What If You Invested $1,000 in General Dynamics (GD)?
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General Dynamics
GD
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+420398.77% (4,205 times)
- Buy
- Sep 16, 1974
- $0.09
- Sell
- Jan 16, 2026
- $367.38
Buying GD at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $4,204,987.71.
Max drawdown
-81.56% (fell to 18% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 10, 1967
- $0.47
- Trough
- Sep 16, 1974
- $0.09
The worst decline for GD was -81.56% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+209640.90% (2,097 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1962
- $0.17
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $354.36
A $1,000 investment in GD at IPO would be worth $2,097,409.01 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is General Dynamics (GD) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- General Dynamics (GD) stock's all-time low was $0.09 on Sep 16, 1974. The all-time high was $367.38 on Jan 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Dynamics (GD) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying General Dynamics (GD) stock at the all-time low ($0.09 on Sep 16, 1974) and selling at the peak ($367.38 on Jan 16, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $4,204,987.71. Historical return: +420398.77% (4,205 times).
What are General Dynamics (GD)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for General Dynamics (GD) stock was Sep 16, 1974 (all-time low at $0.09). The best sell date was Jan 16, 2026 at $367.38. This investment would have returned +420398.77% (4,205 times).
What was General Dynamics (GD) stock's maximum drawdown?
- General Dynamics (GD) stock's worst decline was -81.56% (fell to 18% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $0.47 on Jul 10, 1967. Trough: $0.09 on Sep 16, 1974. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $184.44 at the trough.
What if you bought General Dynamics (GD) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in General Dynamics (GD) stock at IPO ($0.17 on Jan 2, 1962) would be worth $2,097,409.01 today. Historical return: +209640.90% (2,097 times). Current stock price: $354.36 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Dynamics (GD) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Dynamics (GD) stock 5 years ago ($157.26 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,253.34 today. Historical return: +125.33% (2.25 times). Current stock price: $354.36 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Dynamics (GD) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Dynamics (GD) stock 10 years ago ($107.62 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,292.76 today. Historical return: +229.28% (3.29 times). Current stock price: $354.36 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in General Dynamics (GD) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in General Dynamics (GD) stock 20 years ago ($41.48 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $8,543.69 today. Historical return: +754.37% (8.54 times). Current stock price: $354.36 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for GD. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.