General Dynamics Corporation GD
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 6:17 PM ET
- YTD
- +10.67%
- 1 year
- +8.10%
- Open
- 376.44
- Prev close
- 370.82
- Mkt cap
- 100.81B
- Vol
- 2.50M
- Avg vol
- 1.13M
- EPS
- 16.39
- P/E
- 22.73
- Div yield
- 1.72%
More statistics
- Low
- 370.67
- High
- 386.60
- Forward P/E
- 20.02
- Beta
- 0.33
- Short ratio
- 1.43
- Inst. own
- 86.58%
- Dividend
- 6.36
- Ex-div date
- Oct 8, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 27, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 351.67
- 200-d avg
- 354.83
- 1y target
- 406.78
MAX chart
Events in this range
- Oct 7, 1994Dividend: 0.35
- Apr 3, 1998Split: 2 for 1
- Apr 7, 1998Dividend: 0.22
- Oct 7, 1998Dividend: 0.22
- Apr 7, 1999Dividend: 0.24
- Oct 6, 1999Dividend: 0.24
- Apr 5, 2000Dividend: 0.26
- Oct 4, 2000Dividend: 0.26
- Oct 3, 2001Dividend: 0.28
- Jul 2, 2002Dividend: 0.3
- Jul 2, 2003Dividend: 0.32
- Apr 6, 2004Dividend: 0.36
- Oct 6, 2004Dividend: 0.36
- Apr 5, 2005Dividend: 0.4
- Oct 5, 2005Dividend: 0.4
- Apr 5, 2006Dividend: 0.23
- Jul 5, 2006Dividend: 0.23
- Oct 4, 2006Dividend: 0.23
- Jul 3, 2007Dividend: 0.29
- Oct 3, 2007Dividend: 0.29
- Jul 1, 2008Dividend: 0.35
- Apr 7, 2009Dividend: 0.38
- Oct 7, 2009Dividend: 0.38
- Apr 7, 2010Dividend: 0.42
- Oct 6, 2010Dividend: 0.42
- Apr 6, 2011Dividend: 0.47
- Oct 5, 2011Dividend: 0.47
- Jul 3, 2012Dividend: 0.51
- Oct 3, 2012Dividend: 0.51
- Jul 2, 2013Dividend: 0.56
- Jul 1, 2014Dividend: 0.62
- Jul 1, 2015Dividend: 0.69
- Oct 7, 2015Dividend: 0.69
- Apr 6, 2016Dividend: 0.76
- Oct 5, 2016Dividend: 0.76
- Apr 5, 2017Dividend: 0.84
- Apr 6, 2017Dividend: 0.84
- Jul 5, 2017Dividend: 0.84
- Jul 6, 2017Dividend: 0.84
- Oct 5, 2017Dividend: 0.84
- Jul 5, 2018Dividend: 0.93
- Oct 4, 2018Dividend: 0.93
- Jul 3, 2019Dividend: 1.02
- Jul 4, 2019Dividend: 1.02
- Jul 1, 2020Dividend: 1.1
- Jul 2, 2020Dividend: 1.1
- Jul 1, 2021Dividend: 1.19
- Oct 7, 2021Dividend: 1.19
- Apr 7, 2022Dividend: 1.26
- Oct 6, 2022Dividend: 1.26
- Jul 6, 2023Dividend: 1.32
- Oct 5, 2023Dividend: 1.32
- Jul 5, 2024Dividend: 1.42
- Jul 3, 2025Dividend: 1.5
- Jul 2, 2026Dividend: 1.59
- Oct 7, 2026Rating: Citigroup · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 30, 2026Earnings: 4.49; estimate 4.12; surprise 8.98%
Signals (54)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 1, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 1, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2021 | 5 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 1, 2020 | 6 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2018 | 8 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 1, 2018 | 8 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 1, 2016 | 10 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 1, 2014 | 12 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2013 | 13 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2012 | 14 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2011 | 15 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2011 | 15 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 1, 2010 | 16 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 2010 | 16 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2010 | 16 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 2010 | 16 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 2010 | 16 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 2009 | 17 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2008 | 18 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 1, 2008 | 18 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 1, 2008 | 18 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 1, 2006 | 20 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 1, 2004 | 22 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 1, 2003 | 23 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2003 | 23 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 1, 2003 | 23 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 1, 2003 | 23 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 2002 | 24 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 1, 2002 | 24 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 1, 2001 | 25 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 1, 2000 | 26 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 2000 | 26 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2000 | 26 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 1, 2000 | 26 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 1999 | 27 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 1, 1996 | 30 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 1, 1995 | 31 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 1995 | 31 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 1, 1995 | 31 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 1, 1994 | 32 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 1, 1992 | 34 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 1991 | 35 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 1, 1990 | 36 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 1, 1989 | 37 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 1989 | 37 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 100.88B
- Enterprise value
- 105.32B
- Trailing P/E
- 22.75
- Forward P/E
- 20.02
- PEG ratio
- 2.28
- Price / sales
- 1.84
- Price / book
- 3.75
- EPS (TTM)
- 16.39
- Beta
- 0.33
- Dividend yield
- 1.72%
- Payout ratio
- 37.71%
- Profit margin
- 8.18%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 54.86B
- Revenue growth
- 8.10%
- Free cash flow
- 4.40B
- Total cash
- 4.33B
- Total debt
- 9.48B
- Return on equity
- 17.80%
- Shares outstanding
- 270.56M
- Short % of float
- 0.82%
- 50-day average
- 351.67
- 200-day average
- 354.83
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 309.00
- Target (mean)
- 406.78
- Target (high)
- 465.00
- Strong buy4
- Buy10
- Hold9
- Sell1
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Jan 27, 2027
Expected Jan 27, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 4.55.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2027 | Jan 4, 2027 | 4.51 | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 | 4.12 | 4.49 | +0.37 | +8.98% |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 | 3.96 | 4.24 | +0.28 | +7.07% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Apr 5, 2026 | 3.67 | 4.10 | +0.43 | +11.72% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 4.11 | 4.17 | +0.06 | +1.46% |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Sep 28, 2025 | 3.70 | 3.88 | +0.18 | +4.86% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Bernstein | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Oct 9, 2026 | TD Cowen | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Citigroup | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Bernstein | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Sep 8, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
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.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Country
- United States
- Website
- gd.com
News
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- General Dynamics CEO Signs Off After 14 Years With Record $220 Billion Backlog
- General Dynamics' Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y
- General Dynamics (GD) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
- General Dynamics Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Conference call: General Dynamics Raises FY2026 GAAP EPS Guidance from $16.80-$16.90 to $17.20-$17.30 vs $17.00 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $55.700B to $56.500B-$56.800B vs $55.940B Est
- General Dynamics (GD) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIKEN JASON W. | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Mar 3, 2026 | 186,871 |
| BRADY CHRISTOPHER J. | Officer | Sale | Aug 4, 2026 | 30,831 |
| BURNS MARK LAGRAND | Officer | Sale | May 11, 2026 | 73,893 |
| DEEP DANNY | President | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Aug 13, 2026 | 48,244 |
| GALLOPOULOS GREGORY S | General Counsel | Stock Gift | Aug 6, 2026 | 139,264 |
| GILLILAND MARGUERITE AMY | Officer | Sale | Jul 30, 2026 | 45,589 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Asset Management, LLC | 10.00% | 27,060,944 | 10.09B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 7.14% | 19,310,609 | 7.20B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.16% | 16,670,477 | 6.22B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC | 4.95% | 13,398,261 | 5.00B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 4.37% | 11,811,099 | 4.40B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Bank of America Corporation | 2.72% | 7,349,613 | 2.74B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.01% | 8,154,332 | 3.04B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.43% | 6,577,003 | 2.45B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.25% | 3,383,531 | 1.26B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.22% | 3,294,833 | 1.23B | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.16% | 3,149,120 | 1.17B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Value Index Fund | 0.90% | 2,445,746 | 911.90M | Jun 29, 2026 |