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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 121.61 | 172.43 | 143.87 | 152.44 | 100.55 | 144.50 | 200.65 | 202.35 | 247.36 | 239.20 |
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| High | 180.09 | 214.81 | 230.00 | 193.76 | 190.08 | 210.21 | 256.86 | 259.88 | 316.90 | 360.50 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 98,800 | 98,600 | 105,600 | 102,900 | 100,700 | 103,100 | 106,500 | 111,600 | 117,000 | 117,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 30,561 | 30,973 | 36,193 | 39,350 | 37,925 | 38,469 | 39,407 | 42,272 | 47,716 | 52,550 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 18.54 | 20.15 | 18.39 | 17.76 | 16.68 | 16.66 | 16.80 | 15.78 | 15.43 | 15.13 | |||||
| EBT | 3,656 | 4,077 | 4,085 | 4,202 | 3,738 | 3,873 | 4,036 | 3,984 | 4,540 | 5,103 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 11.96 | 13.16 | 11.29 | 10.68 | 9.86 | 10.07 | 10.24 | 9.42 | 9.51 | 9.71 | |||||
| Net income | 2,572 | 2,912 | 3,345 | 3,484 | 3,167 | 3,257 | 3,390 | 3,315 | 3,782 | 4,210 | |||||
| Depreciation | 453 | 441 | 763 | 829 | 878 | 890 | 884 | 863 | 886 | 924 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 100.30 | 103.53 | 122.58 | 136.50 | 132.18 | 137.18 | 143.14 | 154.76 | 174.24 | 195.30 | ||||
| Earnings | 9.70 | 9.73 | 11.33 | 12.09 | 11.04 | 11.61 | 12.31 | 12.14 | 13.81 | 15.65 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.10 | 12.96 | 10.66 | 10.34 | 13.45 | 15.23 | 16.63 | 17.24 | 15.02 | 19.03 | |||||
| Capex | (1.29) | (1.43) | (2.34) | (3.42) | (3.37) | (3.16) | (4.05) | (3.31) | (3.34) | (4.31) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 5.81 | 11.53 | 8.32 | 6.92 | 10.08 | 12.07 | 12.59 | 13.93 | 11.67 | 14.71 | |||||
| Book value | 33.81 | 38.22 | 39.73 | 48.49 | 54.58 | 62.91 | 67.44 | 77.98 | 80.56 | 95.22 | |||||
| Shares, m | 305 | 299 | 295 | 288 | 287 | 280 | 275 | 273 | 274 | 269 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 18.09 | 20.61 | 13.88 | 14.59 | 13.48 | 17.93 | 20.20 | 21.32 | 19.08 | 21.54 | ||||
| P/S | 1.75 | 1.94 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.52 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.51 | 1.72 | |||||
| P/B | 5.19 | 5.25 | 3.96 | 3.64 | 2.73 | 3.31 | 3.69 | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.54 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.80 | 1.97 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 1.97 | 1.84 | 1.66 | 1.83 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 31.06 | 17.69 | 23.54 | 31.03 | 18.29 | 20.20 | 22.42 | 20.49 | 24.79 | 24.32 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2,163 | 3,876 | 3,148 | 2,981 | 3,858 | 4,271 | 4,579 | 4,710 | 4,112 | 5,120 | ||||
| Capex | (392) | (428) | (690) | (987) | (967) | (887) | (1,114) | (904) | (916) | (1,161) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1,771 | 3,448 | 2,458 | 1,994 | 2,891 | 3,384 | 3,465 | 3,806 | 3,196 | 3,959 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 3,084 | 5,229 | 3,450 | 3,487 | 5,579 | 6,009 | 5,722 | 7,183 | 6,562 | 7,452 | ||||
| Total debt | 3,888 | 3,982 | 12,417 | 11,930 | 12,998 | 11,495 | 10,496 | 9,261 | 8,762 | 8,013 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,554 | 999 | 11,454 | 11,028 | 10,174 | 9,892 | 9,254 | 7,348 | 7,065 | 5,680 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 10,301 | 11,435 | 11,732 | 13,978 | 15,661 | 17,641 | 18,568 | 21,299 | 22,063 | 25,622 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 7.89 | 8.54 | 8.32 | 7.35 | 6.29 | 6.43 | 6.67 | 6.23 | 6.83 | 7.44 | ||||
| ROIC | 19.74 | 21.29 | 11.84 | 11.42 | 10.00 | 9.45 | 9.46 | 9.26 | 10.29 | 10.69 | |||||
| ROE | 24.45 | 26.79 | 28.88 | 27.10 | 21.37 | 19.56 | 18.72 | 16.63 | 17.44 | 17.66 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
General Dynamics Corporation vs peers in Aerospace & Defense (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA The Boeing Company | $148.4B | 71.3× | 468× | +7.96% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +417.59% (above 0%: growing) | 9.83% | 0.64% | Compare |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation | $117.2B | 18.7× | 17.5× | +10.51% (above 0%: growing) | +446.58% (above 0%: growing) | +2,044.67% (above 0%: growing) | 12.19% | 12.36% | Compare |
| GD General Dynamics Corporation | $89.3B | 20.0× | 20.8× | +8.07% (above 0%: growing) | +13.49% (above 0%: growing) | +17.57% (above 0%: growing) | 15.49% | 10.36% | |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. | $88.8B | 48.3× | 48.4× | +24.06% (above 0%: growing) | +31.68% (above 0%: growing) | +38.04% (above 0%: growing) | 37.34% | 27.92% | Compare |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation | $68.8B | 15.2× | 19.5× | +5.07% (above 0%: growing) | −5.75% (below 0%: shrinking) | +53.53% (above 0%: growing) | 19.50% | 10.08% | Compare |
| TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated | $60.2B | 33.6× | 35.3× | +22.53% (above 0%: growing) | +10.86% (above 0%: growing) | +13.44% (above 0%: growing) | 59.39% | 44.76% | Compare |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc | $44.1B | 23.8× | 26.5× | +8.39% (above 0%: growing) | +28.57% (above 0%: growing) | +37.43% (above 0%: growing) | 25.54% | 11.12% | Compare |
| RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation | $40.9B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +61.99% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −99.66% (below 0%: shrinking) | 36.13% | (24.57%) | Compare |
| HEI Heico Corporation | $35.1B | 49.0× | 55.0× | +23.13% (above 0%: growing) | +33.07% (above 0%: growing) | +47.74% (above 0%: growing) | 41.12% | 25.14% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $64.5B | 33.6× | 35.3× | +16.52% | +30.13% | +42.89% | 30.84% | 11.74% |
GD metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
General Dynamics Corporation (GD) key facts
- Strength: General Dynamics Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $52.6 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2024.
- General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is an Aerospace & Defense company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, GD traded at $331.27, a market capitalization of $89.3 billion.
- General Dynamics Corporation pays an annual dividend of $6.27 per share, a yield of 1.89%, with a payout ratio of 38.3%.
- Return on equity was 17.7% and debt-to-equity 0.28.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.18 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.