General Dynamics Corporation · NYSE (us_market)
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense · United States
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.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2024-11-13$314.03 RISE2025-02-14$241.94 PEAK2025-04-14$278.78 152d | -23.0% 93d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +15.2% 59d | Missed |
DROP2022-04-20$247.69 RISE2022-06-17$209.78 PEAK2022-08-18$243.69 120d | -15.3% 58d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +16.2% 62d | Missed |
DROP2020-08-11$158.85 RISE2020-10-29$131.32 PEAK2020-12-04$156.04 115d | -17.3% 79d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +18.8% 36d | Missed |
DROP2020-03-04$168.28 RISE2020-07-09$138.02 PEAK2020-08-11$158.85 160d | -18.0% 127d | 2020-03-25 $122.00 | 2020-08-11 $158.85 | 78Deep Value | 63Deep Value | +15.1% 33d | +30.2% Held 139d |
DROP2020-02-13$189.43 RISE2020-05-06$121.73 PEAK2020-06-08$167.78 116d | -35.7% 83d | 2020-03-18 $121.11 | 2020-06-08 $167.78 | 79Deep Value | 62Deep Value | +37.8% 33d | +38.5% Held 82d |
DROP2020-02-13$189.43 RISE2020-03-23$106.60 PEAK2020-06-08$167.78 116d | -43.7% 39d | 2020-03-18 $121.11 | 2020-06-08 $167.78 | 79Deep Value | 62Deep Value | +57.4% 77d | +38.5% Duplicate trade Held 82d |
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General Dynamics (GD) closed the most recent trading day at $348.96, moving +1.83% from the previous trading session.
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In the past few days, General Dynamics reported Q1 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, with revenue up 10.3% year-on-year and adjusted EPS of US$4.10, supported by over US$26.00 billion in new orders that lifted its total backlog to US$131.00 billion. The combination of stronger-than-expected earnings and a record multi-year backlog underlines how demand across Aerospace and Marine Systems is feeding into both near-term performance and longer-term revenue visibility. We’ll...
In the past few days, General Dynamics reported Q1 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, with revenue up 10.3% year-on-year and adjusted EPS of US$4.10, supported by over US$26.00 billion in new orders that lifted its total backlog to US$131.00 billion. The combination of stronger-than-expected earnings and a record multi-year backlog underlines how demand across Aerospace and Marine Systems is feeding into both near-term performance and longer-term revenue visibility. We’ll...
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The stock is down 32% since Barron’s highlighted it but there are reasons to expect better returns going forward.
The stock is down 32% since Barron’s highlighted it but there are reasons to expect better returns going forward.
General Dynamics has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
General Dynamics has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD | +0.28% | -4.92% | +3.02% | +24.54% |
| XLI | +0.10% | -3.23% | +11.61% | +21.22% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | +0.19% | -1.70% | -8.59% | +3.31% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StateStreet | passive | 11.44M | $3.93B | 0.14% | Added+1.0% | 2026-03-31 |
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 4.50M | $1.55B | 0.08% | Added+6.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| CapResearch | fundamental | 3.93M | $1.35B | 0.21% | Trimmed-31.1% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 913.1K | $313.39M | 0.19% | Added+274.1% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 360.7K | $123.79M | 0.02% | Trimmed-63.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 357.4K | $122.67M | 0.10% | Added+3165.6% | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 184.8K | $63.44M | 0.08% | Added+21.6% | 2026-03-31 |
| RenTech | quant | 30.2K | $10.36M | 0.02% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 365.5K | $125.46K | 0.01% | Trimmed-1.8% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | M Option exercise(deriv) | 36,480 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | M Option exercise(deriv) | 36,230 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 2,565 | $345.93 | −$887.3K |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 33,915 | $345.24 | −$11.71M |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | M Option exercise | 36,480 | $168.56 | +$6.15M |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 28,641 | $343.66 | −$9.84M |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 7,589 | $342.83 | −$2.60M |
| 2026-05-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | M Option exercise | 36,230 | $165.47 | +$5.99M |
| 2026-03-19 | DE LEON RUDY F | Director | A Grant / award | 52 | $354.31 | +$18.4K |
| 2026-03-19 | HANEY CECIL D | Director | A Grant / award | 10 | $354.31 | +$3.5K |
| 2026-03-19 | Hooper Charles W | Director | A Grant / award | 21 | $354.31 | +$7.4K |
| 2026-03-19 | Mattis James N | Director | A Grant / award | 105 | $354.31 | +$37.2K |
| 2026-03-19 | Nye C Howard | Director | A Grant / award | 52 | $354.31 | +$18.4K |
| 2026-03-19 | Reynolds Catherine B | Director | A Grant / award | 105 | $354.31 | +$37.2K |
| 2026-03-19 | Schumacher Laura J | Director | A Grant / award | 105 | $354.31 | +$37.2K |
| 2026-03-19 | Stratton John G | Director | A Grant / award | 105 | $354.31 | +$37.2K |
| 2026-03-13 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 10,153 | $354.95 | −$3.60M |
| 2026-03-13 | Gallopoulos Gregory S | Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. | S Open-market sale | 3,729 | $354.35 | −$1.32M |
| 2026-03-13 | NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N | Chairman and CEO | S Open-market sale | 23,011 | $354.24 | −$8.15M |
| 2026-03-13 | NOVAKOVIC PHEBE N | Chairman and CEO | S Open-market sale | 9,907 | $353.75 | −$3.50M |
| 2026-03-13 | Gilliland Marguerite Amy | Executive Vice President | S Open-market sale | 3,819 | $353.50 | −$1.35M |
| 2026-03-11 | Aiken Jason W | Executive Vice President | F Tax withholding | 2,380 | $359.79 | −$856.3K |
| 2026-03-11 | Berg Shane | Senior Vice President | F Tax withholding | 745 | $359.79 | −$268.0K |
| 2026-03-11 | Brady Christopher J | Vice President | F Tax withholding | 896 | $359.79 | −$322.4K |
| 2026-03-11 | Burns Mark Lagrand | Executive Vice President | F Tax withholding | 1,868 | $359.79 | −$672.1K |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22upcoming | 3.94 | — | — |
| 2026-04-29 | 3.69 | 4.10 | +11.02% |
| 2026-01-28 | 4.11 | 4.17 | +1.54% |
| 2025-10-24 | 3.71 | 3.88 | +4.57% |
| 2025-07-23 | 3.54 | 3.74 | +5.59% |
| 2025-04-23 | 3.48 | 3.66 | +5.32% |
| 2025-01-29 | 4.04 | 4.15 | +2.71% |
| 2024-10-23 | 3.51 | 3.35 | -4.56% |
| 2024-07-24 | 3.33 | 3.26 | -1.99% |
| 2024-04-24 | 2.92 | 2.88 | -1.53% |
| 2024-01-24 | 3.62 | 3.64 | +0.68% |
| 2023-10-25 | 2.92 | 3.04 | +3.93% |
| 2023-07-26 | 2.59 | 2.70 | +4.19% |
| 2023-04-26 | 2.59 | 2.64 | +1.84% |
| 2023-01-25 | 3.54 | 3.58 | +1.20% |
| 2022-10-26 | 3.16 | 3.26 | +3.31% |