The Boeing Company (BA) vs General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

The Boeing Company and General Dynamics Corporation are both Aerospace & Defense companies. The Boeing Company is the larger, with a market value of $156.4B against $91.2B — 1.7× the size. General Dynamics Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 20.3× against 74.2×. The Boeing Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.8% against 9.13%. General Dynamics Corporation has the higher net margin (8.18% vs 2.22%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.8% vs 8.99%). Both pay a dividend; General Dynamics Corporation yields more (2.08% vs 0.16%). Across the 22 metrics below, General Dynamics Corporation leads on 18 and The Boeing Company on 4.