GD vs MSI vs OSIS Stock Comparison

General Dynamics, Motorola Solutions and Osi Systems 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
$98.98B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.52B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$200.95 +2.1% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Osi Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Osi Systems 4, Motorola Solutions 4, General Dynamics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGDMSIOSISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $98.98B $82.04B $3.23B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.3x 38.4x 20.4x OSIS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 26.7x 17.3x OSIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +10.3% +2.9% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.2% 17.4% 8.8% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.0% 20.3% 9.8% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.3x 2.6x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.5% +25.4% -28.5% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr +14.3%/yr +16.4%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 25.1% 41.7% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 55/100 75/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

GDMSIOSIS

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

AxisGDMSIOSIS
Valuation 83 #18 of 101 49 #52 of 101 85 #16 of 101
Growth 55 #45 of 98 47 #52 of 98 68 #32 of 98
Profitability 78 #22 of 97 98 #3 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Financial Health 62 #41 of 107 20 #86 of 107 43 #62 of 107
Shareholder Returns 88 #9 of 65 63 #25 of 65 98 #2 of 65
Overall 73 55 75
  • GD ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • OSIS 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

PeriodGDMSIOSISSPY
1 month +13.4%+9.8%+2.1% -2.0%
3 months -3.0%+10.9%-15.1% -2.2%
6 months +7.2%+12.1%-14.4% +4.2%
Year to date +11.2%+28.1%-21.2% +10.6%
1 year +9.5%+25.4%-28.5% +10.4%
3 years +53.9%+64.0%+85.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +15.5%+17.9%+22.8% +20.2%
5 years +88.9%+95.3%+113.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%+14.3%+16.4% +10.1%
10 years +149.5%+588.8%+201.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +9.6%+21.3%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGDMSIOSISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%25.1%41.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.7%25.1%44.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.310.131.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.01-0.68 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -23.0%-27.9%-37.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-0.2%-35.1% -3.2%
52-week high $395.97$492.09$309.68 $779.14
52-week low $312.53$363.83$192.30 $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.

MultipleGDMSIOSIS
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 26.8x 38.1xmedian 26.8x 20.1xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 14.7x 24.9xmedian 14.7x 14.6xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 29.2x 30.4xmedian 29.2x 12.9xmedian 29.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.6x 30.2xmedian 2.6x 4.0xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.93 2.88median 0.93 0.93median 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 monthsGDMSIOSIS
Revenue $56.52B $12.24B $1.80B
Gross profit $8.72B $6.36B $593.71M
Operating income $5.86B $3.05B $219.47M
Net income $4.66B $2.14B $158.73M
Free cash flow $5.78B $2.68B $245.20M
R&D – $1.02B $78.14M
EPS (diluted) $17.01 $12.76 $9.77
Cash & equivalents $4.40B $710.00M $236.30M
Total debt $7.02B $9.03B $999.57M
Shares (diluted) 273.78M 167.20M 16.25M
Enterprise value $84.21B $78.39B $1.89B

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
MetricGDMSIOSIS
P/E 21.7x 38.1x 20.1x
P/FCF 17.5x 30.4x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 27.3x 10.7x
P/S 1.8x 6.6x 1.8x
P/B 3.7x 30.2x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 3.9x -309.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 24.9x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 17.7x 29.4x 17.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 7.3x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.0x 33.5x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 30.1x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 2.88 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDMSIOSIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 10.3% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 8.2% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 11.7% 0.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 11.3% 10.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 8.9% -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 15.4% 16.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.5% 0.8% 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 12.0% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.0% 1.8% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 13.2% 21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% 13.9% 94.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.4% 19.4% 46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% 12.3% 120.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 21.4% 59.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDMSIOSIS
Gross margin 15.4% 52.0% 32.9%
EBITDA margin 12.0% 29.4% 14.7%
Operating margin 10.4% 24.9% 12.2%
Pretax margin 10.0% 22.6% 10.9%
Net margin 8.2% 17.4% 8.8%
FCF margin 10.2% 21.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 24.3% 16.4%
Return on equity 17.2% 81.5% 19.6%
Return on assets 7.7% 11.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 14.0% 20.3% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 22.4% 11.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDMSIOSIS
Debt / assets 11.7% 46.9% 40.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 2.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 3.4x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 86.0% 68.6%
Equity / assets 45.3% 14.0% 31.4%
Interest coverage – 6.9x 9.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.9x 0.8x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.34 4.33 3.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDMSIOSIS
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.3% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.3% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusGDMSIOSIS
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $17.56FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $11.62FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +12.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +10.4% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.43BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $1.85BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +3.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +8.2% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDMSIOSIS
Held by institutions 86.6% 88.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,221 1,469 368
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +3.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,020 640 192
Institutions selling 833 596 134
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.07 1.43

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.

GDMSIOSIS
GD 1.00 0.23 0.26
MSI 0.23 1.00 0.15
OSIS 0.26 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GD, MSI and OSIS?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: General Dynamics (GD) $98.98B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $82.04B, Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, GD, MSI and OSIS?

Osi Systems (OSIS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (General Dynamics (GD) 21.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 38.4x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Osi Systems (OSIS) is cheapest (General Dynamics (GD) 21.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.7x, Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: General Dynamics (GD) +9.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Osi Systems (OSIS) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (General Dynamics (GD) 14.0%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: General Dynamics (GD) +9.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +25.4%, Osi Systems (OSIS) -28.5%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +13.6%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%. General Dynamics (GD) and Osi Systems (OSIS) 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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 25.1%, Osi Systems (OSIS) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Osi Systems (OSIS) leads on 4. 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.