General Dynamics (GD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Net Margin came in at 8.23% for Q2 2026, up 0.45 percentage points from 7.78% a year earlier but down 0.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Dynamics (GD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 5, 2026, General Dynamics reported Net Margin of 8.18%, up 0.05 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.01%, up 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin carries a five-year change of -0.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Margin was 7.93% in FY2024 (+0.08 pp), 7.84% in FY2023 (-0.76 pp), 8.60% in FY2022 (+0.14 pp) and 8.47% in FY2021 (+0.12 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Margin is 7.33% (Q2 2023) to 9.25% (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.15 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in Q1 2025 (a gain of 0.69 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 1.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GD's Net Margin at 8.35% (Q1 2026), 7.95% (Q4 2025) and 8.20% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 17.75% |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.66% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | -2.16% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 9.15% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 20.97% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 8.23% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 17.78% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 58.46% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.65 Bn | 48.74 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 19.66% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 8.23% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 8.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.95% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 8.20% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 7.78% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.61% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 7.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.61% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 7.91% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 7.33% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.14% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 8.34% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.25% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 8.99% |
General Dynamics Net Margin 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();