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General Dynamics

GD · NYSE · Defense contractors · Founded 1952

General Dynamics Corp. is a global aerospace and defense company, which engages in design, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver solutions. It operates through the following business segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment includes the production of business jets, technology aircraft, repair, support and completion services. The Marine Systems segment involves the design and building of nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatant, and auxiliary ship design and construction. The Combat Systems segment focuses on manufacturing and integrating land combat solutions, wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions. The Technologies segment consists of services, technologies, and products for electronic hardware with its software. The company was founded on February 21, 1952 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Current Price
$372.59
Market Cap
$101B
Return Since Last Split
+809%
Last Split
Mar 27, 2006
Total Splits
5
Cumulative Multiple
40×

What If You Bought GD Earlier?

Investment
Purchase Date (Before Split)
Worth Today
$1,490,360
4,000 shares · 40×

Estimate based on split history only. Excludes dividends, fees, taxes, and intraday movement.

Stock Split History

Newest split first. Cumulative multiple = compounded growth from that date to today.

Split DatePrice BeforeRatioSplit MultipleCumulative
Mar 27, 2006$131.272-for-12×40×
Apr 3, 1998$89.442-for-12×20×
Apr 11, 1994$85.382-for-12×10×
Nov 17, 1980$78.002-for-12×5×
Feb 20, 1979$80.255-for-22.5×2.5×

General Dynamics Market Cap Timeline

Market capitalization is available from 1996; the sourced public-listing year is 1962, so earlier annual values remain unavailable. Split markers cover all 5 recorded splits. Filled dots have market-cap data for that year; hollow dots mark split years outside market-cap source coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Dynamics's latest record in the split calendar is a 2-for-1 forward split effective 2006-03-27.
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