GD
General Dynamics Corporation
GD has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
GD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $266 | -27% |
| Fair | 19x | $328 | -9.7% |
| Forward | 20x | $363 | — |
| Current | 21x | $363 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $382 | +5.2% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GD's PE is in its expensive range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 20x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over GD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GD, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over GD on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
GD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $18.26 | +7.4% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.01 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.40 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.89 | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.45 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.42 | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.89 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.41 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.63 | +13% |
GD's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $17.01 over the past year, up 10% from the year before, and higher year over year for 11 quarters in a row.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over GD on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
GD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.6B | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.1B | +8.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.5B | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.4B | +7.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.9B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $13B | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.3B | +14% |
GD's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $14.6B last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 10% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 10% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.4 points |
GD's operating margin was 10% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over GD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over GD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +$2.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $952M | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +128% |
| Q1 2025 | -$290M | +$147M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +102% |
GD generated $5.8B in free cash flow over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over GD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -22K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -967K shares |
| 5 years | -2.4% | -6.6M shares |
| Available history | -5.9% | -17.1M shares |
GD has 274M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M |
| Q2 2026 | $102M |
| Q1 2026 | $217M |
| Q4 2025 | $37M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $600M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.3B |
GD spent $641M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 67% from the year before.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
GD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
GD's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over GD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.0 | Neutral |
GD's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
GD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 24x | 11% below |
| PE % | 72 | 58 | 14 pts above |
GD has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
GD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $347.7 | 4.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.4 | 0.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $354.0 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $323.6 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $290.3 | 25% above |
GD has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
GD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $177.5 | $149.0 | -16% |
| 2021 | $149.0 | $204.7 | +37% |
| 2022 | $204.7 | $247.9 | +21% |
| 2023 | $247.9 | $259.7 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | $259.7 | $266.1 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | $266.1 | $342.2 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $342.2 | $363.1 | +6.1% |
GD has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 6.1% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over GD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.