.33B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$9.48B
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.6
Beta0.57
Next Earnings
Oct 28, 2026EPS Estimate
4.12Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.58%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)16.63
Shares Outstanding270,557,200
10 Day Avg. Volume1,143,274
30 Day Avg. Volume1,241,697
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.62
Price to Book (P/B)3.55
Price to Sales (P/S)1.73
P/FCF Ratio22.95
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$423.92Price Target Upside9.61% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering16
EPS Forecast (FY)16.97
Revenue Forecast (FY)$55.90B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Record Backlog And Demand VisibilityThe record backlog and book-to-bill above one indicate that new awards are replenishing deliveries across the portfolio. This provides multi-year revenue visibility and supports sustained production, services, and lifecycle-support activity.
Strong Cash GenerationRobust operating and free cash flow gives General Dynamics capacity to fund shipyard and production investment, pensions, dividends, and debt reduction. Strong conversion also reduces reliance on external financing through the defense program cycle.
Steady Growth And Raised OutlookConsistent revenue expansion and a higher earnings outlook show that demand is translating into profitable growth across multiple businesses. The diversified platform, technology, and aerospace portfolio supports resilience rather than dependence on one program.
Bears Say
Persistent Margin PressureAlthough profitability remains solid, gradual margin compression may signal rising labor, engineering, procurement, or execution costs. If sustained, it could limit earnings growth even while revenue and backlog continue expanding.
Supply Chain ConstraintsDependence on specialized single-source suppliers creates execution risk for high-value defense programs. Delays or constrained deliveries could defer revenue, increase costs, and slow production ramps despite strong contracted demand.
Aerospace Production GapThe planned transition between Gulfstream models may create a temporary delivery pause and weaker factory absorption. This could pressure Aerospace revenue and margins until G300 production reaches a meaningful scale.
General Dynamics News
GD FAQ
What was General Dynamics’s price range in the past 12 months?
General Dynamics lowest stock price was $306.77 and its highest was $400.00 in the past 12 months.
What is General Dynamics’s market cap?
General Dynamics’s market cap is $106.46B.
When is General Dynamics’s upcoming earnings report date?
General Dynamics’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 28, 2026 which is in 68 days.
How were General Dynamics’s earnings last quarter?
General Dynamics released its earnings results on Jul 29, 2026. The company reported $4.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.964 by $0.276.
Is General Dynamics overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts General Dynamics’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does General Dynamics pay dividends?
General Dynamics pays a Quarterly dividend of $1.59 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.58%. See more information on General Dynamics dividends here
What is General Dynamics’s EPS estimate?
General Dynamics’s EPS estimate is 4.12.
How many shares outstanding does General Dynamics have?
General Dynamics has 270,557,200 shares outstanding.
What happened to General Dynamics’s price movement after its last earnings report?
General Dynamics reported an EPS of $4.24 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $3.964. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -3.11%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of General Dynamics?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GD
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
General Dynamics Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$423.92 (9.61% Upside)
$423.92 (9.61% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
GD Sentiment 71%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 336.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $41.3M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 0.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 0.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 0.9%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
26.10%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
1.58%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
4.80%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets. Combat Systems is dedicated to creating land-based defense solutions, manufacturing a diverse range of products including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles (like the Stryker and Piranha), main battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapon systems, munitions, and mobile bridge systems. This segment also delivers modernization programs, engineering expertise, and ongoing sustainment services. The Technologies division offers sophisticated information technology and mission support services, catering primarily to military, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Its offerings span mobile communication, computing, command-and-control systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Additionally, this segment is deeply involved in cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, DevOps, software-defined networks, "everything-as-a-service" models, defense enterprise office systems, and the assembly of unmanned undersea vehicles. Established in 1899, General Dynamics Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
GD Company Deck
GD Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call highlighted broad-based strength: robust revenue and earnings growth, record backlog (+32% YoY), strong order intake (book-to-bill >1 in all segments), exceptional cash generation and an increased full-year EPS outlook. Challenges include margin pressure in some businesses, increased planned capex and a sizeable pension contribution that will temper second-half cash flow, lingering single-source supply risks, and external budget/procurement timing uncertainty. On balance the positives—especially the backlog, cash conversion and raised guidance—substantially outweigh the negatives.View all GD earnings summariesGD Revenue Breakdown
17.91% Aircraft manufacturing
7.04% Aircraft services
23.99% Nuclear-powered submarines
2.25% Repair and other services
5.58% Surface ships
9.46% Military vehicles
5.91% Weapons systems, armament and munitions
2.23% Engineering and other services
17.24% Information technology (IT) services
8.40% C5ISR solutions

GD Stock 12 Month Forecast
All Analysts
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Average Price Target
$423.92
▲(9.61% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.62% Insiders
19.52% Mutual Funds
26.30% Other Institutional Investors
30.48% Public Companies and Individual Investors










