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General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Reston, United States | NYSE
343.82 USD +6.79 (2.014%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 10:04 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:38 a.m. EDT

General Dynamics presents a classic value-versus-momentum divergence. While the company reports robust earnings growth and analyst targets suggest significant upside, the stock remains trapped below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating lingering technical weakness. The options market reinforces this caution, with heavy put volume clustering at the $360 level acting as a psychological barrier. For the long term, the 17.8% ROE and steady revenue expansion justify a core holding position, but investors should expect a choppy path as the price digests the recent earnings beat before attempting to reclaim lost ground.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.063363
AutoARIMA0.063364
MSTL0.067507
AutoTheta0.087113

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 54.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.164
Excess Kurtosis -0.99
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 35.335
Revenue per Share 203.288
Market Cap 93,022,273,536
Trailing P/E 20.98
Forward P/E 18.46
Beta 0.33
Profit Margins 8.18%
Website https://www.gd.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with elevated implied variance at far strikes. Call buyers are targeting upside beyond $400, while put writers and buyers are establishing a dense wall of protection around the $360 resistance level, suggesting a potential ceiling for the near-term rebound.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 1.79% 1.94% 2.08%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-09 1.590000 0.479971
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
dividendYield 1.89
exDividendDate 2026-10-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018336646
lastDividendValue 1.59
lastDividendDate 2026-10-09
dividendDate 2026-11-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.017756343
Address1 11,011 Sunset Hills Road
All Time High 400.0
All Time Low 0.3375
Ask 344.06
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,367,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,162,490
Average Volume 1,162,490
Average Volume10Days 1,367,640
Beta 0.329
Bid 343.75
Bid Size 80
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 343.8174
Current Ratio 1.441
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 344.95
Day Low 339.285
Debt To Equity 35.335
Display Name General Dynamics
Dividend Date 1,794,528,000
Dividend Yield 1.89
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Growth 0.134
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.144
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 6,632,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.12091
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.502
Enterprise To Revenue 1.753
Enterprise Value 96,194,723,840
Eps Current Year 17.01551
Eps Forward 18.6275
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 16.39
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 359.9588
Fifty Day Average Change -16.141388
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04484232
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.7756343
Fifty Two Week High 400.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -56.182587
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14045647
Fifty Two Week Low 306.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 37.047424
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12076613
Fifty Two Week Range 306.77 - 400.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.99
Float Shares 254,443,667
Forward Eps 18.6275
Forward P E 18.457518
Free Cashflow 4,400,124,928
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 117,000
Fullday Change 6.7874146
Fullday Change Percent 2.0138903
Fullday Price 343.8174
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.15375
Gross Profits 8,434,999,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00558
Held Percent Institutions 0.86688006
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 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
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 93,022,273,536
Market State REGULAR
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 92,906,635,191
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 340.0
Operating Cashflow 7,694,000,128
Operating Margins 0.1038
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.3771
Peg Ratio 2.07
Phone 703 876 3000
Previous Close 337.03
Price Eps Current Year 20.206118
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.462411
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6955993
Profit Margins 0.08179
Quick Ratio 0.852
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.08333
Region US
Regular Market Change 6.7874146
Regular Market Change Percent 2.0138903
Regular Market Day High 344.95
Regular Market Day Low 339.285
Regular Market Day Range 339.285 - 344.95
Regular Market Open 340.0
Regular Market Previous Close 337.03
Regular Market Price 343.8174
Regular Market Time 1,792,159,464
Regular Market Volume 134,512
Return On Assets 0.06079
Return On Equity 0.17803
Revenue Growth 0.081
Revenue Per Share 203.288
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 270,557,195
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.008
Shares Short 2,170,782
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,757,624
Short Name General Dynamics Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.009
Short Ratio 1.66
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol GD
Target High Price 465.0
Target Low Price 309.0
Target Mean Price 406.77905
Target Median Price 415.0
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 0.018336646
Trailing Eps 16.39
Trailing P E 20.977268
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.122
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 354.8269
Two Hundred Day Average Change -11.009491
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.031027779
Type Disp Equity
Volume 134,512
Website https://www.gd.com
Zip 20,190