General Dynamics’ third-quarter revenue grew 13% to $14.6 billion, while operating profit rose 14.7% to $1.53 billion since the year-ago quarter. Continuing the trend since late 2025, brisk deliveries of large business jets and progress on submarine construction drove revenue and margin growth.
The Gulfstream franchise has top-tier volume share and margins in the large end of the business jet market and has successfully introduced new models such as the G700.
General Dynamics depends on US military funding, which is an inherently political and thus uncertain process.
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 22.73 | 19.93 | 23.05 |
Price/Book Value | 3.69 | 4.24 | — |
Price/Sales | 1.81 | 1.82 | 2.44 |
Price/Cash Flow | 19.66 | 13.26 | 20.55 |
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Quick Ratio | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.33 |
Current Ratio | 1.43 | 1.23 | 1.13 |
Interest Coverage | 18.75 | 8.98 | 2.42 |
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 8.22% | 9.12% | 7.85% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 18.57% | 26.82% | — |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 14.09% | 15.33% | 37.21% |
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