General Dynamics Corporation

BRSE:GDX Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 76.4b

General Dynamics Valuation

Is GDX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of GDX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: GDX (CHF272.38) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF366.57)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: GDX is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GDX?

Key metric: As GDX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GDX. This is calculated by dividing GDX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GDX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio21.8x
EarningsUS$4.34b
Market CapUS$94.51b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GDX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GDX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average60.5x
AERO Montana Aerospace
81.8x46.81%CHF 1.3b
39.6x7.35%CHF 160.6b
SCHN Schindler Holding
27x6.93%CHF 28.2b
VACN VAT Group
93.5x19.58%CHF 21.2b
GDX General Dynamics
21.8x7.08%CHF 94.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GDX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.8x) compared to the peer average (62.2x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GDX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GDX 21.8xIndustry Avg. 30.5xNo. of Companies11PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GDX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.8x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (30.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GDX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GDX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GDX's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GDX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 278.88
CHF 316.43
+13.46%
7.19%CHF 357.34CHF 251.91n/a21
Jun ’27n/a
CHF 308.21
0%
7.23%CHF 348.90CHF 245.96n/a21
May ’27n/a
CHF 307.56
0%
6.47%CHF 347.07CHF 255.61n/a21
Apr ’27n/a
CHF 313.11
0%
6.35%CHF 352.86CHF 259.88n/a21
Mar ’27n/a
CHF 303.30
0%
6.43%CHF 341.34CHF 251.39n/a20
Feb ’27n/a
CHF 305.19
0%
6.57%CHF 343.21CHF 252.77n/a20
Jan ’27n/a
CHF 303.75
0%
7.57%CHF 337.27CHF 238.64n/a20
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 306.96
0%
7.01%CHF 334.53CHF 241.83n/a19
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 300.79
0%
6.98%CHF 329.21CHF 237.98n/a18
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 272.18
0%
6.33%CHF 299.29CHF 222.88n/a17
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 270.88
0%
6.73%CHF 296.90CHF 224.68n/a18
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 274.20
0%
6.73%CHF 300.54CHF 227.43n/a18
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 233.61
0%
6.25%CHF 261.48CHF 189.38n/a19
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 242.04
0%
6.28%CHF 272.95CHF 197.68n/a20
May ’26n/a
CHF 242.52
0%
6.28%CHF 273.76CHF 198.27n/a20
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 255.12
0%
7.70%CHF 296.10CHF 204.18n/a20
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 257.32
0%
8.19%CHF 299.53CHF 206.54n/a20
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 272.67
0%
9.70%CHF 327.86CHF 210.38n/a20
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 286.92
0%
8.27%CHF 317.91CHF 220.02n/a20
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 293.42
0%
6.21%CHF 323.47CHF 250.80n/a21
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 285.00
0%
6.10%CHF 315.17CHF 244.36n/a21
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 273.90
0%
4.43%CHF 291.95CHF 244.56n/a23
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 281.08
0%
4.45%CHF 299.04CHF 250.50n/a23
Aug ’25n/a
CHF 285.53
0%
4.59%CHF 305.74CHF 256.11n/a22
Jul ’25n/a
CHF 285.81
0%
5.45%CHF 311.55CHF 244.73n/a21
Jun ’25n/a
CHF 287.09
0%
5.14%CHF 315.16CHF 247.56n/a20
CHF 305.96
Fair Value
11.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
21
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/22 07:00
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/08 00:00
Earnings2026/04/05
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

General Dynamics Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Peter ArmentBaird
Joseph CampbellBarclays