General Dynamics vs General Electric
GD and GE side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GD and GE compare
General Electric is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as General Dynamics ($354B against $98.1B).
On earnings, General Dynamics is cheaper: it trades at 21.4× trailing earnings, against 39.5× for General Electric.
General Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.6% versus 9.7% for General Dynamics).
General Electric keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.3% compared with 8.2% at General Dynamics.
Both pay dividends: General Dynamics yields 1.7% and General Electric 0.52%.
General Dynamics scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 13 for General Electric), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GD | GE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $98.1B | $354B |
| Share price | $363.07 | $342.75 |
| Change, 1 year | 3.0% | 9.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 84.9% | 243% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.57 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 40K | 57K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.4× (better) | 39.5× |
| P/S | 1.7× (better) | 6.7× |
| P/B | 3.6× (better) | 20.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.8× (better) | 31.6× |
| P/FCF | 17.0× (better) | 44.2× |
| PEG | 2.60 | 0.09 (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.9% (better) | 2.3% |
| Fair value | $318.68 | $288.47 |
| Margin of safety | −13.9% (better) | −18.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.7% | 19.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | −9.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 12.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.2% | 15.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% | 11.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 10.4% | – |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 17.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.2% | 15.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 50.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.26 (better) | 1.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.39 (better) | 0.91 |
| Current ratio | 1.43 (better) | 0.98 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.29 (better) | 3.37 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% (better) | 0.52% |
| Payout ratio | 35.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 2 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 35.1% |
| Buyback yield | 0.65% | 2.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 2.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.7% | 80.0% |
| Held by insiders | 9.7% | 0.57% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$116M | −$23.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.94% | 1.3% |
Go deeper
- GD stock overview
- GD income statement
- GD valuation and score
- GE stock overview
- GE income statement
- GE valuation and score
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