General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) posted Return on Capital Employed of 13.87% for Q3 2026, down 1.01% sequentially from 14.01% in Q2 2026, and up 55.0% YoY from 8.95% in Q3 2025.
General Dynamics (GD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
General Dynamics has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 13.87% in Q3 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 55.0% year-over-year to 13.87% in Q3 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jul 2026 was 13.87% (up 55.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.47%, up 69.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 13.87% in Q3 2026 per GD's latest filing, from 14.01% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.01% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 11.25% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 12.35% and a median of 11.96% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 58 bps in 2023, then soared 204 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.69% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 11.25% in 2023, then increased by 12 bps to 12.6% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 13.18% in 2025, then climbed by 5 bps to 13.87% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 13.87%, 14.01%, and 13.18% for Q3 2026, Q2 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 13.87% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 14.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.67% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.32% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.60% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.26% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.25% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 11.28% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 11.53% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 11.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.69% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 11.87% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 11.55% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 11.34% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.33% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 11.64% |