GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)

General Dynamics Corp. is a global aerospace and defense company, which engages in design, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment includes the production of business jets, technology aircraft, repair, support and completion services. The Marine Systems segment involves the design and building of nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatant, and auxiliary ship design and construction. The Combat Systems segment focuses on manufacturing and integrating land combat solutions, wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions. The Technologies segment consists of services, technologies, and products for electronic hardware with its software. The company was founded on February 21, 1952 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Address

11011 SUNSET HILLS RD
RESTON, VA 20190

Founded

1952

Number of Employees

111,600

Buyback

Buyback Data 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
$ Amount Purchased
($ in 000s)
$3,186,954 $3,232,709 $2,030,970 $1,533,170 $1,806,039 $183,857 $616,603 $1,834,549 $1,209,189 $434,456 $139,086 $1,473,417
Average Price $109.74 $141.85 $142.87 $196.48 $178.72 $167.14 $148.89 $178.67 $225.76 $214.68 $273.08 $150.97
# Shares Purchased 29,042,200 22,789,684 14,215,714 7,803,344 10,105,242 1,100,000 4,141,435 10,268,031 5,356,198 2,023,715 509,325 9,759,535
Buyback Performance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Average
Total Return to Date 177.0% 114.3% 112.8% 54.7% 70.1% 81.9% 104.2% 70.1% 34.7% 41.6% 11.3% 101.4%
S&P 500 Return to Date 181.9% 173.0% 168.6% 129.7% 104.9% 93.1% 74.8% 31.7% 37.3% 31.3% 7.4% 94.0%
Excess Total Return -4.8% -58.7% -55.8% -75.0% -34.8% -11.2% 29.3% 38.5% -2.6% 10.3% 3.9% 7.4%
Quartile Rank
Percentile Rank 71% 62% 63% 57% 64% 71% 74% 84% 72% 79% 64% 84%
Buyback returns calculated using weighted average buyback price over the last 10 years and comparing to current day stock price value. S&P 500 used as benchmark for excess return.

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