General Dynamics (GD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) recorded EBIT Margin of 10.36% in Q2 2026, up 0.35 percentage points from 10.01% a year earlier but down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, General Dynamics' EBIT Margin came in at 10.32% as of Jul 5, 2026, up 0.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.19%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of -0.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBIT Margin came in at 10.05% in FY2024 (+0.01 pp), 10.04% in FY2023 (-0.64 pp), 10.69% in FY2022 (-0.14 pp) and 10.82% in FY2021 (-0.08 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has ranged from 9.48% in Q2 2023 to 11.52% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.12 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 0.72 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 1.17 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.53% (Q1 2026), 10.10% (Q4 2025) and 10.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.06 Bn | 284.06 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.10 Bn | 225.31 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.40 Bn | 55.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 118.20 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.39 Bn | 87.99 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.92 Bn | 77.03 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.84 Bn | 70.20 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.73 Bn | 60.97 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.60 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.79 Bn | 48.88 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 44.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 10.36% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.10% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.31% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 10.00% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.31% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 11.01% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.64% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.29% |
API Access
General Dynamics EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();