General Dynamics Corporation (GD) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 5, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of General Dynamics Corporation stock $274, price $356, that is 23.1% below the price, quality 66 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $170.34 – $394.06 · fair‑value band $180.28 – $349.63 · the $356.35 price screens above the $274.19 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 6, 2026.
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General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies.
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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.
Stock analysis
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) currently trades at $356.35, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $274.19, 23% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $304.86 per share, and 0 of the 26 models we run sit above the $356.35 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $101.91, and 26 of the 26 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: $180.28 (bear) to $349.63 (bull), the price of $356.35 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
General Dynamics Corporation reported revenue of $52.6B in FY2025 versus $38.5B in FY2021, a compound +8.1%/yr. Reported net income was $4.2B in FY2025, compounding +6.6%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap $97.6B Large · P/E ratio 21.7 · P/S ratio 1.78 · EPS (TTM) $16.39 · Dividend yield 1.7% · Net margin 8.2% · Return on equity 17.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.4%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 65 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 10% below its 52-week high and 15% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −24% fair-value upside, at −23%, GD screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear$180.28Fair Value $274.19Bull$349.63
Price $356.35 · Downside -23.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 10 months old). Earnings retained since then ($8.67 per share) are deliberately not added.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
In the last 6 months, 8 officers or directors sold shares worth $73.7M and none bought.
SaleGregory S GallopoulosSenior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.2× since Mar 11, 2026: 16,723 shares, avg. $368.58$6.2MNov 3, 2026
SaleRobert K SteelDirector7,440 shares at $346.05$2.6MSep 23, 2026
SalePeter A WallDirector1,990 shares at $396.43$788,896Aug 10, 2026
SaleChristopher J BradyVice President6,320 shares at $383.32$2.4MAug 5, 2026
SalePhebe N NovakovicChairman and CEO, Director2× since Mar 11, 2026: 84,486 shares, avg. $371.48$31.4MAug 3, 2026
SaleMarguerite Amy GillilandExecutive Vice President2× since Mar 11, 2026: 46,999 shares, avg. $376.04$17.7MJul 31, 2026
SaleMark MalcolmDirector5,480 shares at $365.00$2.0MJun 17, 2026
SaleMark Lagrand BurnsExecutive Vice President2× since Mar 11, 2026: 82,863 shares, avg. $345.68$28.6MMay 12, 2026
SaleMark RayhaVice President2× since Nov 20, 2025: 4,470 shares, avg. $348.59$1.6MFeb 13, 2026
SaleDavid PaddockVice President20,360 shares at $334.92$6.8MDec 17, 2025
Plus 32 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.73/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+10.1%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.7%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +5.2% a year
Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.
+7.6%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+5.9%
Dividend (yield on the price)1.7%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.5.9% vs 6.4%, steady
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.11% → 10%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes about as much growth as the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+9.7%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+4.7%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +7.2% a year for the price and +2.3% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (100 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
AI conclusion: General Dynamics maintains a moderate moat through scale in defense contracts and consistent returns, yet remains constrained by heavy concentration on government customers.
Main risk: New defense tech firms such as Anduril could capture customers in unmanned and autonomous systems with lower-cost rapid-production approaches that pressure margins on traditional platforms.
Bull case: By integrating advanced sensors and software from partners like Anduril into its vehicles and platforms General Dynamics could accelerate innovation and retain leadership in integrated defense systems.
Bear case: If agile entrants win more contracts with lower-cost alternatives General Dynamics might lose share in growing segments such as unmanned systems leading to slower growth in defense backlogs.
General Dynamics keeps winning modifications for key naval programs like submarine fire control systems. This adds to an already large backlog from steady defense work across segments. Will the upcoming CEO change accelerate execution on existing orders or bring a sharper focus on new capabilities?
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Aerospace & Defense · 240 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/15 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score66 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−23.1% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)17.8% · Above median
Return on assets7.4% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)8.2% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)10.4% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)8.1% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)1.7% · Top 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.27× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Aerospace & Defense median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)21.7× · Cheaper than median
P/B3.81× · Pricier than median
P/S (12 months)1.78× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year)24.6× · Cheaper than median
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Is General Dynamics Corporation (GD) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 6, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $274.19 versus a price of $356.35, about 23% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of GD?
Our model-based fair value for General Dynamics Corporation is $274.19 (as of Nov 6, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $356.35.
What is the quality score of GD?
General Dynamics Corporation has a Quality Score of 66/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $274.19 (as of Nov 6, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $180.28, optimistic scenario $349.63. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the General Dynamics Corporation stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $274.19, about 23% lower versus a price of $356.35 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $180.28, optimistic scenario $349.63. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
General Dynamics Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $54.9B (latest available figure, as of Nov 6, 2026).
Does General Dynamics Corporation pay a dividend?
General Dynamics Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of 1.73% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 6, 2026).
What growth is priced into General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, General Dynamics Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by +9.7 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.1 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +6.7 % per year. As of Nov 6, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of GD use?
Our models discount General Dynamics Corporation at 8.1 %: a base by market capitalisation (large), damped by beta 0.33, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For General Dynamics Corporation that is +9.7 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.1 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has General Dynamics Corporation (GD) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at General Dynamics Corporation grew +6.7 % a year. The price currently implies +9.7 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of General Dynamics Corporation (GD) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +7.9 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into General Dynamics Corporation (+9.7 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 4.06 %: that much free cash flow General Dynamics Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.1 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For General Dynamics Corporation it is $274.19 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026), against a price of $356.35. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is General Dynamics Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 6, 2026, GD trades above its calculated fair value: price $356.35, fair value $274.19, a gap of about −23% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of GD?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($356.35); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($274.19). For General Dynamics Corporation the two are $82.16 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is General Dynamics Corporation worth?
The market values General Dynamics Corporation at about $97.6B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 6, 2026). Per share that is $356.35; our models calculate a fair value of $274.19 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about GD?
Our models span a range for General Dynamics Corporation: cautious scenario $180.28, base $274.19, optimistic $349.63 per share (as of Nov 6, 2026, price $356.35). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of GD?
General Dynamics Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.7 (as of Nov 6, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $274.19 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2016, FY2025 ex one-offs: 18.7. Other multiples: PEG 2.3, P/B 3.8, P/S 1.8, EV/EBITDA 15.4.
What is the PEG ratio of GD?
The PEG ratio of General Dynamics Corporation is 2.28 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 6, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.
How solid is the balance sheet of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Balance-sheet figures for General Dynamics Corporation (as of Nov 6, 2026): return on equity 17.8%, debt of 0.27 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 66/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is GD from its 52-week high?
General Dynamics Corporation trades at $356.35, about 10% below its 52-week high of $394.06 and 15% above the low of $309.66 (as of Nov 5, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $274.19 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to General Dynamics Corporation?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value General Electric Company, RTX Corporation, Airbus SE, Lockheed Martin Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is General Dynamics Corporation stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 6, 2026: price $356.35, calculated fair value $274.19 (−23%), Quality Score 66/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of GD calculated?
We run General Dynamics Corporation through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $274.19, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 15.5% above its aggregate fair value. General Dynamics Corporation itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The closing price on Nov 5, 2026 was $356.35. Our model-based fair value is $274.19, about 23% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with General Dynamics Corporation right now?
Solid but not exceptional quality (66/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. A fairly wide model range ($180.28 to $349.63) leaves room in how you read the outcome.
Where does the earnings growth of General Dynamics Corporation (GD) come from?
Earnings per share at General Dynamics Corporation grew +5.7 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +6.8 %, EBIT margin −2.6 %, tax rate +2.9 %, residual (interest, one-offs) −1.3 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.
Key figures of General Dynamics Corporation
How large is the market capitalisation of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The market capitalisation of General Dynamics Corporation is $97.6B. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The price-to-sales ratio of General Dynamics Corporation is 1.78 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Earnings per share at General Dynamics Corporation are $16.39 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 21.7). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The dividend yield of General Dynamics Corporation is 1.7% (payout 37.7%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The net margin of General Dynamics Corporation is 8.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The return on equity (ROE) of General Dynamics Corporation is 17.8% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of General Dynamics Corporation is 8.4% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The operating margin of General Dynamics Corporation is 10.4% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Revenue at General Dynamics Corporation is growing +8.1% versus a year earlier (3y avg +10.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
Earnings per share at General Dynamics Corporation are growing +13.4% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does General Dynamics Corporation (GD) carry?
The net debt of General Dynamics Corporation is $7.5B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 1.9 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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