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After finishing at $340.75 in the prior trading day, General Dynamics Corp (NYSE: GD) closed at $341.05, up 0.09%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. GD stock price reached its highest trading level at $341.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $338.0682.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.21. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On July 24, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $360.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on July 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $342.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when Malcolm Mark sold 3,220 shares for $329.45 per share. The transaction valued at 1,060,829 led to the insider holds 10,186 shares of the business.
Malcolm Mark bought 3,220 shares of GD for $1,060,827 on Sep 12 ’25. On Aug 25 ’25, another insider, Brady Christopher J, who serves as the Vice President of the company, sold 8,150 shares for $321.18 each. As a result, the insider received 2,617,576 and left with 22,818 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 91740176384 and an Enterprise Value of 100698259456. As of this moment, General’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.003 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.581.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GD is 0.47, which has changed by 0.13433778 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16766965 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GD has reached a high of $341.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $239.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.33%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1419130 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 268.99M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 267.38M. Insiders hold about 0.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.00% stake in the company. Shares short for GD as of 1757894400 were 1971584 with a Short Ratio of 1.79, compared to 1755216000 on 2289533. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1971584 and a Short% of Float of 0.8200000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GD’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.84, compared to 5.84 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017138666. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19. The current Payout Ratio is 41.67% for GD, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-03-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
General Dynamics Corp (GD) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 18.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.16, with high estimates of $4.38 and low estimates of $4.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.55 and $15.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $15.25. EPS for the following year is $17.11, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $17.9 and $16.47.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $12.49B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $12.93B to a low estimate of $12.02B. As of. The current estimate, General Dynamics Corp’s year-ago sales were $11.67BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $13.5B. There is a high estimate of $13.98B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $12.91B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $51.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $51.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $51.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $47.72BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $53.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $55.45B and the low estimate is $51.41B.
