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General Dynamics
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$392.34
-0.3% on the session
1-year return
+27.3%
+13.3% over six months
Volatility
21.9%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-14.5%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

General Dynamics is a aerospace & defense name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +27.3%, against +15.9% over three months and +6.7% over one. It trades 12.0% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 21.9% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -14.5%, and it has traded a median $409M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.24 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#18 of 81
Stronger than 79% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#96 of 500

How GD scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 11 others in Aerospace & Defense.

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Full metrics
1 day-0.3%
1 week-0.5%
1 month+6.7%
3 months+15.9%
6 months+13.3%
1 year+27.3%
12-1 momentum+19.3%
Volatility (1y, annualized)21.9%
Max drawdown (1y)-14.5%
Distance vs 200-day average+12.0%
Return per unit of risk1.25
Median daily dollar volume$409M
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