OSIS vs GD vs MSI Stock Comparison

Osi Systems, General Dynamics and Motorola Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$200.90 +1.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.34B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins
GD General Dynamics Corp
$354.89 +5.4% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$95.75B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$54.86B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOSISGDMSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.34B $95.75B $80.11B GD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 21.3x 37.5x GD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 20.2x 26.3x OSIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.3% +9.1% +10.3% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 8.2% 17.4% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.4% 13.6% 20.3% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.5x 2.3x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.9% +0.3% +9.0% MSI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +11.9%/yr +14.3%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 22.2% 26.1% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 71/100 55/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

OSISGDMSI

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

AxisOSISGDMSI
Valuation 84 #17 of 100 87 #14 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 67 #33 of 97 43 #56 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 96 79 #21 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 44 #59 of 105 63 #40 of 105 19 #85 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 65 86 #10 of 65 63 #25 of 65
Overall 74 71 55
  • OSIS 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

PeriodOSISGDMSISPY
1 month +1.9%+5.4%+5.9% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%-9.8%+9.9% +3.9%
6 months -30.1%+13.1%+11.3% +8.2%
Year to date -21.2%+5.4%+26.2% +12.9%
1 year -20.9%+0.3%+9.0% +12.3%
3 years +88.8%+49.0%+77.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+14.2%+21.1% +23.3%
5 years +113.5%+75.2%+95.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.4%+11.9%+14.3% +10.9%
10 years +202.8%+136.4%+558.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.7%+9.0%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSISGDMSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%22.2%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%20.9%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.330.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.010.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-23.0%-27.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-10.4%-1.5% -1.2%
52-week high $309.68$395.97$491.32 $779.14
52-week low $192.30$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.

MultipleOSISGDMSI
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 26.5x 21.4xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.6x 15.1xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 26.4x 14.9xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.90 2.09median 0.90 2.84median 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 monthsOSISGDMSI
Revenue $1.79B $54.86B $12.24B
Gross profit $593.09M $8.44B $6.36B
Operating income $218.97M $5.66B $3.05B
Net income $154.71M $4.49B $2.14B
Free cash flow $227.35M $6.45B $2.68B
R&D $79.14M – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $8.95 $16.40 $12.76
Cash & equivalents $359.83M $4.33B $710.00M
Total debt $3.45B $7.52B $9.03B
Shares (diluted) 17.28M 273.52M 167.20M
Enterprise value $2.17B $82.86B $76.45B

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
MetricOSISGDMSI
P/E 21.5x 21.4x 37.6x
P/FCF 14.1x 14.9x 29.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 12.5x 26.9x
P/S 1.8x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 3.8x 3.6x 29.8x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 3.8x -304.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 15.1x 24.6x
EV/EBIT 17.5x 17.5x 29.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.8x 7.2x
EV/FCF 16.9x 15.4x 33.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 12.9x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 2.09 2.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSISGDMSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.3% 9.1% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 10.3% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.0% 8.9% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.6% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.7% 9.4% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 10.3% 15.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% 9.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 10.0% 12.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 2.8% 8.8% 1.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 10.2% 13.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 182.7% – 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 23.0% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 305.3% – 12.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 28.7% 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSISGDMSI
Gross margin 33.2% 15.4% 52.0%
EBITDA margin 14.8% 12.0% 29.4%
Operating margin 12.3% 10.3% 24.9%
Pretax margin 10.8% 9.9% 22.6%
Net margin 8.7% 8.2% 17.4%
FCF margin 12.7% 11.8% 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 14.0% 24.3%
Return on equity 17.9% 17.0% 81.5%
Return on assets 6.1% 7.5% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 9.4% 13.6% 20.3%
Return on capital employed 10.9% 13.9% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.4% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSISGDMSI
Debt / assets 40.0% 12.5% 46.9%
Debt / equity 1.2x 0.3x 3.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 0.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.4x 1.2x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 66.7% 55.4% 86.0%
Equity / assets 33.3% 44.6% 14.0%
Interest coverage 8.3x – 6.9x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.16 4.17 4.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSISGDMSI
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.7% 0.4% 1.3%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 2.1% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusOSISGDMSI
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 20.2xFY2026 26.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.62FY2027 $17.56FY2026 $18.41FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2027 +13.7%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +8.9% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2027 $53.43BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2027 +1.7%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +12.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSISGDMSI
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.5% 88.3%
Institutions holding 366 2,218 1,466
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +0.1% +3.4%
Institutions buying 191 1,018 639
Institutions selling 134 832 596
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.22 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.

OSISGDMSI
OSIS 1.00 0.24 0.05
GD 0.24 1.00 0.22
MSI 0.05 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSIS, GD and MSI?

General Dynamics (GD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.34B, General Dynamics (GD) $95.75B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSIS, GD and MSI?

General Dynamics (GD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Osi Systems (OSIS) 21.6x, General Dynamics (GD) 21.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Osi Systems (OSIS) is cheapest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.3x, General Dynamics (GD) 20.2x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x). 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: Osi Systems (OSIS) +4.3%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.1%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.7%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.4%, 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: Osi Systems (OSIS) -20.9%, General Dynamics (GD) +0.3%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.4%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +11.9%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%. Osi Systems (OSIS) and General Dynamics (GD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.6%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSIS, 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, General Dynamics (GD) 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.