AMTM vs MSI vs GD Stock Comparison

Amentum Holdings, Motorola Solutions and General Dynamics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GD General Dynamics Corp
$349.38 +1.8% 1M +2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$96.32B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 5, Motorola Solutions 4, Amentum Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTMMSIGDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.37B $80.49B $96.32B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 37.7x 21.5x GD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 26.2x 19.9x AMTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +10.3% +9.1% AMTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 17.4% 8.2% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.1% 20.3% 13.6% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.3x 0.5x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.1% +8.4% +2.3% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.1%/yr +10.8%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 26.2% 22.3% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 55/100 73/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

AMTMMSIGD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMTMMSIGD
Valuation 100 #1 of 100 48 #53 of 100 86 #15 of 100
Growth 95 #6 of 97 45 #54 of 97 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 58 #41 of 96 99 #2 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 25 #80 of 106 21 #84 of 106 62 #41 of 106
Shareholder Returns – 63 #25 of 65 88 #9 of 65
Overall 69 55 73
  • AMTM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMTMMSIGDSPY
1 month +10.2%+4.6%+1.8% -1.0%
3 months -3.6%+15.4%-9.6% +2.9%
6 months -15.9%+10.0%+11.5% +6.4%
Year to date -25.0%+25.7%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year -6.1%+8.4%+2.3% +13.1%
3 years —+71.3%+49.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+19.7%+14.5% +21.5%
5 years —+93.2%+66.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+14.1%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years —+554.7%+132.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+20.7%+8.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMTMMSIGDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%26.2%22.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.6%27.0%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.120.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.130.320.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-27.9%-23.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.1%-1.9%-11.8% -2.5%
52-week high $37.53$491.32$395.97 $779.14
52-week low $18.12$363.83$312.53 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMTMMSIGD
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 26.2x 37.4xmedian 26.2x 21.0xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 1.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.7x 24.5xmedian 14.7x 14.9xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 24.9x 29.8xmedian 24.9x 14.7xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.4x 29.7xmedian 2.4x 3.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.92 2.83median 0.92 2.05median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMTMMSIGD
Revenue $14.13B $12.24B $54.86B
Gross profit $1.45B $6.36B $8.44B
Operating income $596.00M $3.05B $5.66B
Net income $204.00M $2.14B $4.49B
Free cash flow $474.00M $2.68B $6.45B
R&D – $1.02B –
EPS (diluted) $0.83 $12.76 $16.40
Cash & equivalents $459.00M $710.00M $4.33B
Total debt $3.83B $36.50B $32.26B
Shares (diluted) 245.00M 167.20M 273.52M
Enterprise value $3.80B $76.84B $83.43B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMTMMSIGD
P/E 26.0x 37.4x 21.0x
P/FCF 11.2x 29.8x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 26.8x 12.3x
P/S 0.4x 6.5x 1.7x
P/B 1.1x 29.7x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x -303.3x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 24.5x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 28.9x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 7.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 18.3x 32.9x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 29.6x 12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.83 2.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTMMSIGD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 10.3% 9.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.9% 11.7% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% 8.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.2% 8.9% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 240.0% 0.8% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 289.1% 1.8% 8.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 215.6% 13.9% 53.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.4% 23.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 12.3% 56.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 28.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTMMSIGD
Gross margin 10.2% 52.0% 15.4%
EBITDA margin 7.3% 29.4% 12.0%
Operating margin 4.2% 24.9% 10.3%
Pretax margin 1.9% 22.6% 9.9%
Net margin 1.4% 17.4% 8.2%
FCF margin 3.4% 21.9% 11.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.6% 24.3% 14.0%
Return on equity 4.2% 81.5% 17.0%
Return on assets 1.8% 11.2% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 5.1% 20.3% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 22.4% 13.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 2.9% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTMMSIGD
Debt / assets 34.2% 46.9% 12.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 3.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x 2.3x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 8.1x 3.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 86.0% 55.4%
Equity / assets 42.8% 14.0% 44.6%
Interest coverage – 6.9x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.8x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.28 4.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTMMSIGD
Dividend yield – 1.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – 1.3% 0.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMTMMSIGD
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 26.2xFY2026 19.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.52FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $17.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.5% +10.4% +9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.96BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $53.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -9.9%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.3% +8.2% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTMMSIGD
Held by institutions 89.7% 88.3% 86.5%
Institutions holding 463 1,466 2,217
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +3.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 210 639 1,018
Institutions selling 154 596 831
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.07 1.23

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMTMMSIGD
AMTM 1.00 0.17 0.39
MSI 0.17 1.00 0.22
GD 0.39 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMTM, MSI and GD?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) $5.37B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.49B, General Dynamics (GD) $96.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMTM, MSI and GD?

General Dynamics (GD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 26.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.7x, General Dynamics (GD) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) is cheapest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 8.6x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2x, General Dynamics (GD) 19.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Amentum Holdings (AMTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) +11.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 1.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 5.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) -6.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +8.4%, General Dynamics (GD) +2.3%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.1%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%. Amentum Holdings (AMTM) and General Dynamics (GD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 46.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMTM, MSI and GD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, General Dynamics (GD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.