For the quarter ended March 2025, General Dynamics (GD) reported revenue of $12.22 billion, up 13.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $3.66, compared to $2.88 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.28% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.95 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.47, the EPS surprise was +5.48%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how General Dynamics performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenue- Aerospace: $3.03 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $2.85 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +45.2%.
- Revenue- Technologies: $3.43 billion versus $3.37 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.8% change.
- Revenue- Combat Systems: $2.18 billion compared to the $2.14 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.5% year over year.
- Revenue- Marine Systems: $3.59 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.54 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.8%.
- Operating earnings- Aerospace: $432 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $399.63 million.
- Operating earnings- Marine Systems: $250 million versus $228.95 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating earnings- Combat Systems: $291 million compared to the $315.51 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating earnings- Technologies: $328 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $302.07 million.
- Operating earnings- Corporate: -$33 million versus -$26.73 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of General Dynamics have returned +2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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