General Dynamics (GD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) recorded EBT Margin of 9.98% in Q2 2026, up 0.54 percentage points from 9.45% a year earlier but down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, General Dynamics' EBT Margin came in at 9.93% as of Jul 5, 2026, up 0.15 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 9.71%, up 0.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin has a five-year change of -0.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT Margin came in at 9.51% in FY2024 (+0.09 pp), 9.42% in FY2023 (-0.82 pp), 10.24% in FY2022 (+0.17 pp) and 10.07% in FY2021 (+0.21 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has ranged from 8.73% in Q2 2023 to 11.16% in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.21 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 0.80 percentage points in Q1 2025, against a drop of 1.32 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.16% (Q1 2026), 9.73% (Q4 2025) and 9.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.06 Bn | 284.06 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 20.98% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.10 Bn | 225.31 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.10% |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.40 Bn | 55.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -1.49% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 118.20 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.86% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.39 Bn | 87.99 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 25.48% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.92 Bn | 77.03 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 9.98% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.84 Bn | 70.20 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 23.68% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.73 Bn | 60.97 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.74% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.60 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 77.47% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.79 Bn | 48.88 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 26.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 9.98% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.73% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 9.86% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.45% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.26% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 9.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.52% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 9.37% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 8.73% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 8.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.16% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 10.56% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.04% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.00% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 10.61% |
API Access
General Dynamics EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();