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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.
- Revenue
- +12.9%
- EPS
- +15.8%
- Free cash flow
- −35.2%
- Total debt
- −12.5%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Return on equity
General Dynamics Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 18.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (17.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.6% (fiscal 2023) to 28.9% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 4.44% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.7% | 0.22 |
| FY2024 | 17.4% | 0.81 |
| FY2023 | 16.6% | (2.09) |
| FY2022 | 18.7% | (0.84) |
| FY2021 | 19.6% | (1.81) |
| FY2020 | 21.4% | (5.73) |
| FY2019 | 27.1% | (1.78) |
| FY2018 | 28.9% | 2.09 |
| FY2017 | 26.8% | 2.34 |
| FY2016 | 24.5% | (2.46) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare | 80.2% |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare | 37.8% |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation compare | 26.1% |
| HEI Heico Corporation compare | 18.4% |
| GD General Dynamics Corporation | 18.0% |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare | 10.1% |
| HONA Honeywell Aerospace inc. compare | 0.00% |
| TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare | −25.8% |
| BA The Boeing Company compare | −858.5% |
| Aerospace & Defense industry median | 4.44% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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