General Dynamics Corporation

DB:GDX Stock Report

Market Cap: €69.4b

General Dynamics Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

General Dynamics has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1%, while the Aerospace & Defense industry saw earnings growing at 22.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 2.9% per year. General Dynamics's return on equity is 15.8%, and it has net margins of 7.9%.

Key information

0.9%

Earnings growth rate

2.4%

EPS growth rate

Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth16.7%
Revenue growth rate2.9%
Return on equity15.8%
Net Margin7.9%
Last Earnings Update29 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How General Dynamics makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:GDX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
29 Sep 2446,0463,6392,6670
30 Jun 2444,9463,5452,7710
31 Mar 2443,1223,3842,8690
31 Dec 2342,2723,3152,9650
01 Oct 2341,4553,3022,6450
02 Jul 2340,8593,3682,3980
02 Apr 2339,8963,3902,1940
31 Dec 2239,4073,3902,0210
02 Oct 2238,8483,3502,1190
03 Jul 2238,4413,3082,1180
03 Apr 2238,4723,2792,0650
31 Dec 2138,4693,2572,0270
03 Oct 2138,6583,3072,0990
04 Jul 2138,5213,2812,0890
04 Apr 2138,5653,1692,1290
31 Dec 2037,9253,1672,1130
27 Sep 2038,2173,1852,1380
28 Jun 2038,5473,2642,2520
29 Mar 2038,8383,4452,3170
31 Dec 1939,3503,4842,4300
29 Sep 1938,9553,3732,2940
30 Jun 1938,2883,3242,2550
31 Mar 1937,9193,3042,2770
31 Dec 1836,1933,3582,2530
30 Sep 1834,0923,0852,2980
01 Jul 1832,5782,9852,2550
01 Apr 1831,0672,9482,1470
31 Dec 1730,9732,9122,0650
01 Oct 1730,3502,8561,9740
02 Jul 1730,4272,8231,9420
02 Apr 1730,5262,7881,9330
31 Dec 1630,5612,6791,9310
02 Oct 1630,7162,8631,9230
03 Jul 1631,0532,8651,9280
03 Apr 1631,1612,9031,9100
31 Dec 1531,7813,0361,9370
04 Oct 1532,0222,9381,9750
05 Jul 1531,7792,8991,9770
05 Apr 1531,3712,7931,9960
31 Dec 1430,8522,6731,9550
28 Sep 1430,5372,5601,9590
29 Jun 1430,5212,5181,9780
30 Mar 1430,8812,5122,0060
31 Dec 1330,9302,4862,0390

Quality Earnings: GDX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GDX's current net profit margins (7.9%) are lower than last year (8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GDX's earnings have grown by 1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GDX's earnings growth over the past year (10.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: GDX earnings growth over the past year (10.2%) did not outperform the Aerospace & Defense industry 22.5%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: GDX's Return on Equity (15.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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