General Dynamics (GD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) reported Gross Margin of 15.44% for Q3 2026, up 0.19 percentage points from 15.25% a year earlier but down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Oct 4, 2026, General Dynamics' Gross Margin came in at 15.42%, up 0.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 15.13%, down 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.55 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 15.43% in FY2024 (-0.35 pp), 15.78% in FY2023 (-1.02 pp), 16.80% in FY2022 (+0.15 pp) and 16.66% in FY2021 (-0.02 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of 14.89% in Q4 2025 and a high of 17.33% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 0.89 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.89 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 15.49% (Q2 2026), 15.90% (Q1 2026) and 14.89% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 348.08 Bn | 306.60 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 35.57% |
| 2 | Rtx | 265.63 Bn | 233.90 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 23.25% |
| 3 | Boeing | 136.74 Bn | 45.69 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 8.96% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 135.57 Bn | 119.80 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.76% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 97.85 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 15.44% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 87.60 Bn | 84.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 52.37% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 85.98 Bn | 81.73 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 37.11% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.55 Bn | 64.01 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 21.15% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.76 Bn | 32.28 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 40.41% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 70.04 Bn | 58.05 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 59.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 15.44% |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 15.49% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 15.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.89% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 14.95% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.63% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 15.56% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.48% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 15.68% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 15.44% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 15.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.87% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 16.69% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 17.33% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 16.33% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.16% |
API Access
General Dynamics Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();