GD PEER ANALYSIS

General Dynamics Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · US · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Aerospace & Defense

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

GDIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	GD	SAF	RHM	AIR	AIR	HO	Ind. Median
P/E	23.66	20.21●	71.85	32.08	32.07	29.23	41.52
P/B	3.94●	9.77	9.72	6.16	6.16	6.14	4.86
EV/EBITDA	16.98	25.54	24.24	16.22	18.98	15.98●	24.46
P/S	1.91●	4.65	5.42	2.22	2.22	2.21	3.99

Financial Health
Metric	GD	SAF	RHM	AIR	AIR	HO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.38●	0.90	1.05	1.13	1.13	0.84	1.75
Debt/Equity	30.7%●	35.9%	40.4%	55.8%	55.8%	76.9%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.69	-0.26●	0.38	-0.03	-0.04	0.52	0.88

Profitability
Metric	GD	SAF	RHM	AIR	AIR	HO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.1%	23.0%●	7.6%	6.9%	6.9%	7.6%	6.6%
ROE	18.0%	57.4%●	14.7%	20.9%	20.9%	21.6%	11.3%
ROA	7.5%	12.3%●	4.2%	3.7%	3.7%	4.2%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	11.7%	18.0%	22.7%●	13.6%	11.7%	14.3%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	GD	SAF	RHM	AIR	AIR	HO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.3%	12.9%●	-8.7%	3.7%	3.7%	7.6%	12.2%
NI Growth	9.2%	—	-4.0%	13.2%	13.2%	61.5%●	27.7%
Div. Yield	1.7%●	1.0%	1.0%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	0.7%
Payout	37.2%	0.0%	51.0%	0.0%	47.3%	46.6%	16.4%

Valuation
Metric	GD	HWM	LMT	TDG	NOC	RKLB	Ind. Median
P/E	23.66	63.68	25.81	41.52	17.10●	—	41.52
P/B	3.94	20.10	16.52	-8.23●	4.57	22.30	4.86
EV/EBITDA	16.98	44.43	16.83	22.05	12.11●	—	24.46
P/S	1.91	12.87	1.65●	8.14	1.85	74.31	3.99

Financial Health
Metric	GD	HWM	LMT	TDG	NOC	RKLB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.38	2.44	1.14	3.52	1.14	4.47●	1.75
Debt/Equity	30.7%	84.9%	276.4%	-340.4%●	99.8%	6.1%	48.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.69●	0.88	2.22	5.88	1.95	8.19	0.88

Profitability
Metric	GD	HWM	LMT	TDG	NOC	RKLB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.1%	20.2%	6.4%	21.3%●	10.8%	-26.9%	6.6%
ROE	18.0%	33.8%	67.6%●	—	28.5%	-13.5%	11.3%
ROA	7.5%	14.6%●	8.3%	8.5%	9.3%	-9.0%	4.5%
EBITDA Margin	11.7%	29.6%	11.3%	50.3%●	18.2%	-22.4%	13.1%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	GD	HWM	LMT	TDG	NOC	RKLB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.3%	14.2%	4.6%	13.3%	5.0%	45.8%●	12.2%
NI Growth	9.2%	38.9%●	-12.9%	6.4%	23.3%	—	27.7%
Div. Yield	1.7%	0.2%	2.6%	6.8%●	1.8%	—	0.7%
Payout	37.2%	10.7%	65.7%	259.2%	28.9%	—	16.4%

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