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$392.34 -1.14 (-0.29%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$106.10B
Shares
270.43M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$392.34 Open$396.43 Day$391.47–396.92 52W close$312.53–395.97 Avg vol 30d1.0M Short int2.4M · 0.9% float · 1.9d Short vol48% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +11%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 60
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 96%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return +12%
      trailing
      YTD return +17%
      this year
      Relative strength 0%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $372 › 200d $353 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +152 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$41.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.90% of float · ▼ -15.6% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      2,207 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 38
      low risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +10%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +13%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $4.0B
      Balance sheet $5.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 22%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −15%
      past year
      ATR 1.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      Capital expenditures · full year 3.5% – 4%
      Free cash flow conversion rate · full year 100%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Free cash flow cash conversion rate · for the year 90%
      Interest expense · for the year $330M
      Effective tax rate · full year 17.5%
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Revenue 2024
      guided $46.3B – $46.4B
      $47.72B Beat +2.9%
      EPS full year
      guided $12.65
      $12.02 Miss −5.0%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +11% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      60 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      96% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $372 › 200d $353 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +152 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$41.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      0.90% of float · ▼ -15.6% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      2,207 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $313 Now $392 · 96% Range high $396
      vs 200-day avg +11% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Book-to-bill ratio (company-wide) 1.4 Q2 2026
      Book-to-bill ratio (defense segments) 1.4 Q2 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 1.88B
      -234M Capital expenditures
      = Free cash flow 1.65B
      Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (Large-cabin aircraft) 35 Q2 2026
      Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (Mid-cabin aircraft) 6 Q2 2026
      Gulfstream Aircraft Deliveries (Total) 41 Q2 2026
      Net debt non-GAAP $3.18B Q2 2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Total debt 7.52B
      -4.33B Less cash and equivalents
      = Net debt 3.18B
      Operating margin 10.4% Q2 2026
      Orders received (Aerospace segment) 5.3B Q2 2026
      Orders received (defense segments) 14.7B Q2 2026
      Aerospace book-to-bill 1.2 Q1 FY2026
      Consolidated book-to-bill ratio 2 Q1 FY2026
      Defense segments book-to-bill 2.2 Q1 FY2026
      Net cash provided by operating activities $2.2B Q1 FY2026
      Book-to-bill ratio 1.5 Full Year FY2025
      Return on equity 17.9% Full Year FY2025
      Return on invested capital non-GAAP 14.2% Full Year FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Aerospace & Defense — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      GD
      General Dynamics Corp
      this stock
      $106.10B +16.5% +10.1% 0.9%
      SPCX
      Space Exploration Technologies Corp
      $1.88T 1.6%
      GE
      General Electric Co
      $369.61B +15.6% +18.5% 42.0 1.4%
      RTX
      RTX Corp
      $302.11B +20.1% +17.1% 39.5 1.3%
      EADSF
      Airbus SE/ADR
      $195.50B +5.8% 0.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      2,207
      % held
      87.6%
      Net QoQ
      +1.2M sh
      Top holder
      LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      982
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      2.4M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      -452.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      48%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.7K
      Value
      $1.0M
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.6%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
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      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$41.3M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Dwight Evans
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $52.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $4.2B
      EPS diluted
      $15.45
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 10.0M
      Remaining
      shares 6.1M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $788.9K
      Shares
      2.0K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      General Dynamics to Webcast 2026…
      Published
      Jul 9, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      GD -0.5% +5.1% +11.9% +2.3% +16.5%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY 0.0% +2.2% +0.3% -0.6% +3.8%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.59 / share · ex Jul 2, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $1.59 / share · ex Oct 9, 2026
      Raised 6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $6.18 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.58%
      Buyback program · as of Apr 5, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 10.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 3.90M
      Remaining
      shares 6.10M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 40533 CUSIP 369550108 13F (30d) 1820 filings 1774 filers Visit website Investor relations