General Dynamics (GD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Operating Margin was 10.36% in Q2 2026, up 0.35 percentage points from 10.01% a year earlier but down 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, General Dynamics' Operating Margin was 10.32% through Jul 5, 2026, up 0.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 10.19%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -0.71 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 10.05% in FY2024 (+0.01 pp), 10.04% in FY2023 (-0.64 pp), 10.69% in FY2022 (-0.14 pp) and 10.82% in FY2021 (-0.08 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between 9.48% (Q2 2023) and 11.52% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.12 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 0.72 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GD's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.53% (Q1 2026), 10.10% (Q4 2025) and 10.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -46.33% |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 11.38% |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 0.64% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 12.36% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 27.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 10.36% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 25.82% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 10.08% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 18.37% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 44.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 10.36% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 10.53% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.10% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 10.31% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 10.01% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 10.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 10.00% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 9.48% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 9.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.31% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 11.01% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 10.64% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 9.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.29% |
API Access
General Dynamics Operating 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();