General Dynamics GD
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General Dynamics (GD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics (GD) posted EBT Margin of 9.98% for Q3 2026, down 1.69% sequentially from 10.16% in Q2 2026, and up 54.0% YoY from 6.48% in Q3 2025.

General Dynamics (GD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Dynamics has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 9.98% in Q3 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 54.0% year-over-year to 9.98% in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 9.93% (up 15.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 9.71%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin retreated to 9.98% in Q3 2026 per GD's latest filing, from 10.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 11.16% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 8.73% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 9.74% and a median of 9.77% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin plunged 132 bps in 2023, then surged 80 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 11.16% in 2022, then fell by 6 bps to 10.52% in 2023, then fell by 2 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then dropped by 5 bps to 9.73% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 9.98% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 9.98%, 10.16%, and 9.73% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 358.52 Bn 349.17 Bn 6.95 Bn 20.98%
2 Rtx 287.21 Bn 278.91 Bn 9.91 Bn 11.10%
3 Boeing 170.11 Bn 150.08 Bn 2.41 Bn -1.49%
4 Lockheed Martin 131.49 Bn 127.70 Bn 2.45 Bn 10.86%
5 Howmet Aerospace 109.12 Bn 108.56 Bn 951.00 Mn 25.48%
6 General Dynamics 104.21 Bn 99.88 Bn 6.76 Bn 9.98%
7 Northrop Grumman 80.06 Bn 77.76 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.74%
8 TransDigm 67.85 Bn 65.08 Bn 1.63 Bn 26.01%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.31 Bn 48.79 Bn 1.50 Bn 12.07%
10 Axon Enterprise 49.43 Bn 48.76 Bn 546.45 Mn 3.61%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%