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

General Dynamics' (GD) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$557.0 million in Q2 2026, up 59.31% year-on-year from -$349.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 101.26% quarter-over-quarter from $44.1 billion in Q4 2025.

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

General Dynamics has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$557.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q2 2026 came in at -$557.0 million, up 59.31% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was -$557.0 million (up 59.31% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$21.0 million (2023), against an average of $13.9 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings plunged 5944.83% in 2023 and jumped 194052.38% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • General Dynamics' Retained Earnings stood at -$2.2 billion in 2022, then soared by 1924.81% to $39.3 billion in 2023, then rose by 5.65% to $41.5 billion in 2024, then advanced by 6.25% to $44.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 101.26% to -$557.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$557.0 million (Q2 2026), $44.1 billion (Q4 2025), and -$860.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -41.12 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 89.07 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn -2.95 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -10.27 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -7.50 Bn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 4.63 Bn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -557.00 Mn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -99.00 Mn
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 17.10 Bn
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn -9.64 Bn

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