General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- GD has issued more total dividends (as measured in absolute US dollars) over the past six years than 90.61% of other US stocks currently paying dividends.
- Currently, GD generates more cash flow over the 12 months prior than 90.75% of US dividend stocks.
- In terms of absolute dollars distributed to common shareholders over the past 12 months, GD has returned $1,260,000,000 US dollars, more than 89.49% of US dividend issuers.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with GD's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: FTI, MEOH, UVE, WPM and CLWT.
GD Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $288.32 | $778.58 | 224.83% |
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. As for GD, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 224.83%. Digging deeper, the aspects of General Dynamics Corp's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Industrials sector, the expected return of 224.83%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 94.35% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, General Dynamics Corp bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 94.35% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
- Beta, which compares volatilty of an individual stock to that of the S&P 500, is lower for General Dynamics Corp than it is for 93.04% of other dividend issuers in the Industrials sector.
GD Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 | Dividend | $1.42 | +7.58% |
| 2024-01-18 | Dividend | $1.32 | -- |
| 2023-10-05 | Dividend | $1.32 | -- |
| 2023-07-06 | Dividend | $1.32 | -- |
| 2023-04-13 | Dividend | $1.32 | +4.76% |
| 2023-01-19 | Dividend | $1.26 | -- |
| 2022-10-06 | Dividend | $1.26 | -- |
| 2022-06-30 | Dividend | $1.26 | -- |
| 2022-04-07 | Dividend | $1.26 | +5.88% |
| 2022-01-13 | Dividend | $1.19 | -- |
| 2021-10-07 | Dividend | $1.19 | -- |
| 2021-07-01 | Dividend | $1.19 | -- |
| 2021-04-08 | Dividend | $1.19 | +8.18% |
| 2021-01-14 | Dividend | $1.10 | -- |
| 2020-10-08 | Dividend | $1.10 | -- |
| 2020-07-01 | Dividend | $1.10 | -- |
| 2020-04-08 | Dividend | $1.10 | +7.84% |
| 2020-01-16 | Dividend | $1.02 | -- |
| 2019-10-10 | Dividend | $1.02 | -- |
| 2019-07-03 | Dividend | $1.02 | -- |
| 2019-04-11 | Dividend | $1.02 | +9.68% |
| 2019-01-17 | Dividend | $0.93 | -- |
| 2018-10-04 | Dividend | $0.93 | -- |
| 2018-07-05 | Dividend | $0.93 | -- |
| 2018-04-12 | Dividend | $0.93 | +10.71% |
| 2018-01-18 | Dividend | $0.84 | -- |
| 2017-10-05 | Dividend | $0.84 | -- |
| 2017-07-05 | Dividend | $0.84 | -- |
| 2017-04-05 | Dividend | $0.84 | +10.53% |
| 2017-01-18 | Dividend | $0.76 | -- |
| 2016-10-05 | Dividend | $0.76 | -- |
| 2016-06-29 | Dividend | $0.76 | -- |
| 2016-04-06 | Dividend | $0.76 | +10.14% |
| 2016-01-13 | Dividend | $0.69 | -- |
| 2015-10-07 | Dividend | $0.69 | -- |
| 2015-06-30 | Dividend | $0.69 | -- |
| 2015-04-08 | Dividend | $0.69 | +11.29% |
| 2015-01-14 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2014-10-08 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2014-07-01 | Dividend | $0.62 | -- |
| 2014-04-09 | Dividend | $0.62 | +10.71% |
| 2014-01-15 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2013-10-09 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2013-07-02 | Dividend | $0.56 | -- |
| 2013-04-10 | Dividend | $0.56 | +9.80% |
| 2012-12-14 | Dividend | $0.51 | -- |
| 2012-10-03 | Dividend | $0.51 | -- |
| 2012-07-03 | Dividend | $0.51 | -- |
| 2012-04-11 | Dividend | $0.51 | +8.51% |
| 2012-01-18 | Dividend | $0.47 | -- |
| 2011-10-05 | Dividend | $0.47 | -- |
| 2011-06-29 | Dividend | $0.47 | -- |
| 2011-04-06 | Dividend | $0.47 | +11.90% |
| 2011-01-12 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2010-10-06 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2010-06-30 | Dividend | $0.42 | -- |
| 2010-04-07 | Dividend | $0.42 | +10.53% |
| 2010-01-13 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2009-10-07 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2009-06-30 | Dividend | $0.38 | -- |
| 2009-04-07 | Dividend | $0.38 | +8.57% |
| 2009-01-14 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2008-10-08 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2008-07-01 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2008-04-09 | Dividend | $0.35 | +20.69% |
| 2008-01-16 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2007-10-03 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2007-07-03 | Dividend | $0.29 | -- |
| 2007-04-11 | Dividend | $0.29 | +26.09% |
| 2007-01-17 | Dividend | $0.23 | -- |
| 2006-10-04 | Dividend | $0.23 | -- |
| 2006-07-05 | Dividend | $0.23 | -- |
| 2006-04-05 | Dividend | $0.23 | +15.00% |
| 2006-03-27 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2006-01-18 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2005-10-05 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2005-06-29 | Dividend | $0.40 | -- |
| 2005-04-05 | Dividend | $0.40 | +11.11% |
| 2005-01-12 | Dividend | $0.36 | -- |
| 2004-10-06 | Dividend | $0.36 | -- |
| 2004-06-30 | Dividend | $0.36 | -- |
| 2004-04-06 | Dividend | $0.36 | +12.50% |
| 2004-01-14 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2003-10-08 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2003-07-02 | Dividend | $0.32 | -- |
| 2003-04-09 | Dividend | $0.32 | +6.67% |
| 2003-01-15 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2002-10-09 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2002-07-02 | Dividend | $0.30 | -- |
| 2002-04-10 | Dividend | $0.30 | +7.14% |
| 2002-01-16 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2001-10-03 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2001-07-11 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2001-04-10 | Dividend | $0.28 | +7.69% |
| 2001-01-17 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2000-10-04 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2000-07-12 | Dividend | $0.26 | -- |
| 2000-04-05 | Dividend | $0.26 | +8.33% |
| 2000-01-12 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 1999-10-06 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 1999-07-14 | Dividend | $0.24 | -- |
| 1999-04-07 | Dividend | $0.24 | +118.18% |
| 1999-01-13 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 1998-10-07 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 1998-07-15 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 1998-04-07 | Dividend | $0.11 | +120.00% |
| 1998-04-03 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 1998-01-14 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1997-10-08 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1997-07-16 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1997-04-09 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1997-01-22 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1996-10-09 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1996-07-10 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 1996-04-10 | Dividend | $0.10 | +9.33% |
| 1996-01-17 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1995-10-11 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1995-07-12 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1995-04-10 | Dividend | $0.09 | +7.14% |
| 1995-01-09 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1994-10-07 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1994-07-11 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 1994-04-11 | Dividend | $0.09 | +16.67% |
| 1994-01-10 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1993-10-08 | Dividend | $0.08 | -98.33% |
| 1993-09-22 | Dividend | $4.50 | +8,900.00% |
| 1993-07-12 | Dividend | $0.05 | -99.26% |
| 1993-06-15 | Dividend | $6.75 | +13,400.00% |
| 1993-04-12 | Dividend | $0.05 | -99.33% |
| 1993-03-30 | Dividend | $7.50 | +14,900.00% |
| 1993-01-11 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-10-09 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-06-29 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-04-10 | Dividend | $0.05 | +60.00% |
| 1992-01-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1991-10-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1991-07-15 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1991-04-15 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1991-01-14 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1990-10-10 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1990-07-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1990-04-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1990-01-09 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1989-10-11 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1989-07-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1989-04-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1989-01-10 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1988-10-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1988-07-13 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1988-04-14 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
| 1988-01-12 | Dividend | $0.03 | -- |
GD Dividends vs. Peers
GD's dividend yield currently ranks #58 of 110 vs. its peers in the Air/Defense Services category.
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