Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 21.12 as of 2026-09-15T22:40:31.648Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T22:52:51.508Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-15T22:40:31.648Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-15T20:00:03.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: fff43e117a38654113001fe498bc3d2fd82d43cdcfa05ca31d2ac0c93bbc8d77
Forward PE Ratio (21.12) = Dated Quote Price ($358.60) / Consensus Forward EPS ($16.98)
FORWARD PE RATIO
21.12
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
23.18
median of 129 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-8.89%
vs the sector median at left
General Dynamics Corporation
Market Cap
$97.02B
Forward PE Ratio
21.12
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Corporation (GD) | $97.02B | 21.12 |
| Trane Technologies plc (TT)vs › | $93.01B | 27.68 |
| Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR)vs › | $92.21B | 36.66 |
| Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT)vs › | $90.32B | 34.89 |
| CSX Corporation (CSX)vs › | $90.14B | 24.23 |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)vs › | $89.89B | 42.12 |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $86.97B | 14.23 |
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs › | $86.84B | 26.78 |
| 3M Company (MMM)vs › | $84.92B | 18.41 |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $82.31B | 22.40 |
Trailing P/E
21.9
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
21.1
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $16.98 implies +3.5% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $16.41.
At the dated quote price of $358.60, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $16.98 | $16.78 – $17.19 | 15 | 21.1x |
| 2027-12-31 | $18.59 | $17.57 – $19.33 | 16 | 19.3x |
| 2028-12-31 | $20.08 | $19.26 – $21.03 | 16 | 17.9x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
