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General Dynamics Corp

GD

NYSE

Aerospace & Defense

$386.07

USD

-6.27 (-1.60%)

At close: Aug 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Market Cap $106.79B

Volume 932.9K

Price (USD)
Price (USD)

About General Dynamics Corp

General Dynamics Corp. is a global aerospace and defense company, which engages in design, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver solutions. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and currently employs 117,000 full-time employees. The company offers a portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions, and technology products and services. Its segments include Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces business jets and is the standard bearer in new technology aircraft, aircraft repair, customer support and custom completion services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines and is engaged in surface combatant and auxiliary ship design and construction for the U.S. Navy. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions worldwide, including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions. The Technologies segment provides a full spectrum of services, technologies and products to a range of military, intelligence, federal civilian and state customers.

CEO

Ms. Phebe Novakovic

HQ

Reston, VIRGINIA, US

Founded

1952

Employees

117,000

Quantli Score

8.4

Outperform

Fin. Health

8.1

Profitability

7.6

Growth

9.0

Cash-Flow Q.

8.8

Key Metrics

7 metrics our research team weighs before forming a view on GD.

Based on Quantli research · SEC filings · as of Q2 2026

METRIC

VALUE

CHANGE

TREND (3Y)

Revenue Growth (TTM)

9.1%

-2.7 pp

Gross Margin (TTM)

15.4%

-0.0 pp

Operating Margin (TTM)

10.3%

+0.0 pp

Net Margin (TTM)

8.2%

+0.1 pp

ROE (TTM)

16.7%

-0.6 pp

EPS Growth (TTM)

10.1%

-6.2 pp

Free Cash Flow (TTM)

$6.44B

+56.1%

Financial Snapshot

Full Financials

Revenue

$54.86B

+9.1%

YoY

Gross Margin

15%

TTM

-0.2%

YoY

Net Income

$4.49B

+9.8%

YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$7.70B

+53.3%

YoY

Key Statistics

Open

$391.18

Previous Close

$392.34

Day Range

$385.18 - $394.68

52 Week Range

$306.77 - $400.00

Volume

932.9K

Average Volume (10 Days)

710.0K

Dividend Yield

1.54%

Valuation Measurement

Market Cap

$106.79B

P/E Ratio (TTM)

23.80

P/S Ratio (TTM)

1.95

Price / Book

3.98

Financial Highlights

Profit Margin

8.2%

Return on Assets

7.5%

Return on Equity

16.7%

Revenue (TTM)

$54.86B

Net Income (TTM)

$4.49B

Diluted EPS (TTM)

$16.39

Total Cash (MRQ)

$4.33B

Levered FCF (TTM)

$6.44B

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Earnings Calendar

Next Earnings

Estimated Q3 Release

Oct 22

Est. EPS

Adjusted consensus estimate

$4.24

Analyst Consensus

Buy

Based on 2 analyst ratings

Avg Target: $407.50

(+5.5% upside)

High: $415.00 · Low: $400.00

Strong Buy

0%

Buy

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Strong Sell

0%

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