General Dynamics (GD)
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
$359.39-1.77%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Aerospace & Defense is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMostly healthy — no soft spokes
General Dynamics must maintain its growth trajectory in aerospace and defense to justify its price. Revenue grew 8% year over year, and the latest quarter beat estimates. It trades at 22× P/E versus a peer median of 30×, indicating the price reflects less growth than expected. A specific risk is the potential for guidance cuts, with a 16% probability of missing next quarter's estimates. Peer multiples imply a price about 7% above where it trades. Our read remains intact.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. GD is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 24 analysts currently covering GD (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for GD in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Aerospace & Defense — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Contract modification supports revenue growth and backlog expansion.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $359.39
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $359.39.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Accelerated missile production aligns with revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Increases revenue growth and backlog expansion significantly.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Q2 beat and record backlog support revenue growth objective.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
New contracts support revenue growth and backlog expansion.
Threatens: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Significant loss impacts revenue growth and backlog expansion.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Record backlog supports revenue growth and backlog expansion.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and backlog expansion across all segments
Significant contract enhances revenue growth and backlog.