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General Dynamics Corporation

$GD·$106B·Aerospace & Defense·Industrials
$371.35-2.1%YTD+14.6%1Y+14.5%
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2026-08-22: 3 posts2026-08-23: 6 posts45-5%
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$GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $GD, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

General Dynamics Q2 beat-and-raise, backlog record $136.5B (+32% YoY), 1.4x book-to-bill — booking 40% faster than they can build.

General Dynamics is the $106B defense/marine/aerospace major. Real-business compounder with a Q2 beat-and-raise plus a record backlog reset.

How it reads:

  • Growth is real: Q1 revenue +10.3% YoY to $13.5B, Q4 was +8.9% — accelerating on the Pentagon budget re-plumbing.
  • Margins are premium defense: 10.2% operating margin, 6.6% FCF yield — the FCF yield is why the compounder case has legs.
  • Valuation is fair: 21.6x PE, 1.7x sales, 15.7x EV/EBITDA on 10.8% ROIC — priced as a premium defense compounder.
  • Position is stretched: 78th percentile 52w, flat vs 50-day, 7.2% above 200-day on 62% baseline volume — quiet accumulation.
  • Bull tell: Q2 revenue $14.1B beat, backlog record $136.5B (+32% YoY), 1.4x book-to-bill — 'booking orders 40% faster than they can build'.
  • Pentagon awarding up to $76.6B in nuclear-sub work (jointly with HII) is the dated catalyst backing multi-year growth.
  • Insider signal is heavy F-InKind/M-Exempt plus $22.94M S-Sale — the S-Sale is largely tax-driven from same-day exercises, compensation-cycle not discretionary distribution.
  • Aug 4 $1B share offering funds capex to catch up with the backlog.

The Oct 28 print is the test — reiterated FY26 EPS guide plus specific commentary on Combat Systems margin recovery extends the run; a Combat Systems margin miss plus a backlog-conversion slippage narrows the premium to $340 support.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree — the bullish anchors (Q2 beat-and-raise revenue $14.1B, backlog jumping to record $136.5B +32% YoY, 1.4x book-to-bill 'booking orders 40% faster than they can build', Pentagon awarding up to $76.6B in nuclear-sub work alongside HII, +11% MTD to lifetime highs) map to real signals; the honest add is the $22.94M S-Sale is largely tax-driven from same-day M-Exempt exercises (Deep, Smith), so read it as compensation-cycle not discretionary distribution.

What to watch: Oct 28 earnings — reiterated FY26 EPS guide plus specific commentary on Combat Systems margin recovery extends the run; a Combat Systems margin miss plus a backlog-conversion slippage narrows the premium to $340 support.

On the calendar: 2026-10-28 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment11 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-05

General Dynamics posters are confidently bullish after a Q2 beat-and-raise with revenue $14.1B, backlog jumping to a record $136.5B (+32% YoY), and 1.4x book-to-bill — 'booking orders 40% faster than they can build,' with the Pentagon awarding up to $76.6B in nuclear-sub work alongside HII. Traders point to +11% MTD moves to lifetime highs. Combat Systems' flat +0.3% gets a caveat mention, but the tone is 'decade of scheduled revenue.'

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes nuclear submarines (Electric Boat), Gulfstream business jets, Abrams tanks, and defense IT services.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Aerospace & Defense sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $GD.

Aerospace & Defense · Industrials

Defense budget tailwinds — NATO spending commitments and Pentagon procurement acceleration — support backlogs at prime contractors. Commercial space is a separate driver: launch cadence and satellite constellations are pulling RKLB and LUNR on their own momentum, independent of traditional defense spending.

What this means for $GD

Direct beneficiary — AI-native product or platform captures spend from the same capex cycle driving the industry; Makes nuclear submarines (Electric Boat), Gulfstream business jets, Abrams tanks, and defense IT services.

Top industry ETF

$ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
+16.3%YTD
+15.0%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
21.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
10.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
10.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
17.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
15.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 29, 2026$4.24$3.96+7.1%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$4.10$3.67+11.7%
Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026$4.17$4.11+1.5%
Q3 2025Oct 24, 2025$3.88$3.70+4.9%
Next earningsWed, Oct 28·consensus EPS $4.13

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$13.5B+10.3%15.9%10.5%$4.16$2.0B
Q4 FY25$14.4B+7.8%14.9%10.1%$4.23$952.0M
Q3 FY25$12.9B+10.6%15.2%10.3%$3.94$1.9B
Q2 FY25$13.0B+8.9%14.9%10.0%$3.78$1.4B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 19 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$55.8B$55.1B – $56.3B$16.89$16.57 – $17.2513
FY27$58.4B$57.8B – $59.5B$18.48$17.49 – $19.2217
FY28$60.9B$59.4B – $62.9B$19.93$19.11 – $21.0419
FY29$63.0B$62.1B – $64.1B$21.70$21.27 – $22.1710
FY30$65.0B$64.0B – $66.1B$22.15$21.71 – $22.6216

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+4.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 254.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.335-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 10Peter A WallDirector2.0K sh$789KSellAug 5Christopher J BradyPresident6.3K sh$2.4MSellAug 3Phebe N NovakovicCEO51.6K sh$19.7MSellJul 31Gilliland Marguerite AmyPresident43.2K sh$16.3MSellJun 17Mark MalcolmDirector3.2K sh$1.2MSellMay 12Burns Mark LagrandPresident36.5K sh$12.6MSellMay 11Burns Mark LagrandPresident36.2K sh$12.4MSellMar 11Burns Mark LagrandPresident10.2K sh$3.6MSellMar 11Gilliland Marguerite AmyPresident3.8K sh$1.4MSellMar 11Phebe N NovakovicCEO32.9K sh$11.7M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 28SC 13D/A
AI summary

Longview Asset Management filed its 30th amendment to a Schedule 13D reporting continued beneficial ownership of 27,096,788 shares of General Dynamics (GD), representing approximately 10.0% of the company's outstanding common stock. Longview holds this stake through sole voting and sole dispositive power with no shared control. The amendment date is August 28, 2026, and likely reflects a routine update following a change in share count or ownership mechanics rather than a material new acquisition. At 10.0%, Longview remains one of General Dynamics' largest concentrated holders.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

GD (GD) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-08-07. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Aug 4424B5
AI summary

GD (GD) filed a prospectus supplement (Form 424B5) on 2026-08-04 for an immediate offering of 1,010,925 Shares at disclosed pricing, raising approximately $1.00 . Use of proceeds: general corporate purposes. This is dilutive capital activity happening now — new shares will be issued. Investors should assess pricing relative to market and stated use of proceeds to evaluate dilution impact.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationJul 30S-3ASR
AI summary

GD (GD) filed a shelf registration statement (Form S-3ASR) on 2026-07-30 covering an unspecified amount in securities. The registration covers new primary shelf offering (potential future dilution). A shelf registration does not represent immediate capital raising but authorizes future offerings at the company's discretion. Investors should watch for subsequent 424B prospectus supplements, which indicate actual capital deployment from the shelf.

8-KShareholder voteMay 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

GD held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-11 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 12 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 53
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for GD on 2026-05-05, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for GD on 2026-04-13, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2032 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Pentagon Seeks To Accelerate Missile Production With New Agreementsforbes.com·7h agoGeneral Dynamics (GD) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Knowzacks.com·8h agoGeneral Dynamics (GD) Down 0.6% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?zacks.com·4d agoBA vs. GD: Which Defense Contractor Has Stronger Growth Prospects?zacks.com·4d agoAusdal Financial Partners Inc. Buys New Shares in General Dynamics Corporation $GDdefenseworld.net·5d ago

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