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As of close of business last night, General Dynamics Corp’s stock clocked out at $355.56, up 3.54% from its previous closing price of $343.4. In other words, the price has increased by $3.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.9 million shares were traded. GD stock price reached its highest trading level at $356.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $346.03.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of GD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On December 12, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $371.
On November 18, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $410.BNP Paribas Exane initiated its Outperform rating on November 18, 2025, with a $410 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 17 ’25 when Paddock David sold 20,360 shares for $334.92 per share. The transaction valued at 6,818,921 led to the insider holds 36,644 shares of the business.
Paddock David bought 20,360 shares of GD for $6,818,920 on Dec 17 ’25. On Nov 20 ’25, another insider, Rayha Mark, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 100 shares for $339.90 each. As a result, the insider received 33,990 and left with 5,826 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GD now has a Market Capitalization of 96044023808 and an Enterprise Value of 103256236032. As of this moment, General’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.005 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.547.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GD is 0.41, which has changed by 0.32254958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GD has reached a high of $360.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $239.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GD traded 1.09M shares on average per day over the past three months and 982010 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 270.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 268.51M. Insiders hold about 0.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.10% stake in the company. Shares short for GD as of 1765756800 were 2505676 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1763078400 on 2482072. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2505676 and a Short% of Float of 1.04.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.92, GD has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.92. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017239371. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.12. The current Payout Ratio is 41.67% for GD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-03-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for General Dynamics Corp (GD) is a result of the insights provided by 18.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.86, with high estimates of $4.14 and low estimates of $3.66.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.68 and $15.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.4. EPS for the following year is $17.3, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $18.03 and $16.6.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 19 analysts expect revenue to total $13.77B. It ranges from a high estimate of $14.34B to a low estimate of $12.93B. As of. The current estimate, General Dynamics Corp’s year-ago sales were $13.34BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $12.59B. There is a high estimate of $12.95B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $12.31B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $52.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $51.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $51.96B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $47.72BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $54.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $55.98B and the low estimate is $52.56B.
