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

General Dynamics (GD) posted FCF Margin of 11.68% for Q3 2026, down 19.34% sequentially from 14.48% in Q2 2026, and up 94.0% YoY from 6.02% in Q3 2025.

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

General Dynamics has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.68% in Q3 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 94.0% year-over-year to 11.68% in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 11.75% (up 354.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.53%, up 84.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 11.68% in Q3 2026 per GD's latest filing, from 14.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 19.45% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 4.07% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 8.51% and a median of 10.33% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin jumped 2085 bps in 2022, then sank 1724 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 1.61% in 2022, then surged by 374 bps to 7.64% in 2023, then soared by 77 bps to 13.53% in 2024, then tumbled by 51 bps to 6.62% in 2025, then jumped by 76 bps to 11.68% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 11.68%, 14.48%, and 6.62% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 358.52 Bn 349.17 Bn 6.95 Bn 21.90%
2 Rtx 287.21 Bn 278.91 Bn 9.91 Bn 11.65%
3 Boeing 170.11 Bn 150.08 Bn 2.41 Bn 2.57%
4 Lockheed Martin 131.49 Bn 127.70 Bn 2.45 Bn 14.54%
5 Howmet Aerospace 109.12 Bn 108.56 Bn 951.00 Mn 18.81%
6 General Dynamics 104.21 Bn 99.88 Bn 6.76 Bn 11.68%
7 Northrop Grumman 80.06 Bn 77.76 Bn 3.72 Bn 8.99%
8 TransDigm 67.85 Bn 65.08 Bn 1.63 Bn 23.71%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.31 Bn 48.79 Bn 1.50 Bn 13.11%
10 Axon Enterprise 49.43 Bn 48.76 Bn 546.45 Mn -0.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 5, 2026 11.68%
Apr 5, 2026 14.48%
Dec 31, 2025 6.62%
Sep 28, 2025 14.70%
Jun 29, 2025 10.74%
Mar 30, 2025 -2.37%
Dec 31, 2024 13.53%
Sep 29, 2024 10.41%
Jun 30, 2024 5.12%
Mar 31, 2024 -4.07%
Dec 31, 2023 7.64%
Oct 1, 2023 10.35%
Jul 2, 2023 5.11%
Apr 2, 2023 13.17%
Dec 31, 2022 1.61%
Oct 2, 2022 10.31%
Jul 3, 2022 4.73%
Apr 3, 2022 19.45%
Dec 31, 2021 12.60%
Oct 3, 2021 13.33%