General Dynamics Corporation
General Dynamics Corporation
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About General Dynamics Corporation
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Phebe N. Novakovic
- Headquarters
- 11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, US
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Phebe N. Novakovic
- Headquarters
- 11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, US
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.
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for General Dynamics Corporation, and the rating behind it. GD last traded at $355.90, 21.4× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for General Dynamics Corporation. Starting points for General Dynamics Corporation: P/E 21.4, EPS $16.61, beta 0.32 — an Aerospace & Defense name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for General Dynamics Corporation. General Dynamics Corporation paid $6.18 per share over the last year — a 1.7% yield at the current $355.90 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for General Dynamics Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for General Dynamics Corporation stands at $16.61. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for General Dynamics Corporation. General Dynamics Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1978. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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General Dynamics Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. General Dynamics Corporation is measured against Aerospace & Defense peers within the Industrials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold General Dynamics Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $96.29B market value, institutional positions materially move General Dynamics Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by General Dynamics Corporation executives and directors. Shares of General Dynamics Corporation have traded between $239.20 and $360.50 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming General Dynamics Corporation. General Dynamics Corporation is a $96.29B Industrials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming General Dynamics Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
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