General Dynamics Corp (GD) stock
GDNYSEShip & Boat Building & RepairingFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Oct 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 18/3014% above fair value
$363.07−4.15 (-1.13%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $98.11BP/E 21.4Yield –
General Dynamics statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 9, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Oct 4, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 18.82
- 2.50
- P/OCF Ratio
- 13.43
- 9.82
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.78
- 1.07
- EV / EBIT
- 17.19
- 15.62
- EV / FCF
- 17.43
- 16.17
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.29%
- 1.47%
- Float
- 244M
- 39M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 9.66%
- 5.31%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 86.7%
- 67.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 15.5%
- -1.67%
- Short % of Float
- 0.94%
- 6.38%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.85%
- 5.34%
- Days to Cover
- 1.84
- 4.64
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $400.00
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $306.77
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $358.38
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $349.24
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $354.90
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $8.37
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.89%
- 2.17%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 8.49%
- -0.58%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -8.26%
- -19.5%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 6.59%
- -16.9%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 7.84%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 3.02%
- -10.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 47.2%
- 12.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 80.7%
- -24.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 115.4%
- 39.5%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.96
- 0.82
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 55.9
- 46.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 23.0%
- 59.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.57
- 1.05
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 10.0%
- 2.36%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.0%
- 4.67%
- FCF Margin
- 10.2%
- 0.57%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 18.0%
- 3.17%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 7.93%
- 1.21%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 16.1%
- 5.54%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 14.2%
- 0.17%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.43
- 1.75
- Quick Ratio
- 0.37
- 0.73
- Debt / Equity
- 0.26
- 0.46
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.03
- 2.18
- Debt / FCF
- 1.21
- 3.55
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.39
- 1.52
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 9.73%
- 9.73%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 10.5%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 10.2%
- 10.2%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 20.1%
- 3.57%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 10.1%
- 5.57%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.74%
- 8.05%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.22%
- 6.84%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.03%
- 5.57%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.96
- 0.70
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.41M
- $339.19K
- Profits Per Employee
- $116.43K
- $5.12K
- Employee Count
- 40,000
- 1,409
- WACC
- 7.61%
- 9.01%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $5.66B
- $4.37M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$2.63B
- $0
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$9.73
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $27.29B
- $263.99M
- Book Value Per Share
- $101.00
- $6.46
- Tangible Book Value
- $5.21B
- $34.44M
- Working Capital
- $8.05B
- $176.20M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$1.53B
- -$38.70M
- FCF Per Share
- $21.39
- $0.00
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.75%
- 1.42%
- FCF Yield
- 5.89%
- 0.11%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.65%
- 0.81%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.65%
- 2.53%
- Payout Ratio
- 35.8%
- 29.6%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 28.9%
- 23.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $1.00B
- $4.55M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 17.7%
- 22.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $196.49
- $44.51
- Graham Upside
- -45.9%
- -26.8%
- Altman Z-Score
- 4.29
- 2.16
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $119.45
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -67.1%
- -26.2%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | GD | S&P 500 | Difference | GD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +8.2% | -2.7% | +10.9 pts | ||
| 3 months | -7.5% | -1.7% | −5.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +9.8% | +11.9% | −2.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +5.8% | +12.0% | −6.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +58.0% | +78.2% | −20.2 pts | +16.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +100.4% | +73.2% | +27.2 pts | +14.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +167.5% | +309.6% | −142.2 pts | +10.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M GD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 15.5% from the previous report, or 0.94% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.8 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 42.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,302,014 | +15.5% | 1,251,139 | 1.8 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,993,457 | -8.2% | 1,358,384 | 1.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,170,782 | -19.3% | 1,438,542 | 1.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,691,224 | -2.4% | 1,177,271 | 2.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,757,624 | +2.2% | 817,792 | 3.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,698,068 | +10.6% | 815,860 | 3.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,438,407 | -15.6% | 1,285,817 | 1.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,890,568 | -8.0% | 1,101,959 | 2.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3,141,061 | +2.7% | 1,677,799 | 1.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3,057,023 | +16.8% | 1,147,884 | 2.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,618,198 | -6.1% | 909,165 | 2.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,789,302 | +0.4% | 1,350,160 | 2.1 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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