General Dynamics Corporation GD SPX
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support, customer support and custom completion services, modifications, upgrades, and lifecycle sustainment support services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, energetics and munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, and armored vehicles; and offers modernization programs, support and sustainment services, and development programs. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud services, cybersecurity, network modernization, artificial intelligence; machine learning; application development, high-performance computing, and 5G and advanced communications services; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
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PROS
- Compounding revenue at 10.1% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
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Peer comparison
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2013 | Mar 2014 | Jun 2014 | Sep 2014 | Apr 2015 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Apr 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Sep 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.58B | 7.54B | 9.19B | 9.09B | 9.26B | 9.55B | 9.76B | 8.75B | 9.26B | 9.43B | 9.39B | 9.22B | 9.57B | 9.39B | 9.19B | 9.97B | 9.88B | 10.15B | 10.57B | 10.73B | 11.98B | - | 12.22B | 13.04B | 12.91B | 14.38B | 13.48B | 13.48B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.33B | 11.09B | 10.94B | 12.24B | 11.34B | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.89B | 1.95B | 1.97B | 2.14B | 2.14B | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 625.00M | 644.00M | 637.00M | 689.00M | 723.00M | - |
| Operating Income | 961.00M | 874.00M | 949.00M | 999.00M | 1.03B | 1.08B | 1.03B | 924.00M | 1.03B | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.07B | 1.06B | 1.01B | 1.09B | 1.14B | 1.01B | 1.09B | 1.22B | 934.00M | 834.00M | 1.07B | 938.00M | 959.00M | 1.08B | 908.00M | 978.00M | 1.10B | 938.00M | 962.00M | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.16B | - | 1.27B | 1.30B | 1.33B | 1.45B | 1.42B | 1.42B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.49B | 1.53B | 1.56B | 1.85B | 1.65B | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.20B | 1.23B | 1.27B | 1.40B | 1.37B | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206.00M | 218.00M | 213.00M | 256.00M | 244.00M | - |
| Net Income | 651.00M | 595.00M | 541.00M | 696.00M | 716.00M | 752.00M | 733.00M | 641.00M | 714.00M | 647.00M | 763.00M | 749.00M | 764.00M | 799.00M | 786.00M | 851.00M | 745.00M | 806.00M | 913.00M | 706.00M | 625.00M | 834.00M | 708.00M | 737.00M | 860.00M | 730.00M | 766.00M | 902.00M | 730.00M | 744.00M | 836.00M | 799.00M | 905.00M | - | 994.00M | 1.01B | 1.06B | 1.14B | 1.12B | 1.12B |
| Diluted EPS | 1.84 | 1.71 | 1.58 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.04 | 2.44 | 2.09 | 2.48 | - | 2.52 | - | - | 2.85 | - | - | 3.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.66 | 3.74 | 3.88 | 4.17 | 4.10 | - |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.56B | 30.97B | 36.19B | 39.35B | 37.92B | 38.47B | 39.41B | 42.27B | 47.72B | 52.55B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.78B | 35.60B | 40.35B | 44.60B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.62B | 6.67B | 7.36B | 7.95B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.41B | 2.43B | 2.57B | 2.60B |
| Operating Income | 3.11B | 3.65B | 3.67B | 3.94B | 3.83B | 765.00M | 3.69B | 3.89B | 4.29B | 3.74B | 4.24B | 4.39B | 4.57B | 4.13B | 4.16B | 4.21B | 4.25B | 4.80B | 5.36B |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.31B | 5.25B | 5.82B | 6.43B |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 391.00M | 399.00M | 393.00M | 402.00M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.04B | 3.98B | 4.54B | 5.10B |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 646.00M | 669.00M | 758.00M | 893.00M |
| Net Income | 2.07B | 2.46B | 2.39B | 2.62B | 2.53B | -332.00M | 2.36B | 2.53B | 3.04B | 2.57B | 2.91B | 3.35B | 3.48B | 3.17B | 3.26B | 3.39B | 3.31B | 3.78B | 4.21B |
| Diluted EPS | 5.08 | 6.17 | 6.17 | 6.81 | 6.87 | -0.94 | 6.67 | 7.42 | 9.29 | 8.29 | 9.56 | 11.18 | 11.98 | 11.00 | 11.55 | 12.19 | 12.02 | 13.63 | 15.45 |
| R&D Expense | - | 686.00M | 925.00M | 1.20B | 1.54B | 1.61B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 10.07% |
| 1 Year: | 10.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 7.49% |
| 1 Year: | 12.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +26.82% |
| 6 Months: | +2.58% |
| 3 Months: | -2.41% |
| 1 Month: | +2.39% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 28.37B | 31.08B | 32.55B | 34.88B | 34.31B | 35.47B | 35.34B | 32.54B | 33.17B | 35.05B | 45.89B | 49.35B | 51.31B | 50.07B | 51.59B | 54.81B | 55.88B | 57.25B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21.06B | 23.61B | 24.39B | 24.25B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.60B | 2.89B | 1.62B | 2.26B | 2.61B | 2.65B | 3.30B | 5.30B | 4.39B | 2.79B | 2.33B | 2.98B | 963.00M | 902.00M | 2.82B | 1.60B | 1.24B | 1.91B | 1.70B | 2.33B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.32B | 8.58B | 9.72B | 9.23B |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.01B | 3.00B | 2.98B | 2.41B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.02B | 33.51B | 33.82B | 31.63B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 10.36B | 10.37B | 11.18B | 11.14B | 11.62B | 12.26B | 13.75B | 12.45B | 13.45B | 13.10B | 14.74B | 16.80B | 15.96B | 13.98B | 15.34B | 16.43B | 17.82B | 16.80B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 3.11B | 3.16B | 2.43B | 3.91B | 3.91B | 3.91B | 3.39B | 2.90B | 2.99B | 3.98B | 11.44B | 9.01B | 9.99B | 10.49B | 9.24B | 8.75B | 7.26B | 7.01B |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.11B | 11.08B | 10.68B | 9.79B |
| Total Equity | 9.83B | 11.77B | 10.05B | 12.42B | 13.32B | 13.23B | 11.39B | 14.50B | 11.83B | 10.44B | 10.30B | 11.80B | 12.11B | 13.98B | 15.66B | 17.64B | 18.57B | 21.30B | 22.06B | 25.62B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 274.41M | 481.88M | 481.88M | 270.39M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.95B | 3.12B | 2.85B | 2.99B | 3.24B | 2.61B | 3.11B | 3.73B | 2.50B | - | 3.88B | 3.15B | 2.98B | 3.86B | - | 4.58B | 4.71B | 4.11B | 5.12B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -875.00M | -3.66B | -1.39B | -408.00M | -1.97B | -642.00M | -363.00M | -1.10B | 200.00M | - | -788.00M | -10.23B | -994.00M | -974.00M | - | -1.49B | -941.00M | -953.00M | -1.28B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -786.00M | -718.00M | -806.00M | -2.23B | -1.20B | -1.38B | -725.00M | -3.58B | -4.26B | - | -2.40B | 5.09B | -2.00B | -903.00M | - | -3.47B | -3.09B | -3.37B | -3.19B |
| Capital Expenditure | -474.00M | -490.00M | -385.00M | -370.00M | -458.00M | -436.00M | -436.00M | -521.00M | -569.00M | -392.00M | -428.00M | -690.00M | -987.00M | -967.00M | - | -1.11B | -904.00M | -916.00M | -1.16B |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.48B | 2.63B | 2.47B | 2.62B | 2.78B | 2.17B | 2.67B | 3.21B | 1.93B | - | 3.45B | 2.46B | 1.99B | 2.89B | - | 3.46B | 3.81B | 3.20B | 3.96B |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -361.00M | 671.00M | -216.00M | 636.00M |
| Share Buybacks | 505.00M | 1.52B | 209.00M | 1.19B | 1.47B | 602.00M | 740.00M | 3.38B | 3.23B | 2.00B | 1.56B | 1.77B | 231.00M | 587.00M | 1.83B | 1.23B | 434.00M | 1.50B | 637.00M |
| Dividends Paid | 445.00M | 533.00M | 577.00M | 631.00M | 673.00M | 893.00M | 591.00M | 822.00M | 873.00M | 911.00M | 986.00M | 1.07B | 1.15B | 1.24B | 1.31B | 1.37B | 1.43B | 1.53B | 1.59B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.8% | 15.8% | 15.4% | 15.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.3% | 13.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4% | 9.4% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 8.0% |
| ROE % | 17.6% | 24.5% | 19.3% | 19.7% | 19.1% | -2.9% | 16.3% | 21.4% | 29.1% | 25.0% | 24.7% | 27.6% | 24.9% | 20.2% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 16.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 20.3% | 17.7% | 18.5% | 16.1% | 3.4% | 15.9% | 18.0% | 21.4% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 14.1% | 14.0% | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview Asset Management, LLC | 10.01% | 27.06M | $9.39B |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 6.88% | 18.60M | $6.45B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 5.97% | 16.14M | $5.60B |
| 4 | Newport Trust Company, LLC | 5.02% | 13.57M | $4.71B |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 4.23% | 11.44M | $3.97B |
| 6 | Bank of America Corporation | 3.01% | 8.13M | $2.82B |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.34% | 6.32M | $2.19B |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.32% | 6.27M | $2.17B |
| 9 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 2.11% | 5.70M | $1.98B |
| 10 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.99% | 5.39M | $1.87B |
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