General Dynamics (GD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.04% for Q3 2026, up 0.37 percentage points from 13.68% a year earlier and up 0.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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General Dynamics (GD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, General Dynamics' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.71%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +0.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, General Dynamics' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.02% in FY2024 (+1.17 pp), 11.85% in FY2023 (-0.31 pp), 12.15% in FY2022 (+0.04 pp) and 12.11% in FY2021 (-0.72 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 1.59 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 0.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 13.63% (Q2 2026), 13.39% (Q1 2026) and 13.37% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 334.86 Bn | 293.38 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -38.72% |
| 2 | Rtx | 256.39 Bn | 224.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.59% |
| 3 | Boeing | 137.52 Bn | 46.48 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.19% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 130.55 Bn | 114.79 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 26.48% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 95.65 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.04% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.05 Bn | 81.51 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.83% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 81.91 Bn | 77.67 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 21.46% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.74 Bn | 62.20 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.20% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.91 Bn | 29.43 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -6.73% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 68.72 Bn | 56.73 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 15.49% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 14.04% |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 13.63% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 13.39% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.37% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 13.68% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 13.43% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.67% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.82% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 11.91% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 12.01% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.15% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 12.17% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 12.01% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.96% |
API Access
General Dynamics Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();