General Dynamics (MEX:GD) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.90% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is General Dynamics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. General Dynamics's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.90%.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Dynamics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:GD' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.8 Med: 1.25 Max: 9.4
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, General Dynamics's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 9.40%. The lowest was -16.80%. And the median was 1.25%.

MEX:GD's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
88.67% of 203 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: -2.6 vs MEX:GD: 0.90

Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

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

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

General Dynamics's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

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

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General Dynamics 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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General Dynamics (MEX:GD) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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General Dynamics Business Description

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Address

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

Website

https://www.gd.com

General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments are aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment manufactures 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.