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General Dynamics Corp.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
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Data: SEC EDGAR filings · prices Marketstack · estimates Finnhub · updated 11 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTC
2 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Strong fundamentals
1 signal unavailable
Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
3/3
Efficiency
1/2
Profitability metrics reveal a split picture. The F-Score of 8/9 reflects solid balance-sheet footing — the current ratio sits +20% above the sector median at 1.44, and long-term debt is under control. Yet operating margin trails the median by -38%, landing at 10.2%, while ROE lags by -48% at 17.7%. Revenue growth of 10.1% outpaces the sector median 4.3% by +136%, a genuine strength, and free cash flow growth accelerated +9,631% above the median. The last report beat consensus by 11.1%, a positive signal, though the forward composite of 49/100 sits below the current read. Valuation near the sector median offers no discount to offset the profitability weakness, and consensus models earnings growth that the three-year realized CAGR has not yet matched. Signals point in different directions: cash generation and top-line momentum clash with margin pressure and below-median returns on capital.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | Boeing | 6/9 | 289% | +34% |
Quarter-by-quarter classification · a retrospective read by the current logic · not a price forecast
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. The method did not see these quarters in real time; this is the current logic applied to past reports.
The market prices in earnings growth; analyst sentiment is steady; has mostly beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When Q2 2026 results land on July 21, track whether revenue growth holds above the sector median — GD came in at 4.29% YoY against a median near 1.8%. Also check whether the single efficiency signal that missed (inventory turnover) shows any improvement, as that is the one gap in an otherwise 8/9 F-Score.
GD's operating margin of 16.5% sits 38% below the sector median, which warrants a close read of management's discussion on contract mix and cost pressures. The annual report's segment disclosures will show whether margin compression is concentrated in one division or spread across the business.
Pick two or three companies from the alphabetical same-sector table in section 06 and line up a single metric — operating margin or ROE are natural choices given GD's readings of 16.5% and 33.8% respectively. No company in that table is ranked; the exercise is to place GD's figures in a wider peer context before drawing any conclusions.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: +2%+10%-16%+24%
Over 4 years: 1.811.711.281.12
Over 4 years: +2%+7%+13%+10%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 6 of 8 recent quarters — the company clears estimates regularly (consensus is often set conservatively).
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 5% |
| CAT | Caterpillar | 7/9 | 44% | +4% | 16% |
| CSX | CSX | 5/9 | 23% | -3% | 32% |
| DE | Deere | 5/9 | 21% | -12% | — |
| EMR | Emerson Electric | 7/9 | 11% | +3% | — |
| ETN | Eaton | 6/9 | 22% | +10% | — |
| GD | General Dynamics Corp. | 8/9 | 18% | +10% | 10% |
| GE | GE Aerospace | 5/9 | 46% | +18% | — |
| HON | Honeywell | 5/9 | 29% | +8% | 22% |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works | 6/9 | 94% | +1% | 26% |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin | 6/9 | 77% | +6% | 10% |
| MMM | 3M | 5/9 | 76% | +2% | 19% |
| RTX | RTX | 7/9 | 11% | +10% | 10% |
| UNP | Union Pacific | 7/9 | 40% | +1% | 40% |
| UPS | UPS | 4/9 | 34% | -3% | 9% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
A simplified retrospective read: no analyst forecast (not available historically); the source is the annual report as of the date, so neighbouring quarters can rest on the same data. Quarters with the same classification in a row are merged into one row — each row is one change in the read, not a separate quarter. One ticker is an illustration of the classification logic, not statistics. How we calculate →
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.