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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |