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General Dynamics (GD) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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General Dynamics (GD - Free Report) reported $13.34 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.3%. EPS of $4.15 for the same period compares to $3.64 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.10% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.06 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.13, the EPS surprise was +0.48%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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- Technologies: $3.24 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.17 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
Revenue- Marine Systems: $3.96 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.56 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.2%.
Revenue- Combat Systems: $2.40 billion versus $2.19 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.3% change.
Revenue- Aerospace: $3.74 billion compared to the $4.20 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +36.4% year over year.
Operating earnings- Aerospace: $585 million versus $590.39 million estimated by five analysts on average.
Operating earnings- Combat Systems: $356 million versus $339.99 million estimated by five analysts on average.
Operating earnings- Technologies: $319 million compared to the $304.78 million average estimate based on five analysts.
Operating earnings- Marine Systems: $200 million compared to the $233.51 million average estimate based on five analysts.
Operating earnings- Corporate: -$37 million compared to the -$40.54 million average estimate based on four analysts.
Shares of General Dynamics have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% 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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General Dynamics (GD) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
General Dynamics (GD - Free Report) reported $13.34 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 14.3%. EPS of $4.15 for the same period compares to $3.64 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.10% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $13.06 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.13, the EPS surprise was +0.48%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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- Technologies: $3.24 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.17 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
- Revenue- Marine Systems: $3.96 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $3.56 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.2%.
- Revenue- Combat Systems: $2.40 billion versus $2.19 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.3% change.
- Revenue- Aerospace: $3.74 billion compared to the $4.20 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +36.4% year over year.
- Operating earnings- Aerospace: $585 million versus $590.39 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating earnings- Combat Systems: $356 million versus $339.99 million estimated by five analysts on average.
- Operating earnings- Technologies: $319 million compared to the $304.78 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating earnings- Marine Systems: $200 million compared to the $233.51 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Operating earnings- Corporate: -$37 million compared to the -$40.54 million average estimate based on four analysts.
View all Key Company Metrics for General Dynamics here>>>Shares of General Dynamics have returned -0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% 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.