General Dynamics (GD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

General Dynamics (GD) reported Share-based Compensation of $40.0 million for Q2 2026, up 17.65% on a YoY basis from $34.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 20.0% sequentially from $50.0 million in Q4 2025.

General Dynamics (GD) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

General Dynamics (GD) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $40.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 17.65% year-over-year to $40.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $202.0 million (up 10.38% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $196.0 million, up 7.1% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $40.0 million in Q2 2026, from $50.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $96.0 million in Q2 2022 to a low of $20.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $45.0 million and a median of $46.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 145.0% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 60.42% in 2023.
  • Tracing GD's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then soared by 80.0% to $45.0 million in 2023, then grew by 2.22% to $46.0 million in 2024, then gained by 8.7% to $50.0 million in 2025, then fell by 20.0% to $40.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GD's Share-based Compensation at $40.0 million in Q2 2026, $50.0 million in Q4 2025, and $57.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 General Electric 374.61 Bn 365.27 Bn -3.10 Bn -
2 Rtx 289.95 Bn 281.65 Bn 9.91 Bn 164.00 Mn
3 Boeing 168.44 Bn 148.42 Bn 2.41 Bn -3.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 133.17 Bn 129.38 Bn 2.45 Bn 97.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.21 Bn 110.78 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.06 Bn 98.73 Bn 6.76 Bn 67.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 76.42 Bn 74.12 Bn 3.72 Bn 38.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.24 Bn 69.36 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.62 Bn 51.03 Bn 1.40 Bn 21.00 Mn
10 Heico 49.75 Bn 49.54 Bn 569.53 Mn 11.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 5, 2026 40.00 Mn
Apr 5, 2026 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 50.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 57.00 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 57.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 55.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 55.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 46.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 46.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 50.00 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 53.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 53.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 45.00 Mn