General Dynamics (1GD) Price & Analysis
1GD Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 339.90 - EUR 339.90
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 261.80 - EUR 344.30
- Previous Close
- EUR 330.50
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 1
- Market Cap
- EUR 89.96B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 95.01B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 4.39B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 9.03B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 21.6
- Beta
- 0.21
- Next Earnings
- Jan 27, 2027
- EPS Estimate
- 4.06
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 1.63%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Record Backlog
The record backlog and strong book-to-bill provide substantial multi-period revenue visibility across General Dynamics’ defense businesses. Large submarine awards and broad order growth support future production and sustainment activity, strengthening the company’s competitive position and reducing reliance on near-term contract wins.
Broad-Based Growth
Growth across revenue, earnings, and operating margin indicates that demand is translating into profitable execution rather than being limited to contract awards alone. Broad performance across the portfolio supports durable earnings power and gives management additional resources to invest in capacity and products.
Balance Sheet And Cash
Low net debt, declining interest expense, and strong expected cash conversion improve General Dynamics’ financial flexibility. This supports continued investment in shipyards and Gulfstream, while also allowing the company to fund dividends, manage pension obligations, and withstand execution variability across major programs.
Bears Say
Segment Margin Pressure
Margin contraction in Combat Systems and Technologies shows that revenue growth is not converting uniformly into operating profit. The transition from legacy programs and unfavorable mix could continue to constrain consolidated margin expansion, particularly while newer development work carries different economics.
Gulfstream Delivery Gap
The planned gap between G280 phase-out and G300 deliveries creates a temporary but meaningful risk to Gulfstream volume growth and manufacturing utilization. It may also defer higher-margin aircraft revenue and make Aerospace results more dependent on existing models and aftermarket services during the transition.
Free Cash Flow Pressure
Although General Dynamics generates substantial cash, the recent decline in free-cash-flow growth indicates weaker conversion momentum than its operating results suggest. Continued investment in shipyard capacity and elevated capital expenditures could keep cash generation under pressure and limit near-term financial flexibility.
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Company Description
General Dynamics
General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets. Combat Systems is dedicated to creating land-based defense solutions, manufacturing a diverse range of products including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles (like the Stryker and Piranha), main battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapon systems, munitions, and mobile bridge systems. This segment also delivers modernization programs, engineering expertise, and ongoing sustainment services. The Technologies division offers sophisticated information technology and mission support services, catering primarily to military, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Its offerings span mobile communication, computing, command-and-control systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Additionally, this segment is deeply involved in cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, DevOps, software-defined networks, "everything-as-a-service" models, defense enterprise office systems, and the assembly of unmanned undersea vehicles. Established in 1899, General Dynamics Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- CEO
- Phebe N. Novakovic
- Employees
- 117,000
- Website
- www.gd.com
- Address
- 11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, 20190, US
General Dynamics (1GD) Earnings & Revenues
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Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive. General Dynamics reported double-digit company-wide revenue, operating earnings, net earnings, and EPS growth; record orders and backlog; exceptional cash generation; strong Aerospace and Marine performance; and another increase to full-year EPS guidance. The main challenges were margin pressure in Combat and Technologies, expected fourth-quarter Technologies softness, Middle East order caution, a temporary G280-to-G300 delivery gap, and the possibility that Marine growth will moderate from its recent pace. Highlights significantly outweighed lowlights.
View all IT:1GD earnings summaries1GD Net sales Breakdown
- 17.91% Aircraft manufacturing
- 7.04% Aircraft services
- 23.99% Nuclear-powered submarines
- 2.25% Repair and other services
- 5.58% Surface ships
- 9.46% Military vehicles
- 5.91% Weapons systems, armament and munitions
- 2.23% Engineering and other services
- 17.24% Information technology (IT) services
- 8.40% C5ISR solutions
1GD Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |