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

General Dynamics recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 10.16% in Q2 2026, up 4.37% quarter-over-quarter from 9.73% in Q4 2025, and up 34.0% year-over-year from 7.58% in Q2 2025.

General Dynamics' EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.16% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 34.0% year-over-year to 10.16%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 9.8% (up 10.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.71%, up 20.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 10.16% for Q2 2026 at General Dynamics, up from 9.73% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 11.16% in Q4 2022 to a low of 8.73% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 9.72% and a median of 9.73% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin tumbled 132 bps in 2023 and jumped 80 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • General Dynamics' EBT Margin stood at 11.16% in 2022, then declined by 6 bps to 10.52% in 2023, then declined by 2 bps to 10.26% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 9.73% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 10.16% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 10.16%, 9.73%, and 9.86% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 17.74%
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 11.42%
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn 0.12%
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 9.84%
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 30.61%
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 10.16%
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn -23.37%
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 10.42%
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 27.52%
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn 9.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jul 4, 2021 9.56%
Apr 4, 2021 9.00%
Dec 31, 2020 11.31%
Sep 27, 2020 10.37%
Jun 28, 2020 7.85%
Mar 29, 2020 9.69%
Dec 31, 2019 11.27%
Sep 29, 2019 11.17%
Jun 30, 2019 10.29%
Mar 31, 2019 9.88%
Dec 31, 2018 10.91%
Sep 30, 2018 11.25%
Jul 1, 2018 10.56%
Apr 1, 2018 12.74%
Dec 31, 2017 12.18%
Oct 1, 2017 13.55%
Jul 2, 2017 22.12%
Apr 2, 2017 13.57%
Dec 31, 2016 3.40%
Oct 2, 2016 20.93%
Jul 3, 2016 20.33%
Apr 3, 2016 31.51%
Dec 31, 2015 9.46%
Oct 4, 2015 35.23%
Jul 5, 2015 13.46%
Apr 5, 2015 35.38%
Dec 31, 2014 -35.71%
Sep 28, 2014 34.45%
Jun 29, 2014 12.38%
Mar 30, 2014 30.17%
Dec 31, 2013 11.25%
Sep 29, 2013 19.84%
Jun 30, 2013 19.49%
Mar 31, 2013 11.13%
Dec 31, 2012 -20.37%
Sep 30, 2012 10.88%
Jul 1, 2012 11.71%
Apr 1, 2012 10.83%
Dec 31, 2011 -7.41%
Oct 2, 2011 12.12%
Jul 3, 2011 12.17%
Apr 3, 2011 11.49%
Dec 31, 2010 -48.69%
Oct 3, 2010 11.58%
Jul 4, 2010 17.45%
Apr 4, 2010 11.28%
Dec 31, 2009 5.88%
Oct 4, 2009 15.97%
Jul 5, 2009 16.20%
Apr 5, 2009 34.54%