General Dynamics (GD) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Income from Continuing Operations came in at $1.16 billion for Q2 2026, up 14.4% from $1.01 billion a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 5, 2026, General Dynamics reported Income from Continuing Operations of $4.49 billion, up 9.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $4.21 billion, up 11.3% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income from Continuing Operations was $3.78 billion in FY2024 (+14.1%), $3.32 billion in FY2023 (-2.2%), $3.39 billion in FY2022 (+4.1%) and $3.26 billion in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Income from Continuing Operations increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income from Continuing Operations over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 24.4%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 7.3%).
- Business Quant data shows GD's Income from Continuing Operations at $1.13 billion (Q1 2026), $1.14 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.06 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -428.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 534.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 558.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 5.69 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 539.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 1.16 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 994.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 930.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 905.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 799.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 836.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 744.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 992.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 902.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 766.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 952.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 860.00 Mn |
API Access
General Dynamics Income from Continuing Operations 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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();