LUNR vs GD vs BA Stock Comparison

Intuitive Machines, General Dynamics and Boeing Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GD General Dynamics Corp
$354.39 +6.1% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$98.54B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
5 wins
BA Boeing Co
$167.12 -9.4% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$134.79B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.91B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Aerospace Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 5, Boeing 3, Intuitive Machines 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLUNRGDBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.92B $98.54B $134.79B BA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -14.6x 22.0x 18.4x BA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +116.9% +9.1% +17.5% LUNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -26.8% 8.2% 7.7% GD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -560.6% 13.6% 18.2% BA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.5x 2.1x LUNR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.2% +2.2% -25.2% GD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.8%/yr -4.2%/yr GD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.2% 22.1% 36.2% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 24/100 71/100 57/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

LUNRGDBA

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

AxisLUNRGDBA
Valuation 22 #78 of 100 86 #15 of 100 65 #36 of 100
Growth 26 #72 of 97 43 #56 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 26 #71 of 96 79 #21 of 96 65 #34 of 96
Financial Health 22 #82 of 105 62 #41 of 105 13 #92 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 88 #9 of 65 –
Overall 24 71 57
  • LUNR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • BA 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

PeriodLUNRGDBASPY
1 month -23.7%+6.1%-9.4% +0.9%
3 months +1.8%-7.1%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months -53.2%+4.6%-25.4% +8.5%
Year to date -28.6%+5.3%-23.0% +13.3%
1 year -6.2%+2.2%-25.2% +12.4%
3 years +334.1%+48.7%-7.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +63.2%+14.2%-2.4% +23.5%
5 years —+74.8%-19.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+11.8%-4.2% +11.0%
10 years —+133.9%+16.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+8.9%+1.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLUNRGDBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.2%22.1%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.7%20.7%36.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.770.331.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.10-0.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-23.0%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.6%-10.5%-33.7% -0.9%
52-week high $45.70$395.97$252.15 $779.14
52-week low $8.05$312.53$167.12 $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.

MultipleLUNRGDBA
P/E now vs peer median -14.3xmedian 26.4x 21.3xmedian 26.4x 18.1xmedian 26.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 1.4xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.1xmedian 14.5x 15.1xmedian 14.5x 13.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.9xmedian 26.1x 14.9xmedian 26.1x 8,277xmedian 26.1x
P/B now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 20.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.90 2.08median 0.90 0.31median 0.90

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 monthsLUNRGDBA
Revenue $490.12M $54.86B $94.91B
Gross profit $83.23M $8.44B $8.94B
Operating income -$134.85M $5.66B $9.74B
Net income -$184.98M $4.49B $7.66B
Free cash flow -$187.75M $6.45B $16.00M
R&D $14.69M – $3.62B
EPS (diluted) $-0.81 $16.40 $9.22
Cash & equivalents $367.40M $4.33B $9.50B
Total debt $336.35M $7.52B $45.92B
Shares (diluted) 162.17M 273.52M 792.90M
Enterprise value $118.31M $85.66B $43.75B

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
MetricLUNRGDBA
P/E -14.3x 21.3x 18.1x
P/FCF -13.9x 14.9x 8,277x
P/Operating cash flow -20.7x 12.4x 33.0x
P/S 5.3x 1.7x 1.4x
P/B -9.0x 3.6x 20.2x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 3.8x 25.1x
EV/EBITDA -25.1x 15.1x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -19.1x 17.5x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 1.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF -13.7x 15.4x 9,853x
EV/Operating cash flow -20.4x 12.9x 39.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 2.08 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUNRGDBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 116.9% 9.1% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 10.3% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22,840% 8.9% 906.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 250.3% 8.6% 9.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -104.8% 9.4% 217.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -65.7% 10.3% 107.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.3% 9.8% 177.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -267.7% 10.0% 67.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.7% 8.8% 168.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.3% 10.2% 58.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -540.4% – 208.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -220.2% 23.0% -12.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -366.8% – 100.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -75.0% 28.7% -84.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLUNRGDBA
Gross margin 17.0% 15.4% 9.4%
EBITDA margin -21.0% 12.0% 12.7%
Operating margin -27.5% 10.3% 10.3%
Pretax margin -36.9% 9.9% 8.3%
Net margin -26.8% 8.2% 7.7%
FCF margin -38.3% 11.8% 0.0%
Operating cash flow margin -25.8% 14.0% 4.2%
Return on equity – 17.0% 121.0%
Return on assets -10.3% 7.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital -560.6% 13.6% 18.2%
Return on capital employed -9.6% 13.9% 17.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.7x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLUNRGDBA
Debt / assets 17.8% 12.5% 26.9%
Debt / equity -1.2x 0.3x 7.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 0.5x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -1.8x 1.2x 2,870x
Liabilities / assets 115.4% 55.4% 96.2%
Equity / assets -15.4% 44.6% 3.8%
Interest coverage -10.0x – 4.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.72 4.17 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUNRGDBA
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 0.4% –
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLUNRGDBA
Forward P/E – 20.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.63FY2026 $17.56FY2026 $-0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 -183.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $951.52MFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $91.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +353.0%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +12.6% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLUNRGDBA
Held by institutions 63.2% 86.5% 75.6%
Institutions holding 328 2,219 2,627
Change in shares held, QoQ +34.5% +0.1% +2.3%
Institutions buying 223 1,019 1,328
Institutions selling 71 832 843
Buyers to sellers 3.14 1.22 1.58

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.

LUNRGDBA
LUNR 1.00 0.20 0.24
GD 0.20 1.00 0.25
BA 0.24 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUNR, GD and BA?

Boeing (BA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) $1.92B, General Dynamics (GD) $98.54B, Boeing (BA) $134.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, LUNR, GD and BA?

Boeing (BA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -14.6x, General Dynamics (GD) 22.0x, Boeing (BA) 18.4x). 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: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) +116.9%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Boeing (BA) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

General Dynamics (GD) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -26.8%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Boeing (BA) 7.7%). On return on invested capital, Boeing (BA) leads (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -560.6%, General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%, Boeing (BA) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year General Dynamics (GD) returned the most: Intuitive Machines (LUNR) -6.2%, General Dynamics (GD) +2.2%, Boeing (BA) -25.2%. Over five years, General Dynamics (GD) compounded fastest (General Dynamics (GD) +11.8%/yr, Boeing (BA) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Machines (LUNR) 110.2%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.1%, Boeing (BA) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.