GD vs HII vs VHUB Stock Comparison

General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and VenHub Global Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GD General Dynamics Corp
$371.29 +11.7% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$100.46B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
1.69%
Defense Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 8, Huntington Ingalls Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDHIIVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.46B $12.48B $21.69M GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 17.1x -0.3x HII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 16.5x — HII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +12.6% — HII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 5.4% -11,799.2% GD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 7.7% — GD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.1x — GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.69% 1.74% — HII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.1% +6.1% — GD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +9.3%/yr — GD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 40.5% 162.2% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 52/100 5/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

GDHIIVHUB

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

AxisGDHIIVHUB
Valuation 82 #19 of 100 88 #13 of 100 0 #13 of 13
Growth 42 #56 of 96 35 #63 of 96 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 77 #23 of 95 62 #37 of 95 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 61 #42 of 105 34 #70 of 105 0 #13 of 13
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 65 42 #38 of 65 –
Overall 69 52 5
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • HII ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDHIIVHUBSPY
1 month +11.7%+21.9%-54.7% +0.7%
3 months -2.9%-1.1%-64.2% +3.7%
6 months +7.8%-13.1%-63.6% +7.1%
Year to date +10.3%-6.9%— +12.8%
1 year +8.1%+6.1%— +11.9%
3 years +55.4%+45.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.8%+13.4%— +22.8%
5 years +83.1%+56.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%+9.3%— +10.9%
10 years +145.1%+97.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+7.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGDHIIVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%40.5%162.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%37.9%197.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.681.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.15— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.0%-46.1%-97.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-30.2%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $395.97$453.73$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $312.53$257.01$0.24 $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.

MultipleGDHIIVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 26.9x 17.1xmedian 26.9x -0.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.0x 42.9xmedian 17.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 15.0x 13.4xmedian 15.0x -0.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 27.2x 38.1xmedian 27.2x -1.3xmedian 16.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x -410.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.93 1.45median 0.93 —

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 monthsGDHIIVHUB
Revenue $54.86B $13.53B $505.29K
Gross profit $8.44B $5.59B -$111.65K
Operating income $5.66B $783.00M -$42.78M
Net income $4.49B $733.00M -$59.62M
Free cash flow $6.45B $327.00M -$16.53M
R&D – – $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $16.40 $18.51 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $4.33B $387.00M $2.56M
Total debt $7.52B $2.70B –
Shares (diluted) 273.52M 39.60M 86.30M
Enterprise value $87.57B $11.09B $13.24M

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
MetricGDHIIVHUB
P/E 22.4x 17.1x -0.3x
P/FCF 15.6x 38.1x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 16.7x -1.4x
P/S 1.8x 0.9x 42.9x
P/B 3.7x 2.3x -410.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 2.6x -410.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 13.4x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 18.9x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 1.1x 37.9x
EV/FCF 16.1x 45.2x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 19.7x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 1.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDHIIVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 12.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.9% 6.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 7.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 31.6% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 10.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 28.8% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 11.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.8% 28.2% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 11.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.0% -9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -41.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -23.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDHIIVHUB
Gross margin 15.4% 41.3% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 8.1% -8,423%
Operating margin 10.3% 5.8% -8,466%
Pretax margin 9.9% 6.8% -10,867%
Net margin 8.2% 5.4% -11,799%
FCF margin 11.8% 2.4% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 5.5% -3,074%
Return on equity 17.0% 13.6% -3,339%
Return on assets 7.5% 5.7% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 7.7% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 7.8% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.4% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDHIIVHUB
Debt / assets 12.5% 20.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 8.3x –
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 57.7% 100.7%
Equity / assets 44.6% 42.3% -0.7%
Interest coverage – 7.8x -3.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.8x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.25 2.94 -34.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDHIIVHUB
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% – -87.0%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.7% -87.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 66.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusGDHIIVHUB
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $19.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +16.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.43BFY2026 $13.12BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDHIIVHUB
Held by institutions 86.6% 88.5% –
Institutions holding 2,220 807 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -1.2% –
Institutions buying 1,020 354 –
Institutions selling 832 301 –
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.18 –

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.

GDHIIVHUB
GD 1.00 0.57 -0.06
HII 0.57 1.00 -0.13
VHUB -0.06 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GD, HII and VHUB?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Dynamics (GD) $100.46B, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) $12.48B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $21.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, GD, HII and VHUB?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Dynamics (GD) 22.4x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 17.1x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is cheapest (General Dynamics (GD) 21.1x, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Dynamics (GD) has the highest net margin (General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 5.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, General Dynamics (GD) leads (General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Dynamics (GD) returned the most: General Dynamics (GD) +8.1%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +6.1%. Over five years, General Dynamics (GD) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +12.9%/yr, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has the highest dividend yield: General Dynamics (GD) 1.69%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 1.74%. VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (General Dynamics (GD) 22.6%, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) 40.5%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GD, HII and VHUB?

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 8. 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.