General Dynamics (GD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics' (GD) quarterly Net Margin came in at 8.35% in Q2 2026, up 21.0% year-on-year from 6.9% in Q2 2025, and up 4.98% quarter-over-quarter from 7.95% in Q4 2025.

General Dynamics (GD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Dynamics has disclosed Net Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 8.35% for Q2 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 8.35%, up 21.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 8.07% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.01%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 8.35% for Q2 2026 at General Dynamics, up from 7.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 9.14% in Q4 2022 to a low of 7.33% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 7.97% (2024), against an average of 8.09%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin tumbled 113 bps in 2023 and jumped 69 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • General Dynamics' Net Margin stood at 9.14% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then dropped by 0 bps to 8.61% in 2024, then fell by 8 bps to 7.95% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 8.35% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 8.35% (Q2 2026), 7.95% (Q4 2025), and 8.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -90.05%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 15.36%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jul 4, 2021 7.99%