General Dynamics GD
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

General Dynamics (GD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics' (GD) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 in Q3 2026, down 9.23% year-over-year from 0.29 in Q3 2025, and up 25.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

General Dynamics has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.26 for Q3 2026.

  • In Q3 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 9.23% year-over-year to 0.26; the TTM figure through Jul 2026 stood at 0.25 (down 32.95% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.4, down 15.52% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.26 for Q3 2026 at General Dynamics, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.15 in Q4 2022 to a low of 1.32 in Q1 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.31, with a median of 0.3 recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 739.37% in 2022 and tumbled 411.52% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 2.15 in 2022, then plunged by 82.89% to 0.37 in 2023, then tumbled by 41.39% to 0.22 in 2024, then soared by 94.96% to 0.42 in 2025, then plunged by 37.97% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.26 in Q3 2026, 0.21 in Q2 2026, and 0.42 in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Lockheed Martin 122.01 Bn 118.22 Bn 2.45 Bn 0.27
2 General Dynamics 95.71 Bn 91.37 Bn 6.76 Bn 0.26
3 Motorola Solutions 76.80 Bn 76.09 Bn 1.68 Bn 0.49
4 Northrop Grumman 73.72 Bn 71.41 Bn 3.72 Bn 0.36
5 L3Harris Technologies 46.24 Bn 44.72 Bn 1.50 Bn 0.30
6 Elbit Systems 33.11 Bn 32.15 Bn 579.01 Mn 0.20
7 Teledyne Technologies 27.62 Bn 27.28 Bn 738.10 Mn -
8 Curtiss Wright 20.67 Bn 20.19 Bn 364.09 Mn -
9 Leidos Holdings 16.32 Bn 15.57 Bn 817.00 Mn 0.07
10 Caci International 13.78 Bn 13.59 Bn 913.55 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 5, 2026 0.26
Apr 5, 2026 0.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 28, 2025 0.21
Jun 29, 2025 0.29
Mar 30, 2025 -1.32
Dec 31, 2024 0.22
Sep 29, 2024 0.32
Jun 30, 2024 0.63
Mar 31, 2024 -0.83
Dec 31, 2023 0.37
Oct 1, 2023 0.33
Jul 2, 2023 0.69
Apr 2, 2023 0.27
Dec 31, 2022 2.15
Oct 2, 2022 0.34
Jul 3, 2022 0.80
Apr 3, 2022 0.18
Dec 31, 2021 0.26
Oct 3, 2021 0.26