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General Dynamics financials

Yes. General Dynamics earned 4.66B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 8.2% of its revenue. It made a profit in 38 of its 41 fiscal years since 1985. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2012.

Revenue (TTM)
56.52B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.66B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.78B USD
Cash and short-term investments
4.39B USD
Total debt
9.03B USD
Shareholders' equity
27.29B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 4 Oct 2026.

General Dynamics earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
4.53 USD
Revenue estimate
14.77B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS4.49Beat +9.0%Revenue14.57BBeat +6.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q1 FY20284.73——+8.29%14.85B——+5.24%
Q4 FY20275.11——+12.79%15.81B——+7.07%
Q1 FY20274.37——+6.63%14.11B——+4.65%
Q4 FY20264.53——+8.63%14.77B——+2.70%
Q3 FY20264.124.49+8.98%+15.72%13.72B14.57B+6.18%+12.85%
Q2 FY20263.964.24+7.07%+13.37%13.52B14.09B+4.23%+8.07%
Q1 FY20263.674.10+11.72%+12.02%12.70B13.48B+6.14%+10.29%
Q4 FY20254.114.17+1.46%+0.48%13.80B14.38B+4.16%+7.80%
Q3 FY20253.703.88+4.86%+15.82%12.50B12.91B+3.30%+10.59%
Q2 FY20253.553.74+5.35%+14.72%12.39B13.04B+5.29%+8.89%

General Dynamics growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
56.52B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.66B USD
Gross margin
15.42%
Operating margin
10.37%
Net margin
8.24%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202552.55B+10.13%4.21B+11.32%15.13%10.19%8.01%6.34B+8.97%
FY202447.72B+12.88%3.78B+14.09%15.43%10.05%7.93%5.82B+10.92%
FY202342.27B+7.27%3.32B-2.21%15.78%10.04%7.84%5.25B-1.22%
FY202239.41B+2.44%3.39B+4.08%16.80%10.69%8.60%5.31B+2.25%
FY202138.47B+1.43%3.26B+2.84%16.66%10.82%8.47%5.19B+1.74%

How General Dynamics makes its money

Marine Systems16.72B 31.8%
Technologies13.47B 25.6%
Aerospace13.11B 24.9%
Combat Systems9.25B 17.6%
Revenue52.55B 100.0%
Cost of revenue44.60B 84.9%
Gross profit7.95B 15.1%
Research and development486.00M 0.9%
Selling and administration2.53B 4.8%
Operating income5.36B 10.2%
Tax893.00M 1.7%
Other expense253.00M 0.5%
Net income4.21B 8.0%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

General Dynamics revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Marine Systems: 31.8%Technologies: 25.6%Aerospace: 24.9%Combat Systems: 17.6%31.8%Marine Systems25.6%Technologies24.9%Aerospace17.6%Combat Systems
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Marine Systems16.72B31.8%+16.6%
Technologies13.47B25.6%+2.6%
Aerospace13.11B24.9%+16.5%
Combat Systems9.25B17.6%+2.8%

By region

FY2025
North America: 47.2%United States: 44.6%Europe: 3.6%Other Africa Middle East: 2.1%Asia Pacific: 2.1%South America: 0.4%47.2%North America44.6%United States3.6%Europe2.1%Other Africa Middle East2.1%Asia Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
North America45.81B47.2%+8.3%
United States43.31B44.6%—
Europe3.54B3.6%+12.0%
Other Africa Middle East2.02B2.1%+19.9%
Asia Pacific2.00B2.1%+29.4%
South America432.00M0.4%+47.9%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20255.12B3.96B
FY20244.11B3.20B
FY20234.71B3.81B
FY20224.58B3.47B
FY20214.27B3.38B
FY20203.86B2.89B
FY20192.98B1.99B
FY20183.15B2.46B
FY20173.88B3.45B
FY20162.20B1.81B

General Dynamics financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
4.39B USD
Total debt
9.03B USD
Net cash
-4.64B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
5.78B USD
Current ratio
1.43
Debt to equity
0.33
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.28

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20252.33B9.79B3.96B
FY20241.70B10.68B3.20B
FY20231.91B11.08B3.81B
FY20221.24B12.11B3.47B
FY20211.60B13.18B3.38B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202557.25B31.63B25.62B
FY202455.88B33.82B22.06B
FY202354.81B33.51B21.30B
FY202251.59B33.02B18.57B
FY202150.07B32.43B17.64B
FY202051.31B35.65B15.66B
FY201948.84B35.26B13.58B
FY201845.41B33.68B11.73B
FY201734.99B23.56B11.44B
FY201632.87B21.90B10.98B

General Dynamics valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
21.04
Forward P/E (FY2026)
20.96
Price to sales (TTM)
1.73
Price to book
3.59
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
14.90

Capital structure

Market capitalization
98.00B USD
+
Total debt
9.03B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
4.39B USD
=
Enterprise value
102.64B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)17.61————
FY2027 (est.)19.1917.61———
FY2026 (est.)20.9619.19———
Now (TTM)21.0419.401.733.5914.90
FY202521.5319.461.733.5515.51
FY202419.0817.111.533.3114.11
FY202321.3919.141.683.3315.27
FY202220.1620.481.733.6814.91
FY202117.9615.951.523.3113.48

General Dynamics against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Howmet Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, The Boeing, TransDigm Group, and L3Harris Technologies, the US Aerospace & Defense companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median21.0
    16.524.3
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years15.1%
    15.1%16.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 22.8%
  • Operating marginAt its median10.2%
    10.0%10.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 10.3%
  • Net marginAt its median8.0%
    7.8%8.6%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 8.7%
  • Return on equityBelow its median16.4%
    15.6%18.5%
    Against its peers: 5 of 6Peers' median 28.2%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median7.5%
    6.7%9.0%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 10.7%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median10.1%
    1.4%12.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median 8.4%
  • EPS growthHighest in 5 years13.4%
    -1.4%13.4%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 8.4%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years1.54×
    1.54×2.54×
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 2.87×
  • Current ratioHighest in 5 years1.44
    1.371.44
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 1.19

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

General Dynamics dividends

Annual dividend
6.36 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.75%
Payout ratio
36.37%
Years of dividend growth
35
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
1.59 USD
Last ex-dividend date
9 Oct 2026
Last payment date
13 Nov 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share5.925.585.224.974.674.323.993.633.282.97

General Dynamics ownership

Institutions
87.45%
Institutional holders
2,280 (-1)
Free float
94.04%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 87.4% Others 12.6%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 254.12M shares ·94.0% Closely held 16.10M shares ·6.0%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202602165.80K299.02K
Q3 2026012344.37K655.30K
Q2 20260583.06K154.11K
Q1 202606471.24K188.07K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025269.90M272.43M-1.82%
FY2024277.48M277.49M+0.64%
FY2023273.14M275.73M-0.88%
FY2022275.31M278.17M-1.36%
FY2021280.43M282.02M-2.05%

Common questions about General Dynamics's financials

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings