GD General Dynamics
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Industrials · Ship & Boat Building & Repairing
General Dynamics (GD) is an industrial company in the Ship & Boat Building & Repairing industry, with a market capitalization of $100.9 billion. Shares last traded at $373.51, 6.4% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 8.4%. GD trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67, in line with the Ship & Boat Building & Repairing median of 21.67. Net profit margin is 8.2%, above the peer median of -0.1%. Revenue grew 10.1% year over year. The shares yield 1.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-10-04. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
GD Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.59B | $5.85 | 38% |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.53B | $5.51 | 40% |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.43B | $5.18 | 43% |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.37B | $4.92 | 40% |
| 2021-12-31 | $1.31B | $4.66 | 40% |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.24B | $4.31 | 39% |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.15B | $3.96 | 33% |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.07B | $3.59 | 32% |
| 2017-12-31 | $986M | $3.24 | 34% |
| 2016-12-31 | $911M | $2.94 | 35% |
| 2015-12-31 | $873M | $2.67 | 29% |
| 2014-12-31 | $822M | $2.41 | 32% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
GD is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.49 | 2026-10-30 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.24 | 2026-07-29 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.10 | 2026-04-29 |
| FY 2025 | $15.45 | 2026-01-30 |
| FY 2024 | $13.63 | 2025-02-07 |
| FY 2023 | $12.02 | 2024-02-08 |
Ship & Boat Building & Repairing peers
GD vs 7 industry peers (Ship & Boat Building & Repairing), by market cap. Data as of close
| GD | General Dynamics | $100.9B | 21.67 | 1.79 | 8.2% | +0.27% |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls | $12.4B | 16.86 | 0.91 | 5.4% | -1.09% |
| MCFT | MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. | $539M | — | 1.55 | -0.5% | +3.12% |
| MBUU | Malibu Boats, Inc. | $487M | 294.50 | 0.53 | 0.2% | +3.86% |
| NXB | NextBoat Inc. | $39M | — | 0.26 | -5.4% | +7.27% |
| VMAR | Vision Marine Technologies Inc. | $29M | — | — | — | -8.44% |
| VEEE | Twin Vee PowerCats, Co. | $5M | — | 0.38 | -63.5% | -4.60% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.