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How General Dynamics Corporation stacks up
GD · against 54 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
52/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #11 of 55 · scores higher than 80% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score9 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including GD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 52?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.3% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.4% vs peer median 3.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 71% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 6.4% vs peer median 3.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = GD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | GD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 55 reported | 4.4% | 3.3% | 78% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 55 reported | 6.2% | 5.7% | 69% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 44 reported | 6.4% | 3.3% | 95% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 26.5% | 16.2% | 75% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around GD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 2 | 1.15T CNY (≈$161.5B) | 79 | 79 | |
| 3 | 71.0B USD | 78 | 68 | |
| 4 | 54.8B USD | 73 | 49 | |
| 5 | 92.9B USD | 60 | 41 | |
| 7 | 78.2B USD | 55 | 52 | |
| 8 | 22.15T JPY (≈$150.6B) | 54 | 60 | |
| 8 | 7.82T JPY (≈$53.2B) | 54 | 40 | |
| 10 | 627.9B SEK (≈$62.8B) | 53 | 38 | |
| 11 | 101.3B USD | 52 | 65 | |
| 11 | 147.5B USD | 52 | 54 | |
| 13 | 68.9B USD | 51 | 50 | |
| 13 | 53.7B USD | 51 | 56 | |
| 15 | 15.68T JPY (≈$106.6B) | 48 | 41 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score