Why General Dynamics Corporation’s (GD) Stock Is Up 7.27%

By Jenna Brashear
May 17, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate General Dynamics Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price such as:

  • General Dynamics Corporation’s current stock price and volume
  • Why General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for GD from analysts
  • GD’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Before we jump into General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support, customer support and custom completion services, modifications, upgrades, and lifecycle sustainment support services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, energetics and munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, and armored vehicles; and offers modernization programs, support and sustainment services, and development programs. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud services, cybersecurity, network modernization, artificial intelligence; machine learning; application development, high-performance computing, and 5G and advanced communications services; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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General Dynamics Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 15, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price was $334.500.

General Dynamics Corporation is down 1.8% from its previous closing price of $340.620.

During the last market session, General Dynamics Corporation’s stock traded between $333.290 and $341.910. Currently, there are approximately 270.17 million shares outstanding for General Dynamics Corporation.

General Dynamics Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 21.1, which is low compared to the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 35.6. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

General Dynamics Corporation Stock Price History

General Dynamics Corporation’s (GD) price is currently down 2.85% so far this month.

During the month of May, General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $353.570 and a low of $333.290.

Over the last year, General Dynamics Corporation has hit prices as high as $369.700 and as low as $268.100. Year to date, General Dynamics Corporation’s stock is down 0.64%.

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What Caused General Dynamics Corporation Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 15, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded General Dynamics Corporation’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate General Dynamics Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on General Dynamics Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

General Dynamics Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about General Dynamics Corporation (GD) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of General Dynamics Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 15, 2026, General Dynamics Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -2.64%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 54 and is considered to be Average.

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General Dynamics Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 15, 2026, General Dynamics Corporation’s stock price is $334.500, which is down 1.8% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like General Dynamics Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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