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

General Dynamics (GD) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.21 for Q2 2026, up 115.71% on a YoY basis from 0.1 in Q2 2025, and down 52.06% sequentially from 0.43 in Q4 2025.

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

General Dynamics (GD) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.21 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 115.71% year-over-year to 0.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.26 (down 45.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.4, down 15.52% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.21 in Q2 2026, from 0.43 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.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.32 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 739.37% in 2022 and slumped 411.52% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing GD's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 2.15 in 2022, then plunged by 82.68% to 0.37 in 2023, then plunged by 36.14% to 0.24 in 2024, then surged by 82.09% to 0.43 in 2025, then tumbled by 52.06% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GD's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.21 in Q2 2026, 0.43 in Q4 2025, and 0.21 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Cae 5,697,680.75 Bn 5,697,680.75 Bn 230.83 Mn -
2 General Electric 362.11 Bn 352.99 Bn -3.10 Bn 0.17
3 Rtx 281.55 Bn 276.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 0.65
4 Boeing 164.90 Bn 143.99 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.06
5 Lockheed Martin 130.94 Bn 129.05 Bn 2.45 Bn 0.27
6 Howmet Aerospace 115.17 Bn 112.74 Bn 854.00 Mn 0.11
7 General Dynamics 103.20 Bn 99.50 Bn 9.09 Bn 0.21
8 Northrop Grumman 75.75 Bn 73.44 Bn 3.72 Bn 0.36
9 TransDigm 70.66 Bn 66.79 Bn 1.51 Bn -
10 L3Harris Technologies 55.90 Bn 55.90 Bn 1.40 Bn -1.23

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 5, 2026 0.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.43
Sep 28, 2025 0.21
Jun 29, 2025 0.29
Mar 30, 2025 -1.32
Dec 31, 2024 0.24
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
Jul 4, 2021 0.36