General Dynamics (GD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Retained Earnings came in at $45.5 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.6% from $42.7 billion a year earlier and up 1.6% from the prior quarter.
General Dynamics (GD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, General Dynamics' Retained Earnings was $44.08 billion, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last 13 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $41.49 billion in FY2024 (+5.6%), $39.27 billion in FY2023 (+5.0%), $37.4 billion in FY2022 (+5.6%) and $35.42 billion in FY2021 (+5.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 49 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 5.0% in Q4 2023 to 6.6% in Q2 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GD's Retained Earnings at $44.77 billion (Q1 2026), $44.08 billion (Q4 2025) and $43.35 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 90.95 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 58.02 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 16.63 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.76 Bn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 5.11 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 45.50 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.63 Bn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 17.84 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 55.96 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 59.83 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 1.63 Bn | -9.11 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 45.50 Bn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 44.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.08 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 43.35 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 42.70 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 42.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.49 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 40.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.27 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 38.63 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 38.15 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 37.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 37.40 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 36.77 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 36.22 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 35.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.42 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 34.80 Bn |
General Dynamics Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();