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

General Dynamics recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$557.0 million in Q2 2026, down 101.26% quarter-over-quarter from $44.1 billion in Q4 2025, and up 59.31% year-over-year from -$349.6 million in Q2 2025.

General Dynamics' Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$557.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Retained Earnings rose 59.31% year-over-year to -$557.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$557.0 million (up 59.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $44.1 billion, up 6.25% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at -$557.0 million for Q2 2026 at General Dynamics, down from $44.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $44.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.6 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $13.9 billion and a median of -$21.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings tumbled 5944.83% in 2023 and surged 194052.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • General Dynamics' Retained Earnings stood at -$2.2 billion in 2022, then jumped by 1924.81% to $39.3 billion in 2023, then gained by 5.65% to $41.5 billion in 2024, then climbed by 6.25% to $44.1 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 101.26% to -$557.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$557.0 million, $44.1 billion, and -$860.0 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 89.07 Bn
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn -2.95 Bn
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn -10.27 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn -7.50 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 4.63 Bn
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn -557.00 Mn
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn -2.97 Mn
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 17.10 Bn
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn -9.64 Bn
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 5, 2026 -557.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.08 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 -860.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 42.70 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 -1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 41.49 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 40.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 40.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -1.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 39.27 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 -21.00 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -1.70 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 -1.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.15 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 -20.00 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 671.00 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -3.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -3.55 Bn
Sep 27, 2020 134.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 53.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -74.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -4.11 Bn
Sep 29, 2019 150.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 258.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -3.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 102.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -3.36 Bn
Jul 1, 2018 -3.56 Bn
Apr 1, 2018 -3.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -2.52 Bn
Oct 1, 2017 -2.65 Bn
Jul 2, 2017 -2.92 Bn
Apr 2, 2017 -3.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.39 Bn
Oct 2, 2016 -2.89 Bn
Jul 3, 2016 -2.96 Bn
Apr 3, 2016 -2.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -3.28 Bn
Oct 4, 2015 -3.19 Bn
Jul 5, 2015 -3.09 Bn
Apr 5, 2015 -3.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -2.93 Bn
Sep 28, 2014 -1.34 Bn
Jun 29, 2014 -1.10 Bn
Mar 30, 2014 -1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 -1.19 Bn
Sep 29, 2013 -2.67 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -2.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -2.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 -2.16 Bn
Jul 1, 2012 -2.30 Bn
Apr 1, 2012 -2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -2.31 Bn
Oct 2, 2011 18.48 Bn
Jul 3, 2011 18.00 Bn
Apr 3, 2011 -1.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -1.44 Bn
Oct 3, 2010 16.50 Bn
Jul 4, 2010 16.01 Bn
Apr 4, 2010 -1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -1.21 Bn
Oct 4, 2009 -1.44 Bn
Jul 5, 2009 -1.66 Bn