US · GD
General Dynamics Corporation
- Sector
- Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
- Headquarters
- Reston, VA 20190
- Website
- gd.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$345.84
Market cap 96.54B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $305.30 | -11.72% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $145.91 | -57.81% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $6.55 | -98.11% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $279.01 | -19.32% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $52.22 | $94.22 | $3.69 | $6.02 | $60.39 |
| 2012 | $51.66 | $48.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $85.95 | $106.64 | $16.44 | $15.52 | $53.36 |
| 2014 | $104.06 | $120.31 | $19.01 | $1.29 | $59.99 |
| 2015 | $108.85 | $129.31 | $10.93 | $4.29 | $103.94 |
| 2016 | $156.50 | $141.84 | $10.24 | $0.00 | $37.95 |
| 2017 | $191.75 | $180.70 | $10.89 | $0.00 | $92.16 |
| 2018 | $141.26 | $166.78 | $1.05 | $0.00 | $274.12 |
| 2019 | $141.85 | $155.69 | $39.33 | $0.00 | $199.98 |
| 2020 | $158.13 | $163.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $51.73 |
| 2021 | $213.69 | $206.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $109.98 |
| 2022 | $207.57 | $214.49 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $128.38 |
| 2023 | $261.86 | $245.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $182.26 |
| 2024 | $266.42 | $244.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $277.70 |
| 2025 | $364.78 | $305.30 | $0.00 | $6.55 | $279.01 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates General Dynamics Corporation's (GD) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $305.30
- Current price
- $345.84
- AI upside
- -11.72%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$145.91
-57.81% upside
Graham-Dodd
$6.55
-98.11% upside
Graham Formula
$279.01
-19.32% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporat… | $345.84 | 96.54B | -12% | -58% | -98% | -19% | 23.39 | 3.84 | 1.87 | 17.37 | 174.18 | 30.41 | 15.13% | 10.19% | 8.01% | 17.66% | 13.78% | 7.44% | 0.38 | 17.06 | 1.44 | 0.78 | 1.22 | 1343.00% | 1013.00% | 2387.00% | 4.02% | 0.30 | 12.35% | 1.62% | 37.80% | 3.81% | 19.77 | 26.75 | 2.02 | 4.33 |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing… | $214.36 | 86.7B | +1% | -23% | — | -31% | 29.19 | 19.25 | 5.79 | 19.28 | 301.88 | 90.81 | 50.84% | 26.32% | 19.84% | 76.00% | 67.27% | 7.57% | 1.46 | 11.87 | 1.05 | 0.28 | 0.92 | 967.00% | 707.00% | 3274.00% | 4.01% | 0.12 | 77.19% | 2.01% | 58.80% | 3.09% | 22.23 | 25.22 | 5.85 | 2.94 |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | $262.53 | 105.67B | -47% | -37% | -94% | -73% | 71.02 | 20.01 | 12.98 | 45.34 | 221.75 | 122.55 | 30.74% | 25.81% | 18.27% | 30.44% | 23.09% | 13.90% | 0.57 | 14.11 | 2.13 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 3203.00% | 1106.00% | 4647.00% | 1.34% | 1.06 | 18.93% | 0.17% | 12.00% | 1.43% | 51.37 | 76.46 | 13.26 | 13.13 |
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| LMT | Lockheed Martin Corporati… | $658.08 | 152.28B | -20% | -56% | — | -55% | 31.14 | 23.25 | 2.08 | 22.42 | — | -24.11 | 10.15% | 10.30% | 6.68% | 76.87% | 27.05% | 8.69% | 3.23 | 6.92 | 1.09 | 0.90 | 2.27 | -368.00% | 565.00% | 3066.00% | 4.42% | 0.37 | 28.53% | 2.00% | 62.40% | 4.06% | 22.48 | 25.16 | 2.32 | 3.81 |
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| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corporati… | $1,009.18 | 127.38B | -47% | -68% | -94% | -79% | 27.38 | 7.07 | 4.87 | 19.52 | 113.25 | -22.05 | 36.85% | 20.45% | 17.79% | 27.43% | 15.35% | 12.02% | 0.70 | 9.93 | 1.19 | 0.66 | 1.69 | 2418.00% | -40.00% | 1196.00% | 3.45% | 0.65 | 14.69% | 0.89% | 24.40% | 4.14% | 26.08 | 31.69 | 5.33 | 5.88 |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Incorpora… | $1,302.79 | 73.57B | +92% | -45% | — | -48% | 37.80 | -8.09 | 8.88 | 23.12 | 149.89 | -3.30 | 60.14% | 47.16% | 23.49% | -25.96% | 21.99% | 8.55% | -3.10 | 2.65 | 3.21 | 2.03 | 5.96 | 2521.00% | 1122.00% | -340.00% | 2.32% | 0.93 | 12.15% | 12.28% | 464.30% | 12.92% | 25.36 | 58.15 | 11.96 | 2.03 |
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About General Dynamics Corporation
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 designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator 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 builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments. This segment also offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. This segment also offers cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; software-defined networks; everything-as-a-service; defense enterprise office system solutions; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
- CEO
- Phebe N. Novakovic
- Employees
- 110K
- Beta
- 0.40
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($145.91 ÷ $345.84) − 1 = -57.81% (DCF, example).