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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. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
59
Fair
PoorElite
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
80
Strong
Financial Strength
81
Business Quality / Moat
82
Management
100
Growth Quality
36
Risk / Durability
97
Great Company · Attractive Price
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
69
Fully Valued
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
69/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 69/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently rates the company as mixed to moderately strong.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
What we like
•Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
•Valuation scores attractively
•Recent buyback activity is present
What to watch
•Revenue fundamentals are weak
•Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for GD
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These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
•Can GD maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
•Is GD's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
•Is GD's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
•Is GD's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
Volatility = How violently is it moving?
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for GD
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Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
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What the Bulls Say
+Product opportunity: 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. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, const.
+Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Wall Street Score
Fair59/ 100
Weak (0–50)Fair (51–71)Strong (72+)
Debt
Elite
91
Debt Cost3.2%
Debt Reduction YoY8.3%
Debt / Equity0.38x
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Revenue
Poor
28
Revenue YoY4.4%
Revenue CAGR11.5%
Net Margin8.2%
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Asset
Poor
37
Asset Growth YoY2.4%
Liquidation/Share$97.94
Net Assets/MCap0.56x
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Capital
Poor
35
Earnings Yield5.0%
Buyback Yield1.1%
Debt Cost3.2%
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Management
Elite
100
ROIC13.8%
ROE16.7%
ROA7.5%
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Moat
Strong
82
EPS Growth7.8%
FCF/Share Growth11.2%
Rev/Share Growth8.8%
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Valuation
Strong
76
Intrinsic Value$476.26
Value Reference$285.76
MOS0.3%
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Buffett
Fair
69
Revenue28
Moat82
Valuation76
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MOS
Strong
76
MOS %0.3%
Value Reference$285.76
Deep Discount Reference$190.50
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Financial
Weak
45
Interest Coverage17.1x
ROIC13.8%
FCF Yield4.4%
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Master
Fair
55
Financial45
Valuation76
Debt91
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Resilience
Fair
67
Survival Years1.7 yrs
Current Ratio1.44x
FCF Margin0.1%
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Score Changes
5 historical score records available
Previous Score
57
Sep 24, 2026
Change
+1.7
points
Current Score
59
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
Revenue+0.4
Debt0
Assets+0.6
Capital+1.0
Management0
Moat0
Valuation+10.2
Buffett+1.2
GD increased 1.7 points because Valuation improved by 10.2 points.
Positive Contributors
+ Valuation improved by 10.2 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
63
Projected Change
+4.8%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 4.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.