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— Fundamental Stock Analysis and Report Card

Industrials : Aerospace & Defense

Located in Reston, VA, US. General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets. Combat Systems is dedicated to creating land-based defense solutions, manufacturing a diverse range of products including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles (like the Stryker and Piranha), main battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapon systems, munitions, and mobile bridge systems. This segment also delivers modernization programs, engineering expertise, and ongoing sustainment services. The Technologies division offers sophisticated information technology and mission support services, catering primarily to military, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Its offerings span mobile communication, computing, command-and-control systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Additionally, this segment is deeply involved in cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, DevOps, software-defined networks, "everything-as-a-service" models, defense enterprise office systems, and the assembly of unmanned undersea vehicles. Established in 1899, General Dynamics Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Growth

Revenue, earnings and profitability.

Strong revenue growth and earnings can attract investors, driving the stock price up. Profitability indicates the company's efficiency and sustainability, which impacts investor confidence. Poor performance in these areas can lead to a decrease in stock price.

Revenue History

Earnings History

Margins

Gross Margin TTM
15.24%
EBITDA Margin TTM
11.72%
Net Margin TTM
8.07%
Earnings Per Share TTM
16.07
Statements

Income & Cash Flow analysis.

An income statement shows what a company earned and spent over a period — revenue at the top, costs and expenses in between, and net income at the bottom. A cash flow statement tracks the actual cash moving in and out, across operations, investing, and financing. Read together, they show whether reported earnings are backed by real cash.

General Dynamics Corporation
Select Period:
Q1 2026
Total ($)
Q1 2026
Margin (%)
Revenue
13.5b
+1.3b
+10.3%
Gross Income
2.1b
+250.0m
+13.2%
16%
+0.4pp
+2.6%
EBITDA
1.7b
+158.0m
+10.4%
12%
+0.0pp
+0.1%
Operating Income
1.4b
+152.0m
+12.0%
11%
+0.2pp
+1.5%
Net Income
1.1b
+131.0m
+13.2%
8%
+0.2pp
+2.6%
Earnings Per Share
4.16
+0.5
+12.7%
Operating Cash Flow
2.2b
+2.3b
+1.6k%
16%
+17.2pp
+1.4k%
Free Cash Flow
2.0b
+2.2b
+773.1%
14%
+16.9pp
+710.3%
Research & Development
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Recommendations

What are the analysts saying?

Analyst Consensus aggregates Wall Street recommendations into buy/hold/sell counts, while the Fundamental Scorecard grades the company on six financial ratios (P/B, P/E, D/E, ROA, ROE, DCF) plus an overall score. The two measure different things and can point in different directions.

Analyst Consensus
Fundamental Scorecard
Recent Upgrades & Downgrades