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General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Reston, United States | NYSE
379.32 USD -0.74 (-0.195%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 376.45 -2.87 (-2.866%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:37 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains robust, anchored by a decade-long price trajectory that has nearly doubled in value over nine years without a recent multi-year decline. Fundamentally, the company delivers solid earnings growth of roughly 13 percent and maintains a healthy return on equity near 18 percent, supported by a fortress-like balance sheet typical of the defense sector. While the valuation sits at a reasonable 23 times trailing earnings, the revenue growth pace of 8 percent prevents it from reaching the exceptional tier reserved for the fastest growers. On the short end, momentum is building as the stock trades near its 52-week highs, yet it hasn't fully broken out yet, keeping the immediate entry slightly cautious. The dividend yield is modest at 1.65 percent, which trails inflation, making it a growth-at-a-reasonable-price play rather than a high-income vehicle. Options flow confirms a slight bullish tilt with call buying at key resistance levels, while put buyers are primarily focused on downside protection.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.061241
MSTL0.066226
AutoETS0.071062
AutoARIMA0.075471

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 10.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.219
Excess Kurtosis -1.21
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 35.335
Revenue per Share 203.288
Market Cap 102,627,753,984
Trailing P/E 23.14
Forward P/E 20.45
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins 8.18%
Website https://www.gd.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move in the near term, evidenced by elevated call open interest at the $390 and $400 strikes for September expiration. However, there is significant put open interest at lower strikes ($310, $350, and deep ITM $200-$250 ranges), indicating institutional hedging against potential volatility rather than pure bearish bets. Implied volatility remains low across most expirations, suggesting the market expects a relatively calm path ahead.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 1.76% 1.98% 2.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-02 1.590000 0.425657
2026-04-10 1.590000 0.474414
2026-01-16 1.500000 0.408297
2025-10-10 1.500000 0.450532
2025-07-03 1.500000 0.508889
2025-04-11 1.500000 0.542201
2025-01-17 1.420000 0.532493
2024-10-11 1.420000 0.474219
2024-07-05 1.420000 0.504118
2024-04-11 1.420000 0.493913
2024-01-18 1.320000 0.526001
2023-10-05 1.320000 0.608997
2023-07-06 1.320000 0.616016
2023-04-13 1.320000 0.576999
2023-01-19 1.260000 0.544159
2022-10-06 1.260000 0.563985
2022-06-30 1.260000 0.569492
2022-04-07 1.260000 0.517220
2022-01-13 1.190000 0.562994
2021-10-07 1.190000 0.589897
2021-07-01 1.190000 0.632810
2021-04-08 1.190000 0.646353
2021-01-14 1.100000 0.713869
2020-10-08 1.100000 0.758412
2020-07-01 1.100000 0.747587
2020-04-08 1.100000 0.800641
2020-01-16 1.020000 0.559211
2019-10-10 1.020000 0.577282
2019-07-03 1.020000 0.558445
2019-04-11 1.020000 0.594995
2019-01-17 0.930000 0.561188
2018-10-04 0.930000 0.451654
2018-07-05 0.930000 0.492846
2018-04-12 0.930000 0.426175
2018-01-18 0.840000 0.404235
2017-10-05 0.840000 0.393535
2017-07-05 0.840000 0.418452
2017-04-05 0.840000 0.451977
2017-01-18 0.760000 0.431843
2016-10-05 0.760000 0.494405
2016-06-29 0.760000 0.560348
2016-04-06 0.760000 0.576981
2016-01-13 0.690000 0.534676
2015-10-07 0.690000 0.491593
2015-06-30 0.690000 0.486979
2015-04-08 0.690000 0.510204
2015-01-14 0.620000 0.451402
2014-10-08 0.620000 0.503451
2014-07-01 0.620000 0.532417
2014-04-09 0.620000 0.573862
2014-01-15 0.560000 0.585835
2013-10-09 0.560000 0.664452
2013-07-02 0.560000 0.717305
2013-04-10 0.560000 0.806219
2012-12-14 0.510000 0.755668
2012-10-03 0.510000 0.767379
2012-07-03 0.510000 0.770742
2012-04-11 0.510000 0.735400
2012-01-18 0.470000 0.656241
2011-10-05 0.470000 0.814417
2011-06-29 0.470000 0.635995
2011-04-06 0.470000 0.628847
2011-01-12 0.420000 0.590219
2010-10-06 0.420000 0.659962
2010-06-30 0.420000 0.717213
2010-04-07 0.420000 0.549235
2010-01-13 0.380000 0.534684
2009-10-07 0.380000 0.580064
2009-06-30 0.380000 0.686044
2009-04-07 0.380000 0.872560
2009-01-14 0.350000 0.642556
2008-10-08 0.350000 0.533862
2008-07-01 0.350000 0.418610
2008-04-09 0.350000 0.411910
2008-01-16 0.290000 0.345361
2007-10-03 0.290000 0.348265
2007-07-03 0.290000 0.369521
2007-04-11 0.290000 0.377998
2007-01-17 0.230000 0.287249
2006-10-04 0.230000 0.307487
2006-07-05 0.230000 0.354010
2006-04-05 0.230000 0.356589
2006-01-18 0.200000 0.344442
2005-10-05 0.200000 0.339674
2005-06-29 0.200000 0.363736
2005-04-05 0.200000 0.368664
2005-01-12 0.180000 0.354750
2004-10-06 0.180000 0.353149
2004-06-30 0.180000 0.362538
2004-04-06 0.180000 0.386390
2004-01-14 0.160000 0.343864
2003-10-08 0.160000 0.402061
2003-07-02 0.160000 0.435374
2003-04-09 0.160000 0.593472
2003-01-15 0.150000 0.389055
2002-10-09 0.150000 0.395674
2002-07-02 0.150000 0.294406
2002-04-10 0.150000 0.312272
2002-01-16 0.140000 0.371994
2001-10-03 0.140000 0.311700
2001-07-11 0.140000 0.373832
2001-04-10 0.140000 0.411644
2001-01-17 0.130000 0.389513
2000-10-04 0.130000 0.419355
2000-07-12 0.130000 0.483159
2000-04-05 0.130000 0.511057
2000-01-12 0.120000 0.452830
1999-10-06 0.120000 0.395876
1999-07-14 0.120000 0.354244
1999-04-07 0.120000 0.367113
1999-01-13 0.110000 0.406936
1998-10-07 0.110000 0.407407
1998-07-15 0.110000 0.480874
1998-04-07 0.110000 0.483516
1998-01-14 0.102500 0.478832
1997-10-08 0.102500 0.470251
1997-07-16 0.102500 0.525220
1997-04-09 0.102500 0.648221
1997-01-22 0.102500 0.575439
1996-10-09 0.102500 0.595281
1996-07-10 0.102500 0.662626
1996-04-10 0.102500 0.706897
1996-01-17 0.093750 0.632911
1995-10-11 0.093750 0.724638
1995-07-12 0.093750 0.819672
1995-04-10 0.093750 0.785340
1995-01-09 0.087500 0.804598
1994-10-07 0.087500 0.793201
1994-07-11 0.087500 0.858896
1994-04-11 0.087500 0.825959
1994-01-10 0.075000 0.654843
1993-10-08 0.075000 0.613811
1993-09-22 1.500000 13.296399
1993-07-12 0.050000 0.445063
1993-06-15 2.250000 22.256569
1993-04-12 0.050000 0.416667
1993-03-30 0.312500 2.544529
1993-01-11 0.050000 0.379597
1992-10-09 0.050000 0.427807
1992-06-29 0.050000 0.559441
1992-04-10 0.050000 0.626223
1992-01-13 0.031250 0.436681
1991-10-11 0.031250 0.529101
1991-07-15 0.031250 0.566572
1991-04-15 0.031250 0.751880
1991-01-14 0.031250 1.212121
1990-10-10 0.031250 1.069519
1990-07-11 0.031250 0.784314
1990-04-11 0.031250 0.671141
1990-01-09 0.031250 0.566572
1989-10-11 0.031250 0.425532
1989-07-12 0.031250 0.414938
1989-04-13 0.031250 0.459770
1989-01-10 0.031250 0.484262
1988-10-12 0.031250 0.492611
1988-07-13 0.031250 0.471698
1988-04-14 0.031250 0.461894
1988-01-12 0.031250 0.506329
1987-10-09 0.031250 0.375235
1987-09-24 0.012500 0.143369
1987-07-13 0.031250 0.361011
1987-04-13 0.031250 0.366300
1987-01-12 0.031250 0.336700
1986-10-08 0.031250 0.340136
1986-07-14 0.031250 0.340136
1986-04-14 0.031250 0.286123
1986-01-14 0.031250 0.384615
1985-10-11 0.031250 0.367647
1985-07-09 0.031250 0.326264
1985-04-09 0.031250 0.377358
1985-01-14 0.031250 0.350877
1984-10-09 0.031250 0.408163
1984-07-10 0.031250 0.466200
1984-04-10 0.031250 0.554017
1984-01-17 0.031250 0.456621
1983-10-11 0.031250 0.448430
1983-07-11 0.031250 0.462963
1983-04-12 0.031250 0.564972
1983-01-11 0.022500 0.576000
1982-10-12 0.022500 0.508834
1982-07-12 0.022500 0.592593
1982-04-12 0.022500 0.688995
1982-01-12 0.022500 0.795580
1981-10-09 0.022500 0.709360
1981-07-13 0.022500 0.628821
1981-04-10 0.022500 0.587755
1981-01-13 0.022500 0.476821
1980-10-10 0.022500 0.545455
1980-07-14 0.018750 0.401338
1980-04-14 0.018750 0.433996
1980-01-15 0.018750 0.416667
1979-10-15 0.018750 0.697674
1979-07-16 0.018750 0.941176
1979-04-16 0.018750 0.916031
1970-05-05 0.006250 1.063830
1969-11-03 0.006250 0.843882
1969-08-12 0.006250 1.052632
1969-05-06 0.006250 0.692042
1969-02-04 0.006250 0.537634
1968-11-07 0.006250 0.595238
1968-08-13 0.006250 0.522193
1968-05-06 0.006250 0.470588
1968-02-08 0.006250 0.496278
1967-11-06 0.006250 0.447427
1967-08-09 0.006250 0.343643
1967-05-05 0.006250 0.427350
1967-02-07 0.006250 0.430108
1966-11-04 0.006250 0.520833
1966-08-10 0.006250 0.539084
1966-05-05 0.006250 0.451467
1966-02-07 0.006250 0.427350
1965-11-05 0.006250 0.506329
1965-08-11 0.006250 0.586510
1965-05-07 0.006250 0.569801
1965-02-05 0.006250 0.694444
1964-01-21 0.007825 1.317895
Additional Data
dividendRate 6.36
dividendYield 1.68
exDividendDate 2026-10-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01626059
lastDividendValue 1.59
lastDividendDate 2026-07-02
dividendDate 2026-11-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.16933322
Address1 11,011 Sunset Hills Road
All Time High 400.0
All Time Low 0.3375
Ask 387.0
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 773,840
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,138,774
Average Volume 1,138,774
Average Volume10Days 773,840
Beta 0.328
Bid 379.58
Bid Size 280
Board Risk 4
Book Value 99.3
City Reston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 379.32
Current Ratio 1.441
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 381.08
Day Low 377.66
Debt To Equity 35.335
Display Name General Dynamics
Dividend Date 1,794,528,000
Dividend Rate 6.36
Dividend Yield 1.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,330,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,330,000
Earnings Growth 0.134
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.144
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,190,600
Ebitda 6,632,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.12091
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.225
Enterprise To Revenue 1.962
Enterprise Value 107,619,377,152
Eps Current Year 17.0023
Eps Forward 18.54777
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 16.39
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 375.9802
Fifty Day Average Change 3.3398132
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.00888295
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.933323
Fifty Two Week High 400.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -20.679993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05169998
Fifty Two Week Low 306.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 72.55002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.23649646
Fifty Two Week Range 306.77 - 400.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.03
Float Shares 254,446,369
Forward Eps 18.54777
Forward P E 20.450977
Free Cashflow 4,400,124,928
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 117,000
Fullday Change -0.73999
Fullday Change Percent -0.194704
Fullday Price 376.4539
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.15375
Gross Profits 8,434,999,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00557
Held Percent Institutions 0.87581
Implied Shares Outstanding 270,557,195
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Industry Disp Aerospace & Defense
Industry Key aerospace-defense
Ir Website http://investorrelations.gd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=85778&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Last Dividend Value 1.59
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,143,417,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name General Dynamics Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 102,627,753,984
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274561
Most Recent Quarter 1,783,209,600
Net Income To Common 4,487,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 102,827,967,531
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 381.07
Operating Cashflow 7,694,000,128
Operating Margins 0.1038
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3768
Peg Ratio 2.64
Phone 703 876 3000
Post Market Change -2.8661194
Post Market Change Percent -0.755594
Post Market Price 376.4539
Post Market Time 1,787,961,348
Previous Close 380.06
Price Eps Current Year 22.309923
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.8199396
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8706869
Profit Margins 0.08179
Quick Ratio 0.852
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.73999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.194704
Regular Market Day High 381.08
Regular Market Day Low 377.66
Regular Market Day Range 377.66 - 381.08
Regular Market Open 381.07
Regular Market Previous Close 380.06
Regular Market Price 379.32
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 624,400
Return On Assets 0.06079
Return On Equity 0.17803
Revenue Growth 0.081
Revenue Per Share 203.288
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 270,557,195
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.01
Shares Short 2,698,068
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,890,568
Short Name General Dynamics Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0112
Short Ratio 2.47
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol GD
Target High Price 465.0
Target Low Price 319.0
Target Mean Price 420.02475
Target Median Price 430.0
Total Cash 4,333,000,192
Total Cash Per Share 16.039
Total Debt 9,479,000,064
Total Revenue 54,861,000,704
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01626059
Trailing Eps 16.39
Trailing P E 23.143381
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.6396
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 354.04196
Two Hundred Day Average Change 25.278046
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.071398444
Type Disp Equity
Volume 624,400
Website https://www.gd.com
Zip 20,190