General Dynamics (GD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) recorded EBT Margin of 10.20% in Q3 2026, up 0.35 percentage points from 9.86% a year earlier and up 0.22 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 10.02% as of Oct 4, 2026, up 0.17 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).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 9.98% (Q2 2026), 10.16% (Q1 2026) and 9.73% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 27.54% |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 19.87% |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.22% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -0.51% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.20% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 26.67% |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 20.08% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.67% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 19.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 10.20% |
| 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% |
API Access
General Dynamics EBT 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
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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();