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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Stock Analysis

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is a Aerospace & Defense stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

GD

$344.71

+$0.27 (+0.08%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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GD Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$345.39
Previous Close
$344.44
Day's Range
343.01–347.45
52-Week Range
306.77–400.00
Volume
1.37M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.33
Valuation
Market Cap
$93.26B
P/E Ratio
21.03
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
18.51
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.13
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.70
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
16.39
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$52.55B+10.13%
Net Income (FY)
$4.21B+11.32%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
8.18%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
270.56M
1-Year Return
+3.01%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$6.36+1.85%
Ex-Dividend Date
October 9, 2026
Earnings Date
October 30, 2026
Avg Volume
1.17M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, GD closed at $344.71, +3.01% over 1 year.

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) has a market capitalization of $93.26B.

In fiscal 2025, GD reported revenue of $52.55B.

GD Stock Return by Calendar Year

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $10,301
+3.01%
5 years
$10,000 $18,381
+83.81%
10 years
$10,000 $28,503
+185.03%

If you had invested $10,000 in General Dynamics Corporation (GD) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $28,503 at the close on October 21, 2026: +185.03% in total, +11.04% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+4.24%
2025+30.39%
2024+3.52%
2023+7.13%
2022+21.69%
2021+43.78%
2020−13.14%
2019+14.80%
2018−21.34%
2017+19.85%
2016 (partial year)+16.59%

As of October 21, 2026.

GD Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$52.55B$4.21B8.0%
2024$47.72B$3.78B7.9%
2023$42.27B$3.32B7.8%
2022$39.41B$3.39B8.6%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$52.55B$7.95B$5.36B$4.21B8.0%
2024$47.72B$7.36B$4.80B$3.78B7.9%
2023$42.27B$6.67B$4.25B$3.32B7.8%
2022$39.41B$6.62B$4.21B$3.39B8.6%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

GD Dividend History

$5.92+6.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$6.274—
2025$5.924+6.1%
2024$5.584+6.9%
2023$5.224+5.0%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$6.274—
2025$5.924+6.1%
2024$5.584+6.9%
2023$5.224+5.0%
2022$4.974+6.4%
2021$4.674+8.1%
2020$4.324+8.3%
2019$3.994+9.9%
2018$3.634+10.7%
2017$3.284—

Most recent payment: $1.57 per share, ex-dividend October 9, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

GD Valuation vs Aerospace & Defense Median

Median of 98 stocks
MetricGDAerospace & Defense medianvs median
P/E21.0333.9138% below
P/S ratio1.703.8155% below
Profit margin8.18%5.29%2.9 pts above

Medians across 98 Aerospace & Defense stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is capitalised at $93.26B on the latest close. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The company reports 117,000 employees.

The most recent close on file for GD is $344.71, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.27 (+0.08%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $306.77 to $400.00. The latest close sits 12.37% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $52.55B. That is +10.13% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $47.72B. The same year closed with net income of $4.21B. That is +11.32% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 8.18%. That is 2.9 percentage points above the Aerospace & Defense median of 5.29%. Trailing earnings per share are 16.39.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $39.41B in 2022 to $52.55B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 21.03. That is 37.98% below the Aerospace & Defense median of 33.91. On forward earnings the ratio is 18.51. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.13. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 1.7 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 55.41% below the Aerospace & Defense median of 3.81. The medians here are taken across 98 Aerospace & Defense companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is +3.01%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +11.04%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.33. Annualized volatility over the trailing 10 years is 22.88%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 1.85% on the latest price. That is 0.7 percentage points above the Aerospace & Defense median yield of 1.17%. At the indicated rate that is $6.36 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 9, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 10 calendar years; 2026 shows 4 payments totalling $6.27 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $5.92 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is +4.24%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +43.78%; the weakest is 2018 at −21.34%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) operates in the Aerospace & Defense industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
General Dynamics Corporation GD $93.26B 21.0
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SPCX $2.10T —
GE Aerospace GE $306.99B 34.9
RTX Corporation RTX $258.23B 33.7

The Aerospace & Defense industry average P/E ratio is 33.9x. General Dynamics Corporation trades at a P/E of 21.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support, customer support and custom completion services, modifications, upgrades, and lifecycle sustainment support services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, energetics and munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, and armored vehicles; and offers modernization programs, support and sustainment services, and development programs. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud services, cybersecurity, network modernization, artificial intelligence; machine learning; application development, high-performance computing, and 5G and advanced communications services; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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