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General Dynamics DB:GDX Stock Report

Last Price

€254.55

Market Cap

€69.4b

7D

1.0%

1Y

11.6%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

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General Dynamics Corporation

DB:GDX Stock Report

Market Cap: €69.4b

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for General Dynamics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$254.55
52 Week HighUS$299.50
52 Week LowUS$222.40
Beta0.60
1 Month Change-6.35%
3 Month Change-7.13%
1 Year Change11.64%
3 Year Change40.56%
5 Year Change60.66%
Change since IPO683.23%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

GDXDE Aerospace & DefenseDE Market
7D1.0%-0.7%-2.6%
1Y11.6%83.9%6.9%

Return vs Industry: GDX underperformed the German Aerospace & Defense industry which returned 83.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GDX exceeded the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GDX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GDX volatility
GDX Average Weekly Movement3.7%
Aerospace & Defense Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: GDX has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: GDX's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1899111,600Phebe Novakovicwww.gd.com

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 and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.

General Dynamics Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do General Dynamics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GDX fundamental statistics
Market cap€69.37b
Earnings (TTM)€3.49b
Revenue (TTM)€44.13b

19.9x

P/E Ratio

1.6x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GDX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$46.05b
Cost of RevenueUS$38.84b
Gross ProfitUS$7.20b
Other ExpensesUS$3.56b
EarningsUS$3.64b

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 29, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)13.26
Gross Margin15.64%
Net Profit Margin7.90%
Debt/Equity Ratio40.3%

How did GDX perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

42%

Payout Ratio

Does GDX pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy GDX by to receive an upcoming dividend?
General Dynamics dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 17 2025
Dividend Pay DateFeb 07 2025
Days until Ex dividend26 days
Days until Dividend pay date47 days

Does GDX pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 03:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/29
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

General Dynamics Corporation is covered by 47 analysts. 22 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
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research