stockrowThe Boeing Company (BA) vs General Dynamics Corporation (GD)
- The Boeing Company BA 172.84 −2.35%
- General Dynamics Corporation GD 356.91 −2.18%
The Boeing Company and General Dynamics Corporation are both Aerospace & Defense companies. The Boeing Company is the larger, with a market value of $136.7B against $96.3B — 1.4× the size. The Boeing Company trades at the lower P/E: 17.9× against 20.7×. The Boeing Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.5% against 9.73%. General Dynamics Corporation has the higher net margin (8.24% vs 7.70%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.2% vs 19.2%). Across the 22 metrics below, General Dynamics Corporation leads on 13 and The Boeing Company on 9.
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| Metric | BA | GD | Aerospace & Defense median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 9.42% | 15.42% | 26.41% |
| Operating margin | 10.26% | 10.37% | 3.69% |
| Net margin | 7.70% | 8.24% | 2.74% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.12% | 10.22% | 0.00% |
| Return on equity | (858.49%) | 18.01% | 4.44% |
| Return on assets | 4.56% | 7.91% | 1.90% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.15% | 12.24% | 0.26% |
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