KBR vs GD vs MSI Stock Comparison

Kbr, General Dynamics and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KBR Kbr, Inc.
$40.01 +15.9% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
3 wins
GD General Dynamics Corp
$357.05 +6.1% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.99B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Motorola Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 5, General Dynamics 4, Kbr 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKBRGDMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.06B $95.99B $80.30B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 21.4x 37.6x KBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x 20.3x 26.4x KBR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.6% +9.1% +10.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 8.2% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 13.6% 20.3% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.5x 2.3x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% KBR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.2% +1.8% +10.6% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +11.7%/yr +14.2%/yr MSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 22.3% 26.2% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 71/100 55/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

KBRGDMSI

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

AxisKBRGDMSI
Valuation 99 #2 of 100 85 #16 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 44 #55 of 97 43 #56 of 97 46 #53 of 97
Profitability 66 #33 of 96 78 #22 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 16 #88 of 105 62 #41 of 105 20 #84 of 105
Shareholder Returns 70 #20 of 64 86 #10 of 64 60 #26 of 64
Overall 59 71 55
  • KBR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI 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

PeriodKBRGDMSISPY
1 month +15.9%+6.1%+6.3% -0.8%
3 months +8.7%-8.2%+14.6% +3.5%
6 months +13.4%+14.2%+12.5% +7.0%
Year to date -0.5%+6.1%+26.7% +12.2%
1 year -9.2%+1.8%+10.6% +13.0%
3 years -30.0%+49.9%+78.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.2%+14.4%+21.3% +23.1%
5 years -5.3%+73.5%+94.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%+11.7%+14.2% +11.0%
10 years +172.5%+136.2%+560.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+9.0%+20.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKBRGDMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%22.3%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%20.9%27.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.330.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.080.41 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.3%-23.0%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-9.8%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $44.98$395.97$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $30.06$312.53$363.83 $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.

MultipleKBRGDMSI
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 26.8x 21.5xmedian 26.8x 37.7xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 15.2x 15.2xmedian 15.2x 24.7xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 25.5x 15.0xmedian 25.5x 30.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 29.9xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.14median 0.94 2.10median 0.94 2.85median 0.94

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 monthsKBRGDMSI
Revenue $7.72B $54.86B $12.24B
Gross profit $1.12B $8.44B $6.36B
Operating income $734.00M $5.66B $3.05B
Net income $429.00M $4.49B $2.14B
Free cash flow $355.00M $6.45B $2.68B
R&D – – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $3.34 $16.40 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $312.00M $4.33B $710.00M
Total debt $2.55B $7.52B $9.03B
Shares (diluted) 127.00M 273.52M 167.20M
Enterprise value $3.33B $83.10B $76.64B

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
MetricKBRGDMSI
P/E 11.9x 21.5x 37.7x
P/FCF 14.2x 15.0x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.3x 12.5x 27.0x
P/S 0.7x 1.8x 6.6x
P/B 3.1x 3.6x 29.9x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 3.8x -305.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 15.2x 24.7x
EV/EBIT 9.9x 17.6x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.8x 7.2x
EV/FCF 20.5x 15.5x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 13.0x 29.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.14 2.10 2.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKBRGDMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.6% 9.1% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 10.3% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.5% 8.9% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 8.6% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.5% 9.4% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 10.3% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.3% 9.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 86.3% 10.0% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.0% 8.8% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.6% 10.2% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.5% – 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 23.0% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.5% – 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 28.7% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKBRGDMSI
Gross margin 14.5% 15.4% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 11.7% 12.0% 29.4%
Operating margin 9.5% 10.3% 24.9%
Pretax margin 7.5% 9.9% 22.6%
Net margin 5.5% 8.2% 17.4%
FCF margin 4.6% 11.8% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 14.0% 24.3%
Return on equity 26.6% 17.0% 81.5%
Return on assets 6.5% 7.5% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 13.6% 20.3%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 13.9% 22.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKBRGDMSI
Debt / assets 38.3% 12.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.3x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 7.2x 1.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.4% 55.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 24.6% 44.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage 5.0x – 6.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.56 4.18 4.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKBRGDMSI
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 2.1% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.8% – 35.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 23.9% – 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.9% – 10.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 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.

ConsensusKBRGDMSI
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 20.3xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.13FY2026 $17.56FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +8.9% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.58BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +12.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKBRGDMSI
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.5% 88.3%
Institutions holding 363 2,217 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +0.1% +3.4%
Institutions buying 206 1,018 639
Institutions selling 115 831 596
Buyers to sellers 1.79 1.23 1.07

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.

KBRGDMSI
KBR 1.00 0.49 0.29
GD 0.49 1.00 0.22
MSI 0.29 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KBR, GD and MSI?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kbr (KBR) $5.06B, General Dynamics (GD) $95.99B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, KBR, GD and MSI?

Kbr (KBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kbr (KBR) 11.9x, General Dynamics (GD) 21.4x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kbr (KBR) is cheapest (Kbr (KBR) 9.7x, General Dynamics (GD) 20.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.4x). 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: Kbr (KBR) -3.6%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Kbr (KBR) 5.5%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Kbr (KBR) 13.0%, General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Kbr (KBR) -9.2%, General Dynamics (GD) +1.8%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.6%. Over five years, Motorola Solutions (MSI) compounded fastest (Kbr (KBR) -1.1%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +11.7%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kbr (KBR) has the highest dividend yield: Kbr (KBR) 0.02%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. General Dynamics (GD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Kbr (KBR) 33.9%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.3%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 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.