General Dynamics Corporation (GD) EV/EBITDA Ratio: 16.32x
Is General Dynamics Corporation’s EV/EBITDA ratio high or low?
General Dynamics Corporation's EV/EBITDA ratio of 16.32x is 11% above its 5-year average of 14.65x, near the high end of its 5-year range (12.17x–17.52x).
As of Tuesday, June 16, 2026. 3.24% above its 12-month average of 15.81x.
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GD Average EV/EBITDA Ratio Chart
GD Current vs Average EV/EBITDA Ratio Chart
GD EV/EBITDA Ratio Metrics
EV/EBITDA RATIO
16.32x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG TTM
15.81x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG 3Y
15.27x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG 5Y
14.65x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG 10Y
13.54x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG 15Y
12.14x
EV/EBITDA RATIO AVG 20Y
11.02x
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+3.24%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+6.86%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
+11.42%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
+20.56%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+34.42%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
+48.15%
GD Competitors' EV/EBITDA Ratio
| NAME | MARKET CAP | EV/EBITDA RATIO | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD) | $97.23B | 16.32x | 15.81x | 15.27x | 14.65x |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $93.79B | 20.78x | 14.34x | 11.72x | 11.04x |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $92.57B | 9.91x | 9.07x | 10.08x | 10.90x |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)vs › | $89.23B | 13.95x | 17.01x | 18.69x | 20.12x |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $89.11B | 28.97x | 26.05x | 22.38x | 19.91x |
| CSX Corporation (CSX)vs › | $88.06B | 16.42x | 13.93x | 12.22x | 12.18x |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $82.53B | 18.54x | 14.99x | 15.08x | 12.09x |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $82.07B | 18.44x | 18.56x | 16.98x | 16.43x |
| Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH)vs › | $115.86B | 22.51x | 21.43x | 18.73x | 17.89x |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs › | $75.52B | 18.10x | 17.69x | 17.48x | 17.96x |
EV/EBITDA vs. its own history
At 16.3, EV/EBITDA is richer than usual, sitting higher than 91% of its 20-year history.
20-year low
4.0
median
11.1
20-year high
27.5
General Dynamics Corporation EV/EBITDA Ratio Formula & Definition
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise Value / EBITDA (TTM)
Enterprise value to EBITDA is a capital-structure-neutral valuation multiple, useful for comparing companies with different debt levels and tax rates.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
General Dynamics Corporation EV/EBITDA Ratio FAQ
- What is the EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 16.32x.
- Is General Dynamics Corporation's EV/EBITDA ratio high or low?
- General Dynamics Corporation's EV/EBITDA ratio of 16.32x is 11% above its 5-year average of 14.65x, near the high end of its 5-year range (12.17x–17.52x).
- What is the TTM average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The TTM average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 15.81x.
- What is the 3Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The 3Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 15.27x.
- What is the 5Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The 5Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 14.65x.
- What is the 10Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The 10Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 13.54x.
- What is the 15Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The 15Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 12.14x.
- What is the 20Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
- The 20Y average EV/EBITDA ratio for GD stock is 11.02x.
General Dynamics Corporation EV/EBITDA Ratio History
| DATE | EV/EBITDA RATIO |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 16.32x |
| 2026-06-12 | 16.35x |
| 2026-06-11 | 16.29x |
| 2026-06-10 | 15.52x |
| 2026-06-09 | 15.72x |
| 2026-06-08 | 15.51x |
| 2026-06-05 | 15.75x |
| 2026-06-04 | 15.54x |
| 2026-06-03 | 15.34x |
| 2026-06-02 | 15.37x |
| 2026-06-01 | 15.44x |
| 2026-05-29 | 15.77x |
| 2026-05-28 | 15.86x |
| 2026-05-27 | 15.59x |
| 2026-05-26 | 15.67x |
| 2026-05-22 | 15.60x |
| 2026-05-21 | 15.41x |
| 2026-05-20 | 15.46x |
| 2026-05-19 | 15.48x |
| 2026-05-18 | 15.61x |
| 2026-05-15 | 15.23x |
| 2026-05-14 | 15.50x |
| 2026-05-13 | 15.53x |
| 2026-05-12 | 15.75x |
| 2026-05-11 | 15.65x |
| 2026-05-08 | 15.75x |
| 2026-05-07 | 15.81x |
| 2026-05-06 | 15.79x |
| 2026-05-05 | 15.87x |
| 2026-05-04 | 15.86x |
| 2026-05-01 | 15.72x |
| 2026-04-30 | 15.66x |
| 2026-04-29 | 15.41x |
| 2026-04-28 | 15.19x |
| 2026-04-27 | 15.14x |
| 2026-04-24 | 15.17x |
| 2026-04-23 | 15.41x |
| 2026-04-22 | 15.50x |
| 2026-04-21 | 15.72x |
| 2026-04-20 | 16.01x |
| 2026-04-17 | 16.19x |
| 2026-04-16 | 16.13x |
| 2026-04-15 | 16.31x |
| 2026-04-14 | 16.35x |
| 2026-04-13 | 16.39x |
| 2026-04-10 | 16.14x |
| 2026-04-09 | 16.53x |
| 2026-04-08 | 16.81x |
| 2026-04-07 | 16.74x |
| 2026-04-06 | 16.87x |
| 2026-04-02 | 16.77x |
| 2026-04-01 | 16.83x |
| 2026-03-31 | 16.50x |
| 2026-03-30 | 16.40x |
| 2026-03-27 | 16.66x |
| 2026-03-26 | 17.04x |
| 2026-03-25 | 16.92x |
| 2026-03-24 | 16.64x |
| 2026-03-23 | 16.69x |
| 2026-03-20 | 16.62x |
| 2026-03-19 | 16.79x |
| 2026-03-18 | 16.96x |
| 2026-03-17 | 17.09x |
| 2026-03-16 | 17.00x |
| 2026-03-13 | 16.87x |
| 2026-03-12 | 17.04x |
| 2026-03-11 | 16.98x |
| 2026-03-10 | 17.05x |
| 2026-03-09 | 17.34x |
| 2026-03-06 | 17.41x |
| 2026-03-05 | 17.28x |
| 2026-03-04 | 17.52x |
| 2026-03-03 | 17.46x |
| 2026-03-02 | 17.46x |
| 2026-02-27 | 17.12x |
| 2026-02-26 | 16.84x |
| 2026-02-25 | 16.50x |
| 2026-02-24 | 16.86x |
| 2026-02-23 | 16.76x |
| 2026-02-20 | 16.87x |
| 2026-02-19 | 17.00x |
| 2026-02-18 | 16.78x |
| 2026-02-17 | 16.47x |
| 2026-02-13 | 16.70x |
| 2026-02-12 | 16.39x |
| 2026-02-11 | 16.64x |
| 2026-02-10 | 17.20x |
| 2026-02-09 | 17.26x |
| 2026-02-06 | 17.25x |
| 2026-02-05 | 16.90x |
| 2026-02-04 | 16.96x |
| 2026-02-03 | 17.04x |
| 2026-02-02 | 16.64x |
| 2026-01-30 | 16.85x |
| 2026-01-29 | 15.94x |
| 2026-01-28 | 16.23x |
| 2026-01-27 | 16.65x |
| 2026-01-26 | 16.52x |
| 2026-01-23 | 16.51x |
| 2026-01-22 | 16.62x |
| 2026-01-21 | 16.57x |
| 2026-01-20 | 16.33x |
| 2026-01-16 | 16.68x |
| 2026-01-15 | 16.74x |
| 2026-01-14 | 16.62x |
| 2026-01-13 | 16.51x |
| 2026-01-12 | 16.41x |
| 2026-01-09 | 16.11x |
| 2026-01-08 | 16.01x |
| 2026-01-07 | 15.76x |
| 2026-01-06 | 16.40x |
| 2026-01-05 | 16.18x |
| 2026-01-02 | 15.67x |
| 2025-12-31 | 15.38x |
| 2025-12-30 | 15.50x |
| 2025-12-29 | 15.54x |
| 2025-12-26 | 15.62x |
| 2025-12-24 | 15.75x |
| 2025-12-23 | 15.69x |
| 2025-12-22 | 15.74x |
| 2025-12-19 | 15.50x |
| 2025-12-18 | 15.41x |
| 2025-12-17 | 15.37x |
| 2025-12-16 | 15.42x |
| 2025-12-15 | 15.55x |
| 2025-12-12 | 15.42x |
| 2025-12-11 | 15.59x |
| 2025-12-10 | 15.62x |
| 2025-12-09 | 15.28x |
| 2025-12-08 | 15.35x |
| 2025-12-05 | 15.41x |
| 2025-12-04 | 15.60x |
| 2025-12-03 | 15.44x |
| 2025-12-02 | 15.35x |
| 2025-12-01 | 15.20x |
| 2025-11-28 | 15.59x |
| 2025-11-26 | 15.52x |
| 2025-11-25 | 15.57x |
| 2025-11-24 | 15.44x |
| 2025-11-21 | 15.54x |
| 2025-11-20 | 15.50x |
| 2025-11-19 | 15.65x |
| 2025-11-18 | 15.58x |
| 2025-11-17 | 15.60x |
| 2025-11-14 | 15.70x |
| 2025-11-13 | 15.69x |
| 2025-11-12 | 15.92x |
| 2025-11-11 | 16.05x |
| 2025-11-10 | 15.92x |
| 2025-11-07 | 15.79x |
| 2025-11-06 | 15.54x |
| 2025-11-05 | 15.65x |
| 2025-11-04 | 15.67x |
| 2025-11-03 | 15.60x |
| 2025-10-31 | 15.73x |
| 2025-10-30 | 15.72x |
| 2025-10-29 | 15.67x |
| 2025-10-28 | 15.81x |
| 2025-10-27 | 16.11x |
| 2025-10-24 | 15.98x |
| 2025-10-23 | 16.21x |
| 2025-10-22 | 16.07x |
| 2025-10-21 | 16.18x |
| 2025-10-20 | 16.02x |
| 2025-10-17 | 15.76x |
| 2025-10-16 | 15.74x |
| 2025-10-15 | 15.80x |
| 2025-10-14 | 15.95x |
| 2025-10-13 | 15.90x |
| 2025-10-10 | 15.84x |
| 2025-10-09 | 16.27x |
| 2025-10-08 | 16.42x |
| 2025-10-07 | 16.29x |
| 2025-10-06 | 16.43x |
| 2025-10-03 | 16.30x |
| 2025-10-02 | 16.19x |
| 2025-10-01 | 16.18x |
| 2025-09-30 | 16.19x |
| 2025-09-29 | 15.81x |
| 2025-09-26 | 15.73x |
| 2025-09-25 | 15.47x |
| 2025-09-24 | 15.44x |
| 2025-09-23 | 15.42x |
| 2025-09-22 | 15.40x |
| 2025-09-19 | 15.46x |
| 2025-09-18 | 15.48x |
| 2025-09-17 | 15.51x |
| 2025-09-16 | 15.56x |
| 2025-09-15 | 15.58x |
| 2025-09-12 | 15.55x |
| 2025-09-11 | 15.70x |
| 2025-09-10 | 15.41x |
| 2025-09-09 | 15.34x |
| 2025-09-08 | 15.40x |
| 2025-09-05 | 15.40x |
| 2025-09-04 | 15.39x |
| 2025-09-03 | 15.40x |
| 2025-09-02 | 15.47x |
| 2025-08-29 | 15.48x |
| 2025-08-28 | 15.49x |
| 2025-08-27 | 15.52x |
| 2025-08-26 | 15.38x |
| 2025-08-25 | 15.28x |
| 2025-08-22 | 15.26x |
| 2025-08-21 | 15.13x |
| 2025-08-20 | 15.17x |
| 2025-08-19 | 15.13x |
| 2025-08-18 | 15.00x |
| 2025-08-15 | 15.01x |
| 2025-08-14 | 15.10x |
| 2025-08-13 | 15.17x |
| 2025-08-12 | 15.02x |
| 2025-08-11 | 15.06x |
| 2025-08-08 | 15.03x |
| 2025-08-07 | 14.97x |
| 2025-08-06 | 15.06x |
| 2025-08-05 | 15.01x |
| 2025-08-04 | 14.97x |
| 2025-08-01 | 14.88x |
| 2025-07-31 | 14.92x |
| 2025-07-30 | 14.94x |
| 2025-07-29 | 15.05x |
| 2025-07-28 | 14.98x |
| 2025-07-25 | 15.02x |
| 2025-07-24 | 15.03x |
| 2025-07-23 | 15.15x |
| 2025-07-22 | 14.90x |
| 2025-07-21 | 14.87x |
| 2025-07-18 | 14.96x |
| 2025-07-17 | 15.01x |
| 2025-07-16 | 15.01x |
| 2025-07-15 | 15.04x |
| 2025-07-14 | 15.22x |
| 2025-07-11 | 15.10x |
| 2025-07-10 | 15.16x |
| 2025-07-09 | 15.00x |
| 2025-07-08 | 14.86x |
| 2025-07-07 | 14.77x |
| 2025-07-03 | 14.77x |
| 2025-07-02 | 14.74x |
| 2025-07-01 | 14.76x |
| 2025-06-30 | 14.64x |
| 2025-06-27 | 14.59x |
| 2025-06-26 | 14.62x |
| 2025-06-25 | 14.38x |
| 2025-06-24 | 14.16x |
| 2025-06-23 | 14.22x |
| 2025-06-20 | 14.06x |
| 2025-06-18 | 14.05x |
| 2025-06-17 | 14.17x |
| 2025-06-16 | 14.09x |
| 2025-06-13 | 14.25x |
| 2025-06-12 | 14.11x |
| 2025-06-11 | 13.93x |
| 2025-06-10 | 14.00x |
| 2025-06-09 | 14.00x |
| 2025-06-06 | 13.96x |
| 2025-06-05 | 13.87x |
| 2025-06-04 | 13.90x |
| 2025-06-03 | 13.94x |
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About General Dynamics Corporation
General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets. Combat Systems is dedicated to creating land-based defense solutions, manufacturing a diverse range of products including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles (like the Stryker and Piranha), main battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapon systems, munitions, and mobile bridge systems. This segment also delivers modernization programs, engineering expertise, and ongoing sustainment services. The Technologies division offers sophisticated information technology and mission support services, catering primarily to military, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Its offerings span mobile communication, computing, command-and-control systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Additionally, this segment is deeply involved in cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, DevOps, software-defined networks, "everything-as-a-service" models, defense enterprise office systems, and the assembly of unmanned undersea vehicles. Established in 1899, General Dynamics Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- CEO
- Phebe N. Novakovic