NYSE: GD · Aerospace & Defense
General Dynamics (GD) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 3 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model values General Dynamics (GD) at $351.82 a share. The stock last closed at $330.09, which puts the model's fair value 6.6% above the price. On the model's bands that reads as Fairly valued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. General Dynamics Corporation.
Faircurve Insights · 3 Oct 2026
General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies.
Faircurve's model found a fair value of $351.82 a share on 3 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. This fair value moved -1.8% from the previous run on 26 Sep 2026, which gave $358.36. The calibrated range over 63 trading days was $309.56 to $367.13, and ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model's evidence grade was High.
The business scored 83 out of 100 on overall quality against comparable companies. The model compared it with Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM), Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG), The Boeing Company (BA), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX), and Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON). The stock's moves around its last 8 earnings reports ranged from -4.5% to +9.8%, with a median size, ignoring direction, of 3.2%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 3 Oct 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give GD?
The calibrated range for GD over 63 trading days is $309.56 to $367.13. It sits around the last close, and its width comes from the volatility that GD's own options imply (24% a year), calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 3,562 past valuations, refreshed 3 Oct 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The fair value is the model's opinion and rides beside the range. It is not the centre of it.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $289.82 to $421.59. In 61% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does GD score on business quality?
General Dynamics's overall quality score is 83 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 88 | 14.6%ROIC | 7.0% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 83 | 1.44xFCF / net income | 1.25x |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 73 | 10.1%Revenue growth, trailing | 6.9% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 58 | 1.1%Net buybacks / market value | 1.3% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 98 | 0.80xNet debt / EBITDA | 2.21x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 100 | 0.5 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 1.2 pts |
How does GD compare with similar companies?
The companies in aerospace & defense closest to General Dynamics in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. | $231.27 | $190.09 | -17.8% | Overvalued |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation | $505.41 | $546.83 | +8.2% | Fairly valued |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation | $478.00 | $494.04 | +3.4% | Fairly valued |
| TDG TransDigm Group Incorporated | $1,090.38 | $1,293.55 | +18.6% | Undervalued |
| BA The Boeing Company | $193.56 | $163.01 | -15.8% | Overvalued |
| HONA Honeywell Aerospace Inc | $154.63 | $177.88 | +15.0% | Data under review |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | $236.60 | $237.77 | +0.5% | Fairly valued |
| AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc. | $413.35 | $414.07 | +0.2% | Fairly valued |
When does GD report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
General Dynamics's next earnings report is scheduled for 28 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Options prices on 2 Oct 2026 imply a move of about 3.3% in either direction through the nearest expiry, about 13 days out. That is the size the market is pricing, not a direction. GD's 30 day implied volatility works out to about 7.0% over one month.
How GD moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 3.2%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | -2.8% |
| 29 Apr 2026 | +9.8% |
| 28 Jan 2026 | -4.5% |
| 24 Oct 2025 | +3.6% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | +5.6% |
| 23 Apr 2025 | -1.1% |
| 29 Jan 2025 | -2.1% |
| 23 Oct 2024 | -1.5% |
General Dynamics at a glance
General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies.
- Market value
- $89.3B
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $58.0B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +6.4%
- Analysts with estimates
- 15
- Beta to the US market
- 0.44
- First valued by Faircurve
- 1 May 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices General Dynamics on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 26 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for GD was $358.36. As of 3 Oct 2026 it is $351.82, a change of -1.8%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about General Dynamics's valuation
Is General Dynamics stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, GD reads as Fairly valued as of 3 Oct 2026. The model's fair value is $351.82 a share against a last close of $330.09, a gap of +6.6%.
What is GD's fair value?
$351.82 a share as of 3 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $289.82 to $421.59.
What price range does the model give GD?
$309.56 to $367.13 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 3,562 past valuations, refreshed 3 Oct 2026.
When does General Dynamics report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 28 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has GD moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 3.2%, ignoring direction. The largest was +9.8% around the report of 29 Apr 2026.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for GD is high. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.