Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 22.69 | 21.97 | 21.29 | 20.18 | 21.23 | 19.43 | 18.38 | 15.87 | 22.40 | 22.25 | 24.52 | 17.83 | 18.17 | 19.92 | 21.61 | 17.33 | 16.27 | 20.35 | 23.23 | 15.37 | 16.14 |
| — | +13.1% | +15.8% | +27.2% | -5.2% | -12.7% | -25.0% | -11.0% | +23.3% | +11.7% | +13.5% | +2.9% | +11.7% | -2.1% | -7.0% | +12.7% | +0.8% | +12.7% | +27.4% | +44.2% | +35.5% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.60 | 1.74 | 1.51 | 1.50 | 1.37 | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.82 | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.58 | 1.47 | 1.70 | 1.81 | 1.42 | 1.45 |
| — | +20.1% | +18.6% | +17.2% | -2.7% | -10.2% | -18.0% | -10.9% | +24.4% | +15.4% | +14.1% | -3.1% | -2.3% | -14.2% | -11.6% | +11.5% | +1.2% | +17.8% | +31.6% | +39.4% | +38.0% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.75 | 3.81 | 3.67 | 3.60 | 3.67 | 3.34 | 3.29 | 3.31 | 3.63 | 3.66 | 3.65 | 3.36 | 3.04 | 3.04 | 3.31 | 3.70 | 3.32 | 3.59 | 3.77 | 3.32 | 3.54 |
| — | +14.1% | +11.5% | +8.8% | +1.2% | -8.6% | -10.0% | -1.7% | +19.3% | +20.3% | +10.5% | -9.2% | -8.4% | -15.4% | -12.2% | +11.7% | -6.0% | +3.4% | +12.1% | +21.5% | +31.1% | |
| P/FCF | 23.97 | 15.53 | 12.25 | 24.22 | 11.83 | 14.07 | — | 10.11 | 17.16 | 32.86 | — | 20.08 | 13.87 | 28.51 | 12.13 | 98.25 | 14.26 | 35.89 | 9.29 | 11.28 | 10.90 |
| — | +10.4% | — | +139.6% | -31.1% | -57.2% | — | -49.7% | +23.7% | +15.3% | — | -79.6% | -2.7% | -20.6% | +30.6% | +771.4% | +30.9% | +154.4% | — | +134.0% | -0.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.96 | 15.88 | 15.14 | 17.07 | 15.60 | 14.38 | 13.98 | 12.32 | 16.52 | 16.45 | 17.70 | 13.38 | 13.90 | 14.87 | 15.72 | 13.57 | 13.15 | 15.42 | 17.43 | 12.28 | 13.12 |
| — | +10.5% | +8.3% | +38.5% | -5.6% | -12.6% | -21.0% | -7.9% | +18.8% | +10.6% | +12.6% | -1.4% | +5.7% | -3.6% | -9.8% | +10.5% | +0.2% | +10.7% | +25.1% | +35.1% | +27.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 19.11 | 18.44 | 17.39 | 16.47 | 18.04 | 16.64 | 16.17 | 13.13 | 19.33 | 19.24 | 21.02 | 14.17 | 16.64 | 18.07 | 19.51 | 13.80 | 15.77 | 18.76 | 21.52 | 13.20 | 15.68 |
| — | +10.8% | +7.5% | +25.4% | -6.7% | -13.5% | -23.1% | -7.3% | +16.2% | +6.5% | +7.7% | +2.7% | +5.5% | -3.7% | -9.3% | +4.5% | +0.6% | +9.2% | +29.7% | +31.5% | +26.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 15.1% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 15.7% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 17.0% |
| — | +3.6% | +2.6% | -4.7% | -2.0% | -0.6% | -0.1% | -5.2% | -0.8% | -2.6% | +0.5% | -2.3% | -6.0% | -10.9% | -5.6% | -1.7% | -2.0% | +5.4% | +2.4% | -2.8% | +1.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 10.0% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 11.0% | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| — | +3.5% | +1.5% | -5.3% | +1.9% | +3.7% | +7.5% | -3.4% | +1.2% | +1.9% | +1.7% | -2.4% | -9.2% | -11.0% | -1.8% | -1.9% | -2.5% | +2.3% | -3.2% | -4.7% | -0.7% | |
| Net Margin | 8.0% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 7.8% | 9.2% | 9.0% |
| — | +5.9% | +2.6% | -7.6% | +3.0% | +2.9% | +9.2% | -0.1% | +0.8% | +3.1% | +0.8% | -5.8% | -12.5% | -12.1% | -4.9% | -1.2% | +0.6% | +4.3% | +3.1% | -3.2% | +1.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.5% |
| — | -1.0% | -3.0% | -10.4% | +6.7% | +6.3% | +20.0% | +4.6% | -2.5% | +8.0% | -3.5% | -11.1% | -17.7% | -10.9% | -5.3% | -4.0% | -7.1% | -10.0% | -10.4% | -13.5% | -5.0% | |
| ROA | 7.4% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| — | +8.9% | +9.5% | -1.9% | +12.1% | +9.3% | +21.7% | +9.3% | +4.7% | +15.0% | +3.1% | -4.0% | -11.2% | -5.9% | -2.6% | +2.9% | +5.9% | +3.7% | +3.4% | -4.9% | +1.0% | |
| ROIC | 12.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| — | +16.8% | +12.0% | -0.8% | +11.6% | +9.5% | +19.3% | +5.2% | +4.0% | +12.0% | +4.5% | +0.9% | -8.3% | -5.5% | +1.4% | +2.4% | +0.4% | +0.9% | -6.4% | -8.9% | +0.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.97 |
| — | -21.5% | -40.6% | -21.0% | -16.8% | -10.8% | +0.2% | -7.0% | -11.8% | -14.4% | -18.5% | -20.2% | -25.9% | -22.2% | -13.3% | -12.6% | -23.7% | -25.8% | -22.6% | -20.6% | -3.1% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.62 | 5.61 | 4.85 | 6.70 | 6.34 | 6.95 | 7.72 | 6.42 | 7.98 | 8.10 | 8.87 | 7.34 | 8.69 | 9.82 | 10.39 | 8.26 | 9.96 | 11.07 | 11.75 | 9.24 | 11.86 |
| — | -19.3% | -37.1% | +4.4% | -20.5% | -14.2% | -13.0% | -12.5% | -8.2% | -17.6% | -14.6% | -11.1% | -12.7% | -11.2% | -11.6% | -10.6% | -16.0% | -16.3% | -6.5% | -5.8% | +3.0% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.48 |
| — | +5.6% | +3.4% | +5.5% | +6.4% | +2.4% | -7.1% | -4.8% | -7.8% | -4.3% | +3.4% | +4.7% | +6.4% | -0.4% | -5.9% | -4.0% | -9.7% | -3.1% | +10.0% | +6.0% | +14.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
| — | +15.8% | +9.9% | +8.7% | +8.9% | +3.1% | -6.2% | -10.1% | -12.2% | -11.4% | -7.6% | -4.8% | -3.6% | -7.6% | -13.3% | -8.3% | -14.2% | -7.1% | +11.8% | +5.9% | +22.4% | |
| Interest Coverage | 17.25 | 29.71 | 20.84 | 24.02 | 18.19 | 15.00 | 14.48 | 20.53 | 14.59 | 13.98 | 12.80 | 18.28 | 12.44 | 10.81 | 10.31 | 16.98 | 12.77 | 10.29 | 9.27 | 14.27 | 10.91 |
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General Dynamics Corporation's current P/E is 22.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 21.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
General Dynamics Corporation's current operating margin is 10.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking General Dynamics Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.