GD · General Dynamics Corp

344.80+0.57  (+0.17%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$91.19B
P/E20.39
Float268.9M
Beta0.32
Volatility8.0%
ExchangeNYSE
SectorAerospace & Defense
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score84.0
Price344.80
Change+0.17%
Prev Close344.23
Open339.44
Day Low335.27
Day High341.15
Avg Vol1
Avg $ Vol$462.3M
52W High400.00
52W Low306.77
52W Pos40.8%
From High−13.80%
From Low+12.40%
Max DD 1Y−17.51%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+2.65%
SMA 50−4.21%
SMA 200−2.83%
RSI (14)42.8
Vol 30D15.6%
Vol 90D20.8%
1Y Range307–400
Daily bars535
Perf Week+2.16%
Perf Month−6.38%
Perf Quarter−8.56%
Perf Half Y+0.63%
Perf Year+0.46%
Perf YTD+0.41%
Prev Day+0.17%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq0.32
Curr Ratio1.44
Int Cover22.4×
FCF Margin7.5%
Rev Growth+10.1%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageLow
Sector rank1 / 30

What GD does

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.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-84.0/100

GD grades A-, 84.0 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on Macro Resilience (68, steady). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Aerospace & Defense median. Ranks 1 of 30 in Aerospace & Defense by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

GDAerospace & Defense median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.321.17
Volatilityannualized8.0%29.3%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−17.5%—
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.79%—
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions7 (3%)—

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

GD
337.03

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

GD

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

GDAerospace & Defense median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.321.17
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowModerate 29% of 31

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 7Moderate 9High 8Very High 7

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Aerospace & Defense names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Aerospace & Defense30 companies ranked
GD
#1 of 30

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

GD
1 week+2.2%
1 month−6.4%
Year to date+0.4%
1 year+0.5%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

GD
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030 since 17 Sep
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish63
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4023 · 4
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening23 ↑ 4 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
0.32sector median 0.56 · 29 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
1.44sector median 2.59 · 30 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
7.5%sector median 8.9% · 27 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
22.4×sector median 7.0× · 30 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 29 Aerospace & Defense names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

GD
Revenue growthyear over year+10.1%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Aerospace & Defense median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), a unit of General Dynamics, announced on October 7, 2026 that its Multiple Orbit Navigation (MO-Nav) receiver successfully provided GPS-free navigation during a hypersonic test flight on Stratolaunch's Talon-A aircraft, which flies at Mach 5 or faster. MO-Nav is a compact, software-defined receiver that can pull positioning data from multiple satellite systems and other signal sources, and can be updated via software rather than new hardware. The company did not disclose which signals were used, nor the system's size, weight, power needs, or accuracy.

Source interestingengineering.com Significance moderate Impact product Risk improving

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General Dynamics' board has elected current President Danny Deep to become Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2027, with current CEO Phebe Novakovic moving to the role of Executive Chairman.

Source gurufocus.com Significance minor Impact leadership Risk neutral

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General Dynamics announced that its president, Danny Deep, will become CEO on January 1, 2027, replacing Phebe Novakovic, who has been CEO since 2013 and will move to the role of executive chairman.

Source sec.gov Significance major Impact leadership Risk improving

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The article reports that General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Primordial Labs agreed to explore natural language command and control technology for combat vehicles, but the provided text contains no further detail or outcome.

Source army-technology.com Significance minor Impact product Risk improving

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General Dynamics announced that its current President, Danny Deep, will take over as CEO in January, replacing longtime chief executive Phebe Novakovic.

Source Reuters Significance major Impact leadership Risk improving

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