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GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPEvidence as of 2026-09-02Overview · GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment desi…
Management team
- Danny Deep · Executive Vice President of Combat SystemsFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Robert E. Smith · Executive Vice President of Marine SystemsFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Jason W. Aiken CPA · Executive VP of TechnologiesFind on LinkedIn
- Ms. Kimberly A. Kuryea · Senior VP & CFOFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
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+0.3 on a −2 to +2 scale.
What builds the score
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Editor's note
Written after the debate settled — the rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
The evidence balance is Mixed (+0.3 of a possible +2; confidence high). Revenue was $ 13,481,000,000 in Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-04-05), up from $ 12,223,000,000 in Q1 2025 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-03-30) and modestly above $ 12,907,000,000 in Q3 2025 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-09-28). Operating income rose to $ 1,420,000,000 in Q1 2026 from $ 1,268,000,000 in Q1 2025, and net income increased to $ 1,125,000,000 from $ 994,000,000 over the same year‑ago quarter, leaving simple net margin roughly stable at about 8.35% in Q1 2026 versus about 8.14% in Q1 2025.
Market and valuation metrics coexist with those fundamentals: 12‑1 momentum is +24.9% (66th percentile), a golden cross has been in place for 43 days, beta versus SPY is low at 0.43, dividend yield (TTM) is +1.67% with three‑year dividend growth of +6.2%, and trailing FCF is $ 2,526,000,000 giving Price/FCF (TTM) about 40.09x and EV/EBITDA (TTM) about 16.75x. Repurchases were $ 217,000,000 in Q1 2026 and long‑term noncurrent debt fell from $ 7,260,000,000 as of 2024-12-31 to $ 6,259,000,000 as of 2026-04-05.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
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Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC — revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter — and reports which way the trend is running.
Revenue was 13,481,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2026, ended 5 April 2026, up from 12,223,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2025, ended 30 March 2025 and up modestly from 12,907,000,000 for fiscal Q3 2025, ended 28 September 2025.
XBRL companyfacts · 0000040533-26-000012Operating income was 1,420,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2026, ended 5 April 2026, compared with 1,268,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2025, ended 30 March 2025, and 1,331,000,000 for fiscal Q3 2025, ended 28 September 2025, indicating operating dollars were slightly higher in the most recent quarter.
XBRL companyfacts · 0000040533-26-000012Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full — its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet — its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
A Form 4 reporting an insider transaction was filed on 2026-08-17 (file reference the 4 filed 17 August 2026).
4 filed 2026-08-17A second Form 4 reporting an insider transaction was filed on 2026-08-17 (file reference the 4 filed 17 August 2026); the provided parse status for this filing is 'skipped'.
4 filed 2026-08-17Reads the signal panel above — momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta — and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Momentum over the 12-1 window is +24.9% and ranks in the 66th percentile of the 547-stock research universe as of 2026-09-01.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-01weakened in debateThe stock shows a recent bullish technical state: a golden cross is present and it has been in place for 43 days (cross_age_days = 43) as of 2026-09-01.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-01Reads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
As of 2026-03-31 (the latest 13F reported quarter), reported institutional holdings total "$19.1M", a reported value change of -24.8% quarter-over-quarter.
13F holdings · 3 filers · as of 2026-03-31weakened in debateEnsign Peak Advisors, Inc is listed as a top institutional holder with a reported value of "$18.1M" in the 13F for the period ended 2026-03-31, with that position showing a +22.3% value change quarter-over-quarter.
13F holdings · 3 filers · as of 2026-03-31weakened in debateReads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
Two outlets ran value-focused headlines about General Dynamics on 1 September 2026, labeling the shares a long-term value pick and presenting a DCF-derived fair value of $189.
News · zacks.com · 2026-09-01A market-movement headline noted a daily share-price decline of -2.1% to $371.35 at the close of the trading day in the report published 31 August 2026.
News · finance.yahoo.com · 2026-08-31Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5 — who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
On 14 August 2026, Deep Danny (President) reported four Form 4 transactions in the filing: code M purchase of 8,530 shares for "$1.4M", code F sale of 5,833 shares for "$2.3M", code M purchase of 25,070 shares for "$4.1M", and code F sale of 17,070 shares for "$6.7M"; the filing shows no trading-plan checkbox or trading_plan text for these transactions.
Form 4 · Deep Danny (President) · $1.4M code M · 2026-08-14On 13 August 2026, Smith Robert Edward (Executive Vice President) reported four Form 4 transactions in the filing: code M purchase of 9,430 shares for "$1.8M", code F sale of 6,755 shares for "$2.6M", code M purchase of 35,010 shares for "$5.8M", and code F sale of 23,930 shares for "$9.3M"; the filing shows no trading-plan checkbox or trading_plan text for these transactions.
Form 4 · Smith Robert Edward (Executive Vice President) · $1.8M code M · 2026-08-13Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
The model reports an implied free cash flow (FCF) growth rate of 26.85% that today's price would justify under the stated discount and terminal assumptions.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closePrice-to-FCF (TTM) is 40.09x based on the provided price and FCF figures.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score — the argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
Several company-filed fundamentals and market signals together form a favorable read. Firm-sourced quarterly figures show sequential and year-over-year revenue and operating/net income improvement (fundamentals-0, fundamentals-1, fundamentals-2) — this is strong, primary-source evidence of improving recent operating dollars and stable-to-higher net margin. Share-count reduction and ongoing repurchases (fundamentals-3, fundamentals-4) plus a reported decline in long-term noncurrent debt (fundamentals-5) are medium-strength balance-sheet/return-of-capital signals that increase per-share economics. Market momentum and technicals (market-0, market-1) and low market sensitivity (market-2) provide supporting market-context evidence, while contract/backlog and award-related news items (news-3, news-4) supply corroborating operational visibility; these items are medium-strength because they come from news summaries rather than filings. Together the filings, buybacks, debt reduction, backlog reports, and positive momentum jointly support a constructive read; valuation and volatility metrics deserve attention but are separate, weaker counterpoints relative to the direct filing evidence.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
balanced0.30
33 surviving claims rest on 18 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 18% of them, and 92% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The evidence set is moderately robust: 33 surviving claims draw on 18 distinct sources, so findings aren’t from a single document, but a small number of sources carry substantial weight. The largest analyst contribution is under 20% and the desk’s high survival rate in debate suggests claims faced little pushback — useful for confidence, but source concentration and low challenge mean some claims could be brittle to new or contradicting filings.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 3rd of 4 in Aerospace & Defense (as of 2026-09-01).
90-day volatility ranks 4th of 4 in Aerospace & Defense (as of 2026-09-01).
dividend yield ranks 2nd of 4 in Aerospace & Defense (as of 2026-09-01).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
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What this was built from
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16 filings· 1 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data — not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer+1.0 to the score
2 documents
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes+0.0 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash+0.3 to the score
3 holdings records· 1 cited
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.3 to the score
8 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
2 filings
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state — stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot+0.0 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
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Written by AI, checked against sources
The analysts, the bull–bear debate and the editor's note are AI agents reading only the evidence listed on this page. They can misread a filing or a headline, which is why every claim cites a source you can open and check yourself. The sentiment score is arithmetic over the claims that survived the debate, not a language model's opinion.
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