General Dynamics (GD) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) posted EPS (Basic) of $4.29 for Q2 2026, up 13.5% from $3.78 a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 5, 2026, EPS (Basic) at General Dynamics was $16.61, up 9.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $15.65, up 13.3% from FY2024.
- Annual EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, General Dynamics' EPS (Basic) was $13.81 in FY2024 (+13.8%), $12.14 in FY2023 (-1.4%), $12.31 in FY2022 (+6.0%) and $11.61 in FY2021 (+5.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EPS (Basic) in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with growth averaging 13.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) in the past five years was Q1 2025, with growth of 26.5%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 6.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) for the three prior quarters was $4.16 (Q1 2026), $4.25 (Q4 2025) and $3.93 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.06 Bn | 284.06 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 2.28 |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.10 Bn | 225.31 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 1.58 |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.40 Bn | 55.10 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -0.67 |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 118.20 Bn | 104.92 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 7.98 |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.39 Bn | 87.99 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 1.34 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.92 Bn | 77.03 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 4.29 |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.84 Bn | 70.20 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 3.36 |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.73 Bn | 60.97 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 7.70 |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.60 Bn | 19.04 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 17.92 |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.79 Bn | 48.88 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.39 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 4.29 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 4.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.25 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.93 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 3.78 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.19 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.30 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.92 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.68 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.07 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 2.72 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.66 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.60 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.29 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 2.77 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.63 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.39 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 3.09 |
API Access
General Dynamics EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();