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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.70% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $52.5B at a 8.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | BNP Paribas | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
| 2026-07-30 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.13 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.77 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.094 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.81 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | 8/9 | 4.84 | 22.3 | +10.1% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8/9 | 2.65 | 18.4 | +8.2% |
| MBUU | MALIBU BOATS, INC. | 7/9 | 5.65 | 37.9 | -2.6% |
| MCFT | MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 5.87 | 88.3 | -11.8% |
| NXB | NextBoat Inc. | 4/9 | 1.19 | — | +21.1% |
| VEEE | Twin Vee PowerCats, Co. | 3/9 | -4.28 | — | +3% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
About GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
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 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.
FAQ
Is GD financially healthy?
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does GD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.70% with a 37.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is GD?
In FY2025, GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP had a net margin of 8.0% and a return on equity of 16.4%.
Is GD overvalued or undervalued?
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP trades at about 25.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.3×–23.3×, median 19.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for GD?
The average Wall-Street price target for GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP is $419.07, about 6.3% above the recent price, from 21 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is GD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 22.3×, a dividend yield of 1.70%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.