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

General Dynamics (GD) reported Net Margin of 8.35% for Q2 2026, up 21.0% on a YoY basis from 6.9% in Q2 2025, and up 4.98% sequentially from 7.95% in Q4 2025.

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

General Dynamics (GD) has 16 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 8.35% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 21.0% year-over-year to 8.35%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 8.07% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.01%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin improved to 8.35% in Q2 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 8.09% and a median of 7.97% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 113 bps in 2023 and jumped 69 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing GD's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.14% in 2022, then decreased by 6 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then slipped by 0 bps to 8.61% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 7.95% in 2025, then rose by 5 bps to 8.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GD's Net Margin at 8.35% in Q2 2026, 7.95% in Q4 2025, and 8.2% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 372.79 Bn 363.45 Bn -3.10 Bn 331.47%
2 Rtx 287.75 Bn 279.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 9.10%
3 Boeing 168.20 Bn 148.18 Bn 2.41 Bn -2.16%
4 Lockheed Martin 132.24 Bn 128.45 Bn 2.45 Bn 9.15%
5 Howmet Aerospace 112.64 Bn 110.21 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
6 General Dynamics 102.41 Bn 98.08 Bn 6.76 Bn 8.23%
7 Northrop Grumman 75.82 Bn 73.52 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.06%
8 TransDigm 72.64 Bn 68.76 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.81 Bn 50.22 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.91%
10 Heico 49.57 Bn 49.36 Bn 569.53 Mn 18.20%

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%