General Dynamics (GD) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' (GD) Price to Earnings was 22.52 for Q2 2026, up 17.7% from 19.14 a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at General Dynamics was 21.62, up 14.8% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 18.84 in FY2024 (-12.2%), 21.46 in FY2023 (+6.9%), 20.09 in FY2022 (+13.0%) and 17.77 in FY2021 (+32.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 2.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 34.4%); the low point was Q1 2025 (a decline of 20.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 21.75 (Q1 2026), 21.62 (Q4 2025) and 21.17 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.25 Bn | 48.34 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 22.52 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 21.75 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.62 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 21.17 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 19.14 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.84 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 22.68 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.90 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.46 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 18.26 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 17.44 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 18.47 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.09 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 17.39 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 18.56 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 20.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.77 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 16.74 |
API Access
General Dynamics Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "GD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();