General Dynamics (GD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) reported Free Cash Flow of $1.23 billion for Q3 2026, down 35.2% from $1.9 billion a year earlier and down 25.3% from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Oct 4, 2026, General Dynamics' Free Cash Flow came in at $5.78 billion, up 20.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $3.96 billion, up 23.9% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $3.2 billion in FY2024 (-16.0%), $3.81 billion in FY2023 (+9.8%), $3.47 billion in FY2022 (+2.4%) and $3.38 billion in FY2021 (+17.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$437 million in Q1 2024 and a high of $1.95 billion in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 37.0%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 409.7%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 86.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $1.65 billion (Q2 2026), $1.95 billion (Q1 2026) and $952 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -9.96 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 3.00 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 464.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 589.00 Mn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 562.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 475.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 1.65 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 1.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 952.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -290.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 613.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -437.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 892.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 175.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | -131.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.22 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -851.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 110.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -976.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 622.00 Mn |
API Access
General Dynamics Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();