On this page we presented the GD Historical PE Ratio information for General Dynamics' stock. The average GD historical PE based on using the annualized quarterly earnings result at each measurement period (for the "E" in the PE calculation; and the closing price on earnings date as the "P") is 16.0. Meanwhile, using the trailing twelve month (TTM) quarterly earnings result as our method of calculation the "E" value at each measurement period, the average GD historical PE based on this TTM earnings result method is 16.7.

Let's now compare this GD historical PE result, against the recent PE: when this page was posted on 4/4/2024, the most recent closing price for GD had been 293.22, and the most recent quarterly earnings result, annualized, was 14.56. Meanwhile, the most recent TTM earnings summed to 12.02. From these numbers, we calculate the recent GD PE on 4/4/2024 based on annualized quarterly EPS was 20.1. Based on GD's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 25.6% higher than the historical average PE across our data set for General Dynamics. Looking at the recent GD PE on 4/4/2024 based on TTM EPS, we calculate the ratio at 24.4. Based on GD's history, that recent PE is elevated relative to the historical average, with the recent PE 46.1% higher than the historical average PE across our General Dynamics data set with TTM EPS used in the calculation at each period.

Another interesting GD historical PE Ratio calculation we look at is to take the median earnings per share of the last four quarters for GD, and then annualize the resulting value... with that annualized number then being used in the PE calculation. To walk through this math for GD, we start with the past four EPS numbers and we first sort them from lowest to highest: 2.64, 2.70, 3.04, and 3.64. We then toss out the highest and lowest result, and then take the average of those two middle numbers — 2.70 and 3.04 — which gives us the median of 2.87. Basically the way to think about this 2.87 number is this: for the trailing four earnings reports, 2.87 marks the "middle ground" number where GD has reported a value higher than 2.87 half the time, and has reported a value lower than 2.87 half the time. Annualizing that median value then gets us to 11.48/share, which we use as the denominator in our next PE calculation. With 293.22 as the numerator (as of 4/4/2024), the calculation is then 293.22 / 11.48 = 25.5 as the GD PE ratio as of 4/4/2024, based on that annualized median value we calculated.

For self directed investors doing their due diligence on GD or any other given stock, valuation analysis for GD can greatly benefit from studying the past earnings and resulting PE calculations. This exercise can help inform an analysis as to whether the past earnings trajectory and current versus historical PE ratios justify the current stock value.

That's why we bring you HistoricalPERatio.com to make it easy for investors to investigate General Dynamics PE history or the past PE information for any stock in our coverage universe. And in your continued research we hope you will be sure to check out the further links included for earnings surprises history (beat/miss data) as well as next earnings dates for GD. Thanks for visiting, and the next time you need to research GD Historical PE Ratio or the ratio for another stock, we hope you'll think of our site, as your go-to historical PE ratio research resource of choice.