General Dynamics (CHIX:GDXD) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 11.20% (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is General Dynamics 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

General Dynamics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €3.94.

During the past 12 months, General Dynamics's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -25.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of General Dynamics was 27.80% per year. The lowest was -36.40% per year. And the median was 5.70% per year.

Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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General Dynamics's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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General Dynamics 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

General Dynamics (CHIX:GDXd) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

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General Dynamics Business Description

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Address

11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technology. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment builds and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.