General Dynamics (GD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics (GD) reported Retained Earnings of -$557.0 million for Q2 2026, up 59.31% on a YoY basis from -$349.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 112.65% sequentially from $4.4 billion in Q4 2025.

General Dynamics (GD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Dynamics (GD) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$557.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings rose 59.31% year-over-year to -$557.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$557.0 million (up 59.31% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.4 billion, up 390.05% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings retreated to -$557.0 million in Q2 2026, from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $40.2 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of -$2.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of -$860.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 7462.07% in 2023 and surged 1982.48% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing GD's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$2.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 274.72% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then sank by 140.37% to -$1.5 billion in 2024, then jumped by 390.05% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then slumped by 112.65% to -$557.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GD's Retained Earnings at -$557.0 million in Q2 2026, $4.4 billion in Q4 2025, and -$860.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 General Electric 369.74 Bn 360.40 Bn -3.10 Bn -4.95 Bn
2 Rtx 286.79 Bn 278.48 Bn 9.91 Bn 58.02 Bn
3 Boeing 168.91 Bn 148.89 Bn 2.41 Bn 21.95 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 132.03 Bn 128.24 Bn 2.45 Bn 15.76 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.81 Bn 109.37 Bn 854.00 Mn -1.69 Bn
6 General Dynamics 101.89 Bn 97.56 Bn 6.76 Bn 45.50 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 75.58 Bn 73.27 Bn 3.72 Bn -134.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 72.49 Bn 68.61 Bn 1.51 Bn -9.64 Bn
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.52 Bn 49.93 Bn 1.40 Bn 4.42 Bn
10 Heico 49.29 Bn 49.08 Bn 569.53 Mn 7.47 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 5, 2026 -557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.40 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -795.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.52 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 -1.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 40.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.76 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 -2.00 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 -2.14 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 -2.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.15 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 38.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 29.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 -2.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.92 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 174.00 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 209.00 Mn