General Dynamics Corporation

BIT:1GD Stock Report

Market Cap: €79.3b

General Dynamics Valuation

Is 1GD 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 1GD 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: 1GD (€290.25) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€326.41)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: 1GD is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1GD?

Key metric: As 1GD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 1GD. This is calculated by dividing 1GD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 1GD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.3x
EarningsUS$4.21b
Market CapUS$93.86b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1GD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1GD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average80.6x
LDO Leonardo
30.3x14.91%€32.0b
AVIO Avio
200.6x26.38%€1.6b
PRY Prysmian
24.4x8.93%€28.3b
HWM Howmet Aerospace
67.2x13.95%US$100.3b
1GD General Dynamics
22.3x7.10%€93.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1GD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the peer average (80.5x).

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 1GD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
1GD 22.3xIndustry Avg. 44.5xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1GD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (43.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1GD'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.

1GD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.3x
Fair PE Ratio27x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1GD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27x).

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 1GD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€290.25
€334.77
+15.34%
6.48%€376.87€277.56n/a20
Feb ’27€293.40
€332.90
+13.46%
6.57%€374.38€275.73n/a20
Jan ’27€289.75
€326.14
+12.56%
7.57%€362.14€256.23n/a20
Dec ’26€289.55
€330.34
+14.09%
7.01%€360.01€260.25n/a19
Nov ’26€296.75
€325.29
+9.62%
6.98%€356.03€257.37n/a18
Oct ’26€290.25
€291.27
+0.35%
6.33%€320.28€238.50n/a17
Sep ’26€277.20
€290.25
+4.71%
6.73%€318.13€240.74n/a18
Aug ’26€267.25
€295.65
+10.63%
6.73%€324.05€245.22n/a18
Jul ’26€248.35
€250.07
+0.69%
6.25%€279.91€202.72n/a19
Jun ’26€243.20
€259.22
+6.59%
6.28%€292.31€211.71n/a20
May ’26€239.10
€258.92
+8.29%
6.28%€292.28€211.68n/a20
Apr ’26€253.45
€267.54
+5.56%
7.70%€310.51€214.11n/a20
Mar ’26€241.60
€274.43
+13.59%
8.19%€319.46€220.28n/a20
Feb ’26€248.05
€288.83
+16.44%
9.70%€347.29€222.85€293.4020
Jan ’26€253.80
€308.16
+21.42%
8.27%€341.43€236.30€289.7520
Dec ’25€268.95
€315.47
+17.30%
6.21%€347.77€269.64€289.5521
Nov ’25€271.00
€303.46
+11.98%
6.10%€335.58€260.19€296.7521
Oct ’25€276.10
€292.40
+5.90%
4.43%€311.67€261.08€290.2523
Sep ’25€268.30
€294.19
+9.65%
4.45%€312.98€262.18€277.2023
Aug ’25€271.50
€297.68
+9.64%
4.59%€318.75€267.01€267.2522
Jul ’25€268.55
€294.75
+9.76%
5.45%€321.30€252.38€248.3521
Jun ’25€273.25
€290.98
+6.49%
5.14%€319.44€250.92€243.2020
May ’25€268.70
€289.71
+7.82%
6.00%€322.51€253.33€239.1021
Apr ’25€261.70
€274.33
+4.83%
7.57%€321.20€235.54€253.4523
Mar ’25€250.80
€270.82
+7.98%
7.11%€321.16€235.52€241.6023
Feb ’25€243.80
€267.37
+9.67%
7.40%€318.19€233.34€248.0523
€329.3
Fair Value
11.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
20
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 Analysis2026/02/17 07:45
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/17 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
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

* 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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

General Dynamics Corporation is covered by 41 analysts. 21 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
David StraussBarclays