General Dynamics Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.5 | 9.8 | 20.3 | 12.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | – | 14.3 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 19.3 | 21.9 | |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
| – | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| – | 6.5 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 16.1 | |
| 4.6 | – | – | – | 20.0 | 21.6 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 16.9 | 14.8 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 23.3 | 29.7 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 25.7 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 19.9 | 18.8 | 22.9 | 23.3 | |
| 21.5% | -13.8% | -0.4% | -2.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 11.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.3% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.7% | 13.4% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 11.4% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 18.3% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 17.9% | 16.1% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 19.6% | 18.5% | 20.2% | 18.4% | 17.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.8% | 10.0% | 15.4% | 15.1% | |
| 9.9% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 11.4% | 8.8% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 2.5% | 11.9% | 12.6% | 13.5% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% | |
| 7.5% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 8.7% | 7.8% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 7.7% | -1.1% | 7.6% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.0% | |
| 26.8% | -12.7% | -0.6% | -3.0% | 7.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 9.2% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10.4% | 6.1% | 5.9% | 11.1% | 6.8% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 6.7% | 7.5% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.8% | 29.2% | 26.5% | 27.8% | 23.6% | 20.8% | 17.6% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 17.6% | 24.5% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 19.1% | -2.9% | 16.3% | 21.4% | 28.3% | 23.4% | 25.5% | 28.5% | 25.7% | 20.2% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 16.4% | |
| 8.2% | 13.7% | 12.9% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7.2% | -1.0% | 6.6% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.4% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | -228 | -67 | 583 | 325 | 1,493 | 1,122 | 3,183 | 2,321 | 960 | 1,177 | -100 | 2,403 | 1,601 | 590 | 1,281 | 613 | -1,392 | -477 | 614 | 1,554 | 999 | 11,454 | 11,280 | 10,504 | 10,229 | 9,542 | 7,673 | 7,384 | 5,979 | |
| – | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | |
| 52.0% | 46.8% | 48.5% | 40.8% | 47.8% | 40.9% | 44.3% | 36.6% | 41.0% | 41.6% | 43.9% | 45.7% | 35.4% | 40.0% | 40.9% | 37.9% | 33.2% | 40.9% | 33.5% | 33.6% | 33.4% | 32.7% | 25.8% | 27.8% | 30.5% | 35.2% | 36.0% | 38.9% | 39.5% | 44.8% | |
| – | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.07 | 2.22 | 1.46 | 2.18 | 2.24 | 2.32 | 2.26 | 2.52 | 3.05 | 3.61 | 4.56 | 5.08 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.81 | 6.87 | -0.94 | 6.67 | 7.42 | 9.29 | 8.29 | 9.56 | 11.18 | 11.98 | 11.00 | 11.55 | 12.19 | 12.02 | 13.63 | 15.37 | |
| 14.19 | 23.68 | 18.29 | 22.16 | 25.73 | 29.70 | 34.09 | 41.10 | 47.45 | 51.81 | 59.15 | 66.74 | 73.49 | 82.45 | 84.28 | 88.92 | 87.72 | 87.50 | 90.40 | 97.28 | 98.46 | 101.68 | 120.97 | 135.30 | 131.72 | 136.41 | 141.67 | 153.31 | 171.96 | 191.86 | |
| 6.79 | 7.60 | 5.49 | 7.85 | 9.49 | 11.16 | 12.81 | 14.87 | 17.84 | 20.12 | 24.16 | 28.83 | 25.21 | 32.03 | 34.57 | 36.01 | 32.24 | 41.02 | 34.66 | 32.87 | 35.36 | 37.54 | 39.21 | 46.68 | 54.39 | 62.55 | 66.75 | 77.25 | 79.51 | 93.55 | |
| 3.81 | -3.00 | -0.11 | -0.67 | 1.95 | 1.84 | 2.12 | 3.76 | 3.81 | 4.39 | 4.41 | 6.01 | 6.57 | 6.33 | 6.79 | 7.56 | 6.33 | 7.54 | 9.40 | 5.91 | 5.82 | 11.33 | 8.22 | 6.86 | 10.04 | 12.00 | 12.46 | 13.80 | 11.52 | 14.45 | |
Data as of: September 25, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.