General Dynamics Stock Today
| GD Stock | USD 345.39 1.55 0.45% |
PerformanceMild
| Odds Of DistressTiny
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General Dynamics is trading at 345.39 as of the 26th of December 2025, a 0.45% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 343.51. General Dynamics has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat mild performance during the last 90 days. Note, on December 12, 2025, Representative Julie Johnson of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of General Dynamics's common stock.
Business Domain Capital Goods | IPO Date 3rd of January 1977 | Category Industrials |
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. General Dynamics operates under Aerospace Defense classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 270.12 M outstanding shares of which 2.35 M shares are currently sold short in the market by investors with about 2.11 days to cover all shorted shares. More on General Dynamics
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| Chairman | Phebe Novakovic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Business Concentration | Aerospace & Defense, Industrials, NYSE Composite, NYSE 100 Index, SP 500 Index, SP 100 Index, SP 100, Military Industrial, Robots And Drones, Industrials, Aerospace & Defense, Aerospace & Defense, Industrials (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excise Tax Activities | Controversial WeaponsSmall ArmsMilitary Contract | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsGeneral Dynamics can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand General Dynamics' financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of General Dynamics' total assets is financed by creditors.
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General Dynamics (GD) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 117,000 people. General Dynamics is listed under Aerospace & Defense category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 93.3 B. General Dynamics is active under Aerospace & Defense sector as part of Industrials industry. The entity has 270.12 M outstanding shares of which 2.35 M shares are currently sold short in the market by investors with about 2.11 days to cover all shorted shares.
General Dynamics reports about 1.7 B in cash with 4.11 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 9.11.
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Ownership AllocationGeneral Dynamics has a total of 270.12 Million outstanding shares. The majority of General Dynamics outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to purchase positions in General Dynamics to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, third-party entities are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in General Dynamics. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of General Dynamics as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On December 12, 2025, Representative Julie Johnson of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of General Dynamics's common stock.
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General Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co | 2025-06-30 | 5.5 M | |
| Sanders Capital, Llc | 2025-06-30 | 3.9 M | |
| Fmr Inc | 2025-06-30 | 3.6 M | |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 2025-06-30 | 3.4 M | |
| Royal Bank Of Canada | 2025-06-30 | 3 M | |
| Aristotle Capital Management Llc | 2025-06-30 | 2.8 M | |
| Wellington Management Company Llp | 2025-06-30 | 2.7 M | |
| Northern Trust Corp | 2025-06-30 | 2.5 M | |
| Amvescap Plc. | 2025-06-30 | 2.4 M | |
| Longview Management Group Llc | 2025-06-30 | 28 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2025-06-30 | 23.6 M |
General Dynamics Risk Profiles
Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. General Dynamics market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding General Dynamics long position in a well-diversified portfolio.
| Mean Deviation | 0.8475 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 0.9751 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.1 | |||
| Variance | 1.2 |
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General Dynamics Corporate Directors
| Mark Malcolm | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Robert Steel | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rudy Leon | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Catherine Reynolds | Independent Director | Profile |
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Is Aerospace & Defense space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of General Dynamics. If investors know General will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about General Dynamics listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.158 | Dividend Share 5.92 | Earnings Share 15.51 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.106 |
The market value of General Dynamics is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of General that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of General Dynamics' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is General Dynamics' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because General Dynamics' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect General Dynamics' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between General Dynamics' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Dynamics is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Dynamics' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.