General Dynamics Corporation
GD Industrials Aerospace & Defense
General Dynamics Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $52.6 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 8.07%, EPS grew 13.5%, free cash flow grew 17.6% and total debt fell 13.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Return on assets
General Dynamics Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.67%, up 0.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.44%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.23% (fiscal 2023) to 9.02% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 2.70% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.21%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.44% | 0.61 |
| FY2024 | 6.83% | 0.60 |
| FY2023 | 6.23% | (0.44) |
| FY2022 | 6.67% | 0.24 |
| FY2021 | 6.43% | 0.14 |
| FY2020 | 6.29% | (1.06) |
| FY2019 | 7.35% | (0.97) |
| FY2018 | 8.32% | (0.22) |
| FY2017 | 8.54% | 0.65 |
| FY2016 | 7.89% | (1.13) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare | 15.4% |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare | 10.4% |
| HEI Heico Corporation compare | 9.18% |
| HEI.A Heico Corporation compare | 9.18% |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation compare | 8.97% |
| TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare | 7.73% |
| GD General Dynamics Corporation | 7.67% |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare | 4.42% |
| BA The Boeing Company compare | 1.30% |
| Aerospace & Defense industry median | 2.70% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.21% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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