General Dynamics Earnings Estimate
| GD Stock | USD 281.81 1.88 0.67% |
General Dynamics Revenue Breakdown by Earning Segment
By analyzing General Dynamics' earnings estimates, investors can diagnose different trends across General Dynamics' analyst sentiment over time as well as compare current estimates against different timeframes. As of November 24, 2024, Gross Profit is expected to decline to about 3.3 B. In addition to that, Pretax Profit Margin is expected to decline to 0.08
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General Dynamics Earnings per Share Projection vs Actual
About General Dynamics Earnings Estimate
The earnings estimate module is a useful tool to check what professional financial analysts are assuming about the future of General Dynamics earnings. We show available consensus EPS estimates for the upcoming years and quarters. Investors can also examine how these consensus opinions have evolved historically. We show current General Dynamics estimates, future projections, as well as estimates 1, 2, and three years ago. Investors can search for a specific entity to conduct investment planning and build diversified portfolios. Please note, earnings estimates provided by Macroaxis are the average expectations of expert analysts that we track. If a given stock such as General Dynamics fails to match professional earnings estimates, it usually performs purely. Wall Street refers to that as a 'negative surprise.' If a company 'beats' future estimates, it's usually called an 'upside surprise.'
Please read more on our stock advisor page.| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Retained Earnings | 39.3 B | 41.2 B | |
| Retained Earnings Total Equity | 43 B | 27.6 B | |
| Earnings Yield | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
| Price Earnings Ratio | 21.40 | 22.47 | |
| Price Earnings To Growth Ratio | (15.49) | (14.72) |
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Is Aerospace & Defense space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of General Dynamics. If investors know General will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about General Dynamics listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.102 | Dividend Share 5.58 | Earnings Share 13.13 | Revenue Per Share 168.226 | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.104 |
The market value of General Dynamics is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of General that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of General Dynamics' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is General Dynamics' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because General Dynamics' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect General Dynamics' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between General Dynamics' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if General Dynamics is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, General Dynamics' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.