General Dynamics vs Honeywell International
GD and HON side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GD and HON compare
General Dynamics is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Honeywell International ($99.2B against $72.2B).
On earnings, Honeywell International is cheaper: it trades at 10.3× trailing earnings, against 21.6× for General Dynamics.
General Dynamics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.7% versus 3.9% for Honeywell International).
Honeywell International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.0% compared with 8.2% at General Dynamics.
Both pay dividends: General Dynamics yields 1.7% and Honeywell International 1.9%.
General Dynamics scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 16 for Honeywell International), 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 | HON |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $99.2B | $72.2B |
| Share price | $367.22 | $227.64 |
| Change, 1 year | 5.1% | −41.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 87.1% | 4.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.58 | 0.73 |
| Employees | 40K | 101K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 21.6× | 10.3× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 3.6× | 3.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.0× | 6.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.2× (better) | 74.7× |
| PEG | 2.63 (better) | 25.03 |
| FCF yield | 5.8% (better) | 1.3% |
| Fair value | $320.86 | $424.64 |
| Margin of safety | −14.4% | 46.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.7% (better) | 3.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% (better) | 2.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 15.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.2% | 16.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 7.0% (better) | 1.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 37.7% |
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 32.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 21.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.2% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 18.0% | 36.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | 24.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.26 (better) | 0.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.39 (better) | 0.83 |
| Current ratio | 1.43 (better) | 0.96 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.31 (better) | 4.28 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 1.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.8% | 36.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 15 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 4.8% |
| Buyback yield | 0.65% | 1.5% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 3.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.7% | 76.8% |
| Held by insiders | 9.7% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$116M | −$12.7M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.94% | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- GD stock overview
- GD income statement
- GD valuation and score
- HON stock overview
- HON income statement
- HON valuation and score
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