General Dynamics (GD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.53% for Q2 2026, up 0.39 percentage points from 7.14% a year earlier and up 0.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Dynamics posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.44%, up 0.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.83% in FY2024 (+0.60 pp), 6.23% in FY2023 (-0.44 pp), 6.67% in FY2022 (+0.24 pp) and 6.43% in FY2021 (+0.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2018.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 0.92 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 0.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 7.47% (Q1 2026), 7.33% (Q4 2025) and 7.34% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 339.47 Bn | 293.47 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 7.01% |
| 2 | Rtx | 255.27 Bn | 228.48 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 4.72% |
| 3 | Boeing | 156.48 Bn | 63.18 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.48% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.91 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 10.33% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.95 Bn | 88.55 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 14.22% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 91.08 Bn | 78.19 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 7.53% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 75.61 Bn | 71.97 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 11.17% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 72.52 Bn | 61.76 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 8.92% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.37 Bn | 19.81 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 10.86% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.72 Bn | 49.81 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 8.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 7.53% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 7.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 7.34% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 7.14% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.77% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.12% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 6.23% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 6.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.60% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 6.59% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 6.53% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 6.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.42% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 6.45% |
API Access
General Dynamics Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();