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

General Dynamics' (GD) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $40.0 million in Q2 2026, up 17.65% year-on-year from $34.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 20.0% quarter-over-quarter from $50.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

General Dynamics has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $40.0 million for Q2 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q2 2026 came in at $40.0 million, up 17.65% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $202.0 million (up 10.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $196.0 million, up 7.1% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $40.0 million for Q2 2026 at General Dynamics, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $46.0 million (2024), against an average of $45.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 145.0% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 60.42% in 2023.
  • General Dynamics' Share-based Compensation stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 80.0% to $45.0 million in 2023, then increased by 2.22% to $46.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.7% to $50.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 20.0% to $40.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $40.0 million (Q2 2026), $50.0 million (Q4 2025), and $57.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 132.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 161.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 83.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 21.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 40.00 Mn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 20.00 Mn
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 26.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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