OSIS vs MSI vs GD Stock Comparison

Osi Systems, Motorola Solutions and General Dynamics 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

OSISMSIGD

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

AxisOSISMSIGD
Valuation 84 #17 of 100 48 #53 of 100 87 #14 of 100
Growth 67 #33 of 97 48 #51 of 97 43 #56 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 96 99 #2 of 96 79 #21 of 96
Financial Health 44 #59 of 105 19 #85 of 105 63 #40 of 105
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 65 63 #25 of 65 86 #10 of 65
Overall 74 55 71
  • OSIS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD 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

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

Risk

MeasureOSISMSIGDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%26.1%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.4%27.0%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.120.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.340.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-27.9%-23.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-1.5%-10.4% -1.2%
52-week high $309.68$491.32$395.97 $779.14
52-week low $192.30$363.83$312.53 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSISMSIGD
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.3% 86.5%
Institutions holding 366 1,466 2,218
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +3.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 191 639 1,018
Institutions selling 134 596 832
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.07 1.22

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.

OSISMSIGD
OSIS 1.00 0.05 0.24
MSI 0.05 1.00 0.22
GD 0.24 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSIS, MSI and GD?

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

Which stock is cheaper, OSIS, MSI and GD?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, General Dynamics (GD) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Motorola Solutions (MSI) returned the most: Osi Systems (OSIS) -20.9%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, General Dynamics (GD) +0.3%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Osi Systems (OSIS) +16.4%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +11.9%/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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 0.01%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%. 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%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.