General Dynamics (GD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Retained Earnings came in at $46.3 billion for Q3 2026, up 6.8% from $43.35 billion a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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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 Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 50 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.3% 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 6.8% in Q3 2026.
- Business Quant data shows GD's Retained Earnings at $45.5 billion (Q2 2026), $44.77 billion (Q1 2026) and $44.08 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -37.45 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 92.76 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 60.60 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 16.80 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 16.43 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 46.30 Bn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 5.62 Bn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 18.61 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 58.76 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 46.30 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
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_KEYimport 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();