GD vs LUNR vs CW Stock Comparison

General Dynamics, Intuitive Machines and Curtiss Wright Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GD General Dynamics Corp
$374.30 +13.4% 1M +9.5% 1Y
Market cap
$98.47B
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.52B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
6 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$498.33 -8.7% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.66B
P/E
30.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 6, Curtiss Wright 3, Intuitive Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDLUNRCWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.47B $1.60B $16.66B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x -12.2x 30.8x GD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x — 34.7x GD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +116.9% +10.5% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% -26.8% 14.8% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% -560.6% 14.7% CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x LUNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% -9.5% -17.2% GD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr — +30.6%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 110.7% 36.3% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 25/100 68/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

GDLUNRCW

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

AxisGDLUNRCW
Valuation 83 #18 of 101 25 #76 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Growth 55 #45 of 98 28 #71 of 98 60 #40 of 98
Profitability 78 #22 of 97 26 #72 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Financial Health 62 #41 of 107 23 #83 of 107 66 #37 of 107
Shareholder Returns 88 #9 of 65 – 69 #21 of 65
Overall 73 25 68
  • GD ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LUNR ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CW ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDLUNRCWSPY
1 month +13.4%-28.8%-8.7% -2.0%
3 months -3.0%-24.9%-34.2% -2.2%
6 months +7.2%-57.7%-31.6% +4.2%
Year to date +11.2%-35.4%-9.6% +10.6%
1 year +9.5%-9.5%-17.2% +10.4%
3 years +53.9%+207.3%+144.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +15.5%+45.4%+34.8% +20.2%
5 years +88.9%—+279.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%—+30.6% +10.1%
10 years +149.5%—+485.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.6%—+19.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGDLUNRCWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%110.7%36.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%102.0%38.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.313.801.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.42-0.09-0.47 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.0%-97.4%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-77.1%-37.1% -3.2%
52-week high $395.97$45.70$792.61 $779.14
52-week low $312.53$8.05$464.99 $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.

MultipleGDLUNRCW
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 26.8x -13.0xmedian 26.8x 34.0xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x 5.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.7x -22.7xmedian 14.7x 23.4xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 29.2x -12.6xmedian 29.2x 29.4xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.6x -8.1xmedian 2.6x 6.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.93 0.31median 0.93 1.65median 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 monthsGDLUNRCW
Revenue $56.52B $490.12M $3.65B
Gross profit $8.72B $83.23M $1.38B
Operating income $5.86B -$134.85M $686.21M
Net income $4.66B -$184.98M $541.18M
Free cash flow $5.78B -$187.75M $625.29M
R&D – $14.69M $98.16M
EPS (diluted) $17.01 $-0.81 $14.58
Cash & equivalents $4.40B $367.40M $477.15M
Total debt $7.02B $336.35M $957.39M
Shares (diluted) 273.78M 162.17M 37.12M
Enterprise value $83.71B -$203.80M $15.24B

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
MetricGDLUNRCW
P/E 21.7x -13.0x 34.0x
P/FCF 17.5x -12.6x 29.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x -18.7x 25.5x
P/S 1.8x 4.8x 5.0x
P/B 3.7x -8.1x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -4.0x 8.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x -22.7x 23.4x
EV/EBIT 17.7x -17.3x 27.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.8x 5.2x
EV/FCF 18.0x -12.4x 30.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x -18.4x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.31 1.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDLUNRCW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 116.9% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 78.9% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 22,840% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 250.3% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% -104.8% 17.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% -65.7% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.5% 37.3% 19.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -267.7% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 60.7% 22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.3% -41.3% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% -540.4% 25.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -220.2% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -366.8% 24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.2% -75.0% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDLUNRCW
Gross margin 15.4% 17.0% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 12.0% -21.0% 22.0%
Operating margin 10.4% -27.5% 18.8%
Pretax margin 10.0% -36.9% 18.9%
Net margin 8.2% -26.8% 14.8%
FCF margin 10.2% -38.3% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% -25.8% 19.7%
Return on equity 17.2% – 20.0%
Return on assets 7.7% -10.3% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 14.0% -560.6% 14.7%
Return on capital employed 14.2% -9.6% 17.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 4.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDLUNRCW
Debt / assets 11.7% 17.8% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x -1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.2x -1.8x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 115.4% 49.2%
Equity / assets 45.3% -15.4% 50.8%
Interest coverage – -10.0x 16.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.9x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.34 0.65 6.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDLUNRCW
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 2.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGDLUNRCW
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 – 34.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $14.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 – +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% – +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.43BFY2026 $951.52MFY2026 $4.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +353.0%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +11.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDLUNRCW
Held by institutions 86.6% 63.2% 85.6%
Institutions holding 2,221 328 948
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +34.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,020 223 480
Institutions selling 833 71 314
Buyers to sellers 1.22 3.14 1.53

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.

GDLUNRCW
GD 1.00 0.20 0.38
LUNR 0.20 1.00 0.36
CW 0.38 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GD, LUNR and CW?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Dynamics (GD) $98.47B, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $1.60B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $16.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, GD, LUNR and CW?

General Dynamics (GD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Dynamics (GD) 21.1x, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -12.2x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 30.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, General Dynamics (GD) is cheapest (General Dynamics (GD) 21.3x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 34.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Dynamics (GD) +9.7%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (General Dynamics (GD) 14.0%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Dynamics (GD) returned the most: General Dynamics (GD) +9.5%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -9.5%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -17.2%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +13.6%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +30.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (General Dynamics (GD) 22.6%, Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GD, LUNR and CW?

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 6. 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.