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General Dynamics Corporation

GD

Industrials · 354.15 +0.4% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

General Dynamics Corporation's move is spreading beyond its market group.

GD accounts for 6.8% of the group's measured movement across 8.1 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 8 of 11 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 16%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

SPY-adjusted 5m paths
Role in the moveAligned contributor#6 of 11 by movement share
Group movement share6.8%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path+0.47%aligned
Effective breadth8.1 / 11broad
Relative alignment8/11upside path · 3 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement16%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

HII, KTOS moved materially before GD. GD crossed its material path threshold at 10:25 ET, 35 minutes after the first measured mover. LHX, NOC, DRS followed.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
EVIDENCE COVERAGE

5 of 11 members in Aerospace & Defense are active. 0 of 8 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 8 of 11 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • KBR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 3 of 11 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

GD accounts for 6.8% of the group's measured movement across 8.1 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 8 of 11 SPY-adjusted paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 16%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.92x, improving versus the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 8 of 11 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • KBR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 10, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations601
Usable filing statements36
Verified relationships11
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +10.1% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.22x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 35% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 26% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

354.15
6m+0.1%12m+10.2%24m+19.1%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$38.5B+1.4%$11.55-2.0%
2022-12-31$39.4B+2.4%$12.19-1.4%
2023-12-31$42.3B+7.3%$12.02-0.9%
2024-12-31$47.7B+12.9%$13.63+0.6%
2025-12-31$52.5B+10.1%$15.45-1.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumemixed · 2 filings
Internationally, as a result of ongoing regional conflicts and the overall threat environment, we have seen increased demand, particularly in Europe, for our Combat Systems military products and services.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 1 filings
INTEREST, NET Net interest expense decreased to $69 in the first three months of 2026 from $89 in the prior-year period, reflecting lower interest expense associated with commercial paper issuances.
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 1 filings
The increased demand has placed great pressure on the shipbuilding supply chain, which was already impacted by significant demographic issues coming out of the global pandemic.
10-K · Jan 30, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.8× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

354.15+0.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for GD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-23.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationdiscount

What improved

  • Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.92x, improving versus the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

CONSOLIDATED OVERVIEW Three Months Ended April 5, 2026 March 30, 2025 Variance Revenue $ 13,481 $ 12,223 $ 1,258 10.3 % Operating costs and expenses (12,061) (10,955) (1,106) 10.1 % Operating earnings 1,420 1,268 152 12.0 % Operating margin 10.5 % 10.4 % Our consolidated revenue increased in the first quarter of 2026 across all four operating segments, including over 20% growth in our Marine Systems segment driven by increased material volume.

Aircraft services operating earnings increased in the first quarter of 2026 due to higher volume and a favorable service mix.

Operating earnings and margin in the defense segments are driven by changes in volume, performance or contract mix.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind GD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

NSCNorfolk Southern CorporationcustomerJan 30, 2026

NASSCO conducts full-service maintenance and surface-ship repair operations in Navy fleet concentration areas in San Diego, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Bremerton, Washington; and Mayport, Florida.

CETIFiling-linked namepartnerJan 30, 2026

Mission Systems is a defense electronics manufacturer and integrator for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) applications in all domains.

Depended on by

MRCYMercury Systems, Inc.customerAug 11, 2025

Our top customers include Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, General Atomics, General Dynamics, L3Harris Technologies, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, RTX Corporation and the U.S.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

GD is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Aerospace & Defense. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.