General Dynamics (GD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' (GD) Debt Ratio was 0.12 for Q2 2026, down 17.9% from 0.15 a year earlier and down 8.0% from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at General Dynamics was 0.14, down 10.7% from FY2024.
- Debt Ratio has declined for five consecutive years.
- By year, Debt Ratio came in at 0.16 in FY2024 (-7.2%), 0.17 in FY2023 (-17.0%), 0.20 in FY2022 (-11.4%) and 0.23 in FY2021 (-9.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Debt Ratio has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 10.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Debt Ratio in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 1.3%); the low point was Q3 2023 (a decline of 23.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.14 (Q4 2025) and 0.14 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 311.51 Bn | 265.28 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 0.15 |
| 2 | Rtx | 260.81 Bn | 232.28 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 0.21 |
| 3 | Boeing | 150.42 Bn | 57.11 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.28 |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 126.49 Bn | 113.21 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 0.33 |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 93.01 Bn | 80.13 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 0.12 |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 84.65 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 76.78 Bn | 73.13 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.47 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 75.94 Bn | 65.19 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 0.28 |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.59 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 0.44 |
| 10 | TransDigm | 65.48 Bn | 53.49 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 1.25 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.23 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.27 |
API Access
General Dynamics Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "GD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();