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General Dynamics Corporation
GD · General Dynamics Corporation · Industrials
Up next day
7/12
58%
Fell despite growth
3/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±1.4%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+0.3%
avg over 8 beats
Biggest single move
+2.3%
'25.3 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 4 of 8 beats (50%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +0.3% on a beat, +0.7% on a miss
vs Industrials sector avg (197 peers)
This
+0.4%
Sector
+0.5%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock reacts more to guidance & expectations than the reported number
Moved opposite to results 7 of last 12 times (58%)
4xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
3xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 28Before open
'26.7 expectedEst. EPS $4.14
Quarter ended 4/2026
Reported 2026-04-29
Next-day move
+1.6%
After 5 days +2.5%
vs Consensus$3.69→$4.10+11.0% beat
EPS
$4.10
YoY +12%
Revenue
$13.5B
YoY +10%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$4.10YoY +12%
'23.7'26.4
Revenue$13.5BYoY +10%
'23.7'26.4
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
7x58%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
2x17%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
3x25%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 7 of 12q (58%)
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