GD vs NOC

General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, both Industrials

General Dynamics is the larger company at $95B against $74B. Over the past year GD returned +23% against -5.2% for NOC. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts GD ahead, 9/10 against 8/10.

General Dynamics and Northrop Grummancompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureGDNOC
Last close$382$550
Market cap$95B$74B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a17.5
Dividend yieldn/a1.6%
1-year return+23%-5.2%
5-year return+116%+64%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–109/108/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

General Dynamics

Revenue of $13B in Q1 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Nuclear Powered Submarines, 24% of the disclosed total.

Northrop Grumman

Revenue of $11B in Q2 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is United States, 80% of the disclosed total.

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