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General Dynamics Corporation GD

Industrials  —  Aerospace & Defense
336.72 0.43 0.13% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$91.2B
P/E
20.3×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Aristocrat Revenue Champion (5y)
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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Return on invested capital

General Dynamics Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 11.8%, up 1.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.26% (fiscal 2023) to 23.7% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 1.56% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.44%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 10.7% 0.40
FY2024 10.3% 1.03
FY2023 9.26% (0.20)
FY2022 9.46% 0.01
FY2021 9.45% (0.55)
FY2020 10.0% (1.42)
FY2019 11.4% (0.42)
FY2018 11.8% (9.45)
FY2017 21.3% 1.55
FY2016 19.7% (3.91)

Against its own ten years

Low 9.26% High 23.7%
Ten-year median 10.7%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 22.4%
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare 16.9%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare 14.3%
GD General Dynamics Corporation 11.8%
HEI Heico Corporation compare 10.6%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation compare 9.58%
BA The Boeing Company compare 8.99%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 5.12%
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation compare −11.5%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 1.56%
Industrials sector median 2.44%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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