General Dynamics (GD) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
General Dynamics' Tax Rate came in at 17.56% for Q2 2026, down 0.14 percentage points from 17.69% a year earlier and down 0.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
General Dynamics (GD) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 5, 2026, General Dynamics reported Tax Rate of 17.62%, up 0.77 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 17.50%, up 0.80 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +2.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Rate was 16.70% in FY2024 (-0.10 pp), 16.79% in FY2023 (+0.79 pp), 16.01% in FY2022 (+0.10 pp) and 15.90% in FY2021 (+0.63 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is 14.02% (Q1 2022) to 18.30% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in Q1 2023 (a gain of 3.03 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 2.20 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows GD's Tax Rate at 17.82% (Q1 2026), 18.30% (Q4 2025) and 16.75% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 330.21 Bn | 284.21 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 14.53% |
| 2 | Rtx | 252.88 Bn | 226.09 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Boeing | 145.76 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 2.41 Bn | - |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 119.56 Bn | 106.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 15.70% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 91.38 Bn | 86.98 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 17.72% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 90.40 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 17.56% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.81 Bn | 71.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 24.80% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 71.85 Bn | 61.10 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 6.34% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.04 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 20.96% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 61.31 Bn | 49.40 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 24.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2026 | 17.56% |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 17.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.30% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 16.75% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 17.69% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.08% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 16.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.09% |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 15.64% |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 16.03% |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 17.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.08% |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 14.34% |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 17.01% |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 14.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.90% |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 15.27% |
General Dynamics Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=GD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();