TDY vs GD vs LMT Stock Comparison

Teledyne Technologies, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GD General Dynamics Corp
$364.99 +10.0% 1M +6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$99.31B
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$56.52B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
5 wins
LMT Lockheed Martin Corp
$594.57 +17.4% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$136.12B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

General Dynamics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (General Dynamics 5, Lockheed Martin 4, Teledyne Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTDYGDLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.72B $99.31B $136.12B LMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 21.3x 20.9x LMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.3x 20.8x 20.1x LMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +9.7% +7.9% GD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% 8.2% 8.2% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 14.0% 26.5% LMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.4x 1.3x GD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% +6.3% +22.6% TDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +12.7%/yr +11.8%/yr GD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 22.7% 31.0% GD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 73/100 60/100 GD

Percentile Scorecard

TDYGDLMT

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

AxisTDYGDLMT
Valuation 66 #35 of 101 84 #17 of 101 69 #32 of 101
Growth 39 #60 of 98 54 #46 of 98 59 #41 of 98
Profitability 82 #18 of 97 78 #22 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Financial Health 75 #28 of 107 62 #41 of 107 40 #65 of 107
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 66 89 #8 of 66 43 #38 of 66
Overall 71 73 60
  • TDY ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • GD ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LMT 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

PeriodTDYGDLMTSPY
1 month +2.0%+10.0%+17.4% -1.0%
3 months -7.6%-5.0%+3.0% -0.4%
6 months -1.9%+5.1%+15.6% +4.5%
Year to date +23.7%+8.4%+22.9% +12.4%
1 year +23.6%+6.3%+22.6% +13.6%
3 years +66.5%+50.1%+31.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+14.5%+9.5% +20.8%
5 years +41.6%+81.6%+74.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.2%+12.7%+11.8% +10.4%
10 years +514.4%+143.6%+151.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.9%+9.3%+9.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTDYGDLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%22.7%31.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.4%21.0%28.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.29-0.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.280.73 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-23.0%-33.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-7.8%-12.1% -1.6%
52-week high $691.24$395.97$676.70 $779.14
52-week low $484.47$312.53$439.19 $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.

MultipleTDYGDLMT
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 25.9x 21.2xmedian 25.9x 21.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.7x 14.9xmedian 14.7x 13.8xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 26.9x 17.1xmedian 26.9x 16.4xmedian 26.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.5x 3.6xmedian 2.5x 13.6xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -47.99median 0.94 1.73median 0.94 60.36median 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 monthsTDYGDLMT
Revenue $6.52B $56.52B $79.12B
Gross profit $2.84B $8.72B $9.28B
Operating income $1.30B $5.86B $9.32B
Net income $1.03B $4.66B $6.51B
Free cash flow $1.15B $5.78B $8.38B
R&D $330.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $21.90 $17.01 $28.13
Cash & equivalents $562.40M $4.40B $5.96B
Total debt $2.03B $7.02B $20.50B
Shares (diluted) 46.90M 273.78M 231.50M
Enterprise value $26.94B $84.55B $120.35B

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
MetricTDYGDLMT
P/E 28.5x 21.2x 21.0x
P/FCF 25.4x 17.1x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x 13.5x 13.6x
P/S 4.5x 1.7x 1.7x
P/B 2.6x 3.6x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.8x 16.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 14.9x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 17.3x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 1.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 26.7x 17.5x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.9x 13.9x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -47.99 1.73 60.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTDYGDLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 9.7% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 10.9% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.8% 10.4% 55.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 9.8% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.3% 10.0% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 11.9% 3.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% 10.5% 55.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 12.1% -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.2% 10.0% 55.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 12.3% 0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.9% 27.7% 59.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 20.4% 10.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.5% 20.1% 82.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 23.2% 13.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTDYGDLMT
Gross margin 43.6% 15.4% 11.7%
EBITDA margin 25.3% 12.0% 13.9%
Operating margin 20.0% 10.4% 11.8%
Pretax margin 19.4% 10.0% 9.7%
Net margin 15.8% 8.2% 8.2%
FCF margin 17.6% 10.2% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 12.9% 12.8%
Return on equity 9.3% 17.2% 69.2%
Return on assets 6.7% 7.7% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 14.0% 26.5%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 14.2% 23.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTDYGDLMT
Debt / assets 13.0% 11.7% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x 2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 0.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 1.2x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 54.7% 84.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% 45.3% 15.6%
Interest coverage 26.9x – 8.6x
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.51 4.29 3.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTDYGDLMT
Dividend yield – 1.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.4% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%

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.

ConsensusTDYGDLMT
Forward P/E 24.3xFY2026 20.8xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $26.05FY2026 $17.56FY2026 $29.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +37.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +8.9% +7.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.20BFY2026 $53.43BFY2026 $85.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +12.6% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTDYGDLMT
Held by institutions 97.2% 86.6% 75.5%
Institutions holding 888 2,221 2,787
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +0.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 399 1,020 1,340
Institutions selling 329 833 1,030
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.22 1.30

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.

TDYGDLMT
TDY 1.00 0.38 0.33
GD 0.38 1.00 0.58
LMT 0.33 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TDY, GD and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $28.72B, General Dynamics (GD) $99.31B, Lockheed Martin (LMT) $136.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, TDY, GD and LMT?

Lockheed Martin (LMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 28.0x, General Dynamics (GD) 21.3x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lockheed Martin (LMT) is cheapest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 24.3x, General Dynamics (GD) 20.8x, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

General Dynamics (GD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%, General Dynamics (GD) +9.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%, General Dynamics (GD) 8.2%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, Lockheed Martin (LMT) leads (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%, General Dynamics (GD) 14.0%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teledyne Technologies (TDY) returned the most: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +23.6%, General Dynamics (GD) +6.3%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +22.6%. Over five years, General Dynamics (GD) compounded fastest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +7.2%/yr, General Dynamics (GD) +12.7%/yr, Lockheed Martin (LMT) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%, General Dynamics (GD) 0.00%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 0.02%. Teledyne Technologies (TDY) and General Dynamics (GD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, General Dynamics (GD) has been the steadiest (Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 26.2%, General Dynamics (GD) 22.7%, Lockheed Martin (LMT) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TDY, GD and LMT?

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.