Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: GD stock price vs NOC: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at NOC's multiple
Needs NOC P/E.
Implied fair value · at GD's multiple
Needs GD P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION · implied price per share
Bear
$153.15
Base
$183.87
Bull
$223.89
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ · implied price per share
Bear
$125.92
Base
$162.13
Bull
$209.29
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe GD can sustain its stronger revenue growth and ROIC while preserving its low leverage, then holding or selectively accumulating can be justified because the balance-sheet and growth profile support a premium; if you prioritize current margin strength and NOC-based valuation discipline, the data argues for caution at $373.58 versus the $291.66 implied price.
GD's current price of $373.58 is 21.9% above the P/E-implied value of $291.66, suggesting the market is assigning a premium that is not fully supported by NOC multiple view. That said, GD also sits within NOC-implied range of $293.89 to $379.19 and inside the historical band of $336.22 to $410.94, so the stock is not an extreme outlier on every valuation framework.
Supporting Metrics
