General Dynamics Corporation GD

336.72 0.43 0.13% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$91.2B
P/E
20.3×
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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, General Dynamics Corporation (GD) trades at a P/E ratio of 20.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.8× (March 2020) to 24.2× (May 2024); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is below the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 33.0× and below the Industrials sector median of 24.8×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 21.5× 12.89%
FY2024 19.1× (10.50%)
FY2023 21.3× 5.57%
FY2022 20.2× 12.66%
FY2021 17.9× 32.98%
FY2020 13.5× (7.58%)
FY2019 14.6× 5.12%
FY2018 13.9× (32.66%)
FY2017 20.6× 13.92%
FY2016 18.1× 21.67%

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 21.3× 0.04%
Mar 2026 21.3× (1.03%)
Dec 2025 21.5× (1.46%)
Sep 2025 21.9× 12.87%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 8.8× High 24.2×
Ten-year median 18.3×
Current reading's percentile 73

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation compare n/m
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation compare 16.2×
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 19.1×
GD General Dynamics Corporation 20.3×
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 23.9×
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare 33.9×
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare 49.9×
HEI Heico Corporation compare 50.7×
BA The Boeing Company compare 74.2×
Aerospace & Defense industry median 33.0×
Industrials sector median 24.8×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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