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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) 12-Month Stock Forecast & Price Target Cone

$372.59 +0.48% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $373.81

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) earns a Roarable Rating of B+ (Buy) with 78/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 14% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 78/100 (B+) historically ranked in the Top 10% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.9% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 70.6% hit rate) →

ROARABLE B+ • BUY Cap $100.33B

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As of 2026-11-02, General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is rated B+ (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 78/100 at a spot price of $372.59 (+0.48% 1D, market cap $100.33B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 16/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 15/20, Executive Insider Alignment 18/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 13/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 16/20. Across 485 tracked Industrials issuers, GD ranks #7 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does GD compare to HII and MCFT in the Industrials sector?

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Within the Industrials sector (Marine Transportation), GD carries a Roarable B+ (78/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 23.8x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 14.0%. By comparison, HII (Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.) holds a C+ grade (67/100 RQD, P/E 20.6x, ROIC 8.3%, cap $12.46B) and MCFT (MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.) posts a D+ grade (56/100 RQD, P/E 73.0x, ROIC 6.7%, cap $514.4M). Among the 5-stock peer group, HII leads on earnings multiple (20.6x) while NXB leads on capital efficiency (18.8% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GD?

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Per GD's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0000040533), General Dynamics Corporation generated $52.55B in revenue (+10.1% YoY), $4.21B in net income, and $3.96B in free cash flow against $57.25B in total assets and $7.01B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (steady margins)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

🛡️ Portfolio Crash X-Ray

EXT / AFTER-HRS: $373.82 (+0.33%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.36% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 16/20 (B+) • 7.5% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 78/100 (B+) historically ranked in the Top 10% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+7.9% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 70.6% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B+ · Rk B+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+9% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for GD)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4.6%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (78/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY GD SCORES 78/100 (B+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+18/20 pts (23% of score)

Altman Z-Score 4.65 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 9/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+16/20 pts (21% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 7.5% FCF Margin ($3.96B FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit13/20 pts (-7 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (70.9) create a -7 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade B$332.42+3.6% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade B$344.44+3% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade B+$354.89+5% Next Q

Current

Grade B+$372.59+7.9% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: B (70) → B+ (78)Full Audit →

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Even with a 78/100 (B+) score, GD faces multiple-compression risk if 23.8x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.36% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($350.87) or 200D SMA ($354.89) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($406.12) toward Bear Floor ($305.52).

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INTERACTIVE 12-MONTH POSITION SIMULATOR

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Shares at $372.59: 26.8 sh

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12M Bear Case FloorTarget $305.52

$8,200

$-1,800 (-18.0%)

12M Consensus BaseTarget $406.12

$10,900

+$900 (+9.0%)

12M Bull Case BreakoutTarget $479.22

$12,862

+$2,862 (+28.6%)

Wall Street Analyst Breakdown & Historical Accuracy Audit (43 Desks)

Street Historical Accuracy: 64/100

● Strong Buy / Buy: 32● Hold: 9● Sell: 2

Wall Street Firm	Stance	12M Target	1Y Accuracy	Track Grade
Morgan StanleyInstitutional Equity Desk	OUTPERFORM	$422	74%	A
Goldman SachsSector Coverage Lead	STRONG BUY	$450	69%	B
JP MorganUS Large-Cap Research	HOLD	$356	58%	C

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GD // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +6.73%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-02O $354.4H $372.6L $354.4C $372.6VOL 1.81M

RES: $386.2SUP: $309.4SMA50: $350.9SMA200: $354.9

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

17.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +10.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Both General Dynamics (Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines at Electric Boat) and Northrop Grumman (B-21 Raider stealth bomber & Sentinel ICBM) anchor mandatory US nuclear-triad recapitalization budgets.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (GD)

Industrials Rank #7 of 485 ⚔️ HII vs GD Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Industrials Peer Comparison (GD vs. HII, MCFT, MBUU, NXB)

Industry: Marine Transportation (67 Tracked Issuers)

Across 485 tracked Industrials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, General Dynamics Corporation (GD) ranks #7 by composite RQD confidence (78/100, grade B+) and #11 by equity capitalization ($100.33B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, HII leads on earnings valuation at 20.6x trailing P/E, while NXB leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 18.8% ROIC and 9.6% gross margin. GD currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 78/100 (B+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
GD ACTIVE General Dynamics Corporation	B+	78/100	23.8x	—	14.0%	+0.48%	$100.33B	Benchmark Subject
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.	C+	67/100	20.6x	—	8.3%	+0.21%	$12.46B	/hii-vs-gd →
MCFT MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc.	D+	56/100	73.0x	20.0%	6.7%	+1.20%	$514.4M	/mcft-vs-gd →
MBUU Malibu Boats Inc. (Class A)	D+	57/100	30.4x	17.8%	3.5%	+1.32%	$462.4M	/mbuu-vs-gd →
NXB NextBoat Inc. Common Stcok	D-	39/100	—	9.6%	18.8%	-5.50%	$38.8M	/nxb-vs-gd →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0000040533

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), General Dynamics Corporation (GD) reported GAAP revenue of $52.55B (+10.1% vs. FY2024 revenue of $47.72B , and +24.3% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $4.21B, operating cash flow of $5.12B, and free cash flow of $3.96B (+23.9% YoY). On the balance sheet, GD closed FY2025 with $57.25B in total assets against $7.01B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 4.65, Piotroski F-Score: 9/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$52.55B	$4.21B	$5.12B	$3.96B	$57.25B	$7.01B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$47.72B	$3.78B	$4.11B	$3.20B	$55.88B	$7.26B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$42.27B	$3.31B	$4.71B	$2.81B	$55.18B	$12.91B

3. GD Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is GD stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does GD compare to HII and MCFT in the Industrials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for GD?

Where is GD trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

GD last traded at $372.59 (+0.48% on volume of 2,504,509 shares), positioning the stock +6.19% above its 50-day simple moving average ($350.87) and +4.99% above its 200-day simple moving average ($354.89). Across its 52-week range of $306.77 to $400.00, GD sits at the 70.6% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 70.9 (OVERBOUGHT (>70)) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.6% ($355.45 to $389.73).

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What is GD's 12-month stock price target?

General Dynamics Corporation (GD) carries a 12-month consensus base price target of $406.12 (+9% from $372.59), with a bull-case target of $479.22 and a bear-case floor of $305.52.

Is GD stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now?

Roarable's 5-Pillar RQD Quant Engine rates GD B+ (Buy — BUY) with an RQD Confidence score of 78/100.

Direct Sub-Reports: GD RQD Cockpit GD 12M Forecast GD Earnings & Move GD Dividends & DRIP GD Insiders & 13F GD Whale Options GD Profit Sankey GD News & Why

ROARABLE RATING BRIEF • RQD 78/100 (B+) ✓ STAGE-C NUMBER FIREWALL VERIFIED

GD — General Dynamics Corporation: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:09:48Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, GD scores 78 out of 100 and carries a letter grade of B+, with the verdict label "Roarable Buy — Very Good Cash & Smart-Money Inflow." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 16/20 (ROIC 14%; FCF yield 3.95%), Whale 13F Flow at 15/20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 16/20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 13/20 (Beta 0.99; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 18/20 (Altman Z 4.65; Piotroski F 9/9; Debt/Equity 0.27).

For a prospective investor, the strongest pillar is the forensic balance sheet, which indicates low financial-distress risk per the cited metrics. The cash engine and insider pillars are solid but not top-tier, suggesting that cash generation and insider signals are supportive rather than exceptional. The lowest pillar, Macro Regime Fit, reflects a near-market beta of 0.99, meaning the stock's price movement is expected to track the broad market closely rather than offering defensive or amplified behavior. Valuation is a tradeoff: per the market data, trailing P/E is 23.8 and forward P/E is 22.1, which means investors are paying a premium relative to trailing earnings while the forward multiple implies expected earnings growth. Upside drivers cited in the sources include the defense procurement tailwind described in the supply-chain graph; the principal valuation tradeoff is that the current multiple already reflects much of the cash-generation strength shown in the pillar scores.

Snapshot

Price	Market Cap	P/E (TTM)	Forward P/E	EV/EBITDA	EPS (TTM)	Dividend Yield	Beta	52-Wk Range	ROIC %
370.82	$100.33B	23.8	22.1	16.6	15.56	1.59%	0.99	$306.77 - $400	14%

Financial Trend

Period	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	EPS	FCF	Cash	Debt
FY 2025	$52550.0M	$5356.0M	$4210.0M	N/A	$3959.0M	$2333.0M	$7007.0M
FY 2024	$47716.0M	$4796.0M	$3782.0M	N/A	$3196.0M	$1697.0M	$7260.0M
FY 2023	$42272.0M	$4245.0M	$3315.0M	N/A	$2807.8M	N/A	$12912.2M

Per the market data, operating margin is 10.2% and net margin is 8%; gross margin is reported as 0%, which should be read as a data-field artifact rather than a confirmed economic figure. ROIC is 14% per the market data and the RQD cash-engine pillar. Per the RQD forensic pillar, Altman Z-Score is 4.65, Piotroski F-Score is 9/9, and Debt/Equity is 0.27, which together describe a balance sheet posture the sources characterize as strong. Reported debt declined from $12912.2M (FY 2023) to $7007.0M (FY 2025) across the table periods.

Open Questions

What are the specific contents and dates of the Q3 earnings event and CEO transition referenced in the news wire?
What is the underlying analyst rating distribution behind the $410.84 consensus target?
What are the individual insider, 13F, and Congressional trades that produced the 16/20 and 15/20 pillar scores?
Why is gross margin reported as 0% when operating margin is 10.2%, and is the figure a data error?
What is the FY 2023 cash balance and the FY 2024–2025 EPS, which are reported as N/A or missing?

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

GD Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $372.59?

🐂 67% BULLISH CONVICTION COMMUNITY TUG-OF-WAR ON GD 🐻 33% BEARISH CONVICTION

RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $437.57 (+18.0%)

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is GD (B+ • RQD 78/100) a Buy at $370.82?

Welcome to the GD (General Dynamics Corporation) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 78/100 (Roarable Buy — Very Good Cash & Smart-Money Inflow) in Marine Transportation. Bulls point to capital efficiency (14.0% ROIC), while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

MU MultipleCompression Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $296.66 (-20.0%)

Spot @ $370.82

Pump the brakes on GD — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on GD, but look at what you are paying: 23.8x trailing P/E with tightening sector spreads. Unless General Dynamics Corporation expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

DE DeltaGamma_99 Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $474.65 (+28.0%)

Spot @ $370.82

GD cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on GD, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Marine Transportation and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $370.82 (52-wk range $306.77 - $400.00), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.