General Dynamics (GD) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics (GD) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $723 million for Q2 2026, up 12.3% from $644 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
General Dynamics (GD) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 5, 2026, General Dynamics' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.77 billion, up 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.6 billion, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $2.57 billion in FY2024 (+5.8%), $2.43 billion in FY2023 (+0.7%), $2.41 billion in FY2022 (+7.4%) and $2.25 billion in FY2021 (+2.4%).
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 5.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 15.7%); the low point was Q1 2023 (a decline of 6.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $723 million (Q1 2026), $689 million (Q4 2025) and $637 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.20 Bn | 278.20 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 249.38 Bn | 222.59 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.06 Bn | 58.76 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.66 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.36 Bn | 86.97 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.03 Bn | 77.14 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.17 Bn | 70.53 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.46 Bn | 57.71 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.76 Bn | 20.21 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 60.65 Bn | 48.74 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 332.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 723.00 Mn |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 723.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 689.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 637.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 644.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 625.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 662.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 644.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 627.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 635.00 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 601.00 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 605.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 586.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 604.00 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 567.00 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 614.00 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 626.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 580.00 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 550.00 Mn |
General Dynamics Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();