GD General Dynamics
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Industrials · Ship & Boat Building & Repairing
General Dynamics (GD) is a industrials company in the Ship & Boat Building & Repairing industry, with a market capitalization of $98.9 billion. Shares last traded at $365.82, 8.3% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 13.3%. GD trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79, in line with the Ship & Boat Building & Repairing median of 22.79. Net profit margin is 8.1%, above the peer median of -0.1%. Revenue grew 10.1% year over year. The shares yield 1.7% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
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Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-04-05 · 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.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $15.45 | 2026-01-30 |
| FY 2025 | $13.63 | 2026-01-30 |
| FY 2025 | $12.02 | 2026-01-30 |
| FY 2024 | $12.19 | 2025-02-07 |
| FY 2023 | $11.55 | 2024-02-08 |
| FY 2022 | $11.00 | 2023-02-07 |
Ship & Boat Building & Repairing peers
GD vs 7 industry peers (Ship & Boat Building & Repairing), by market cap. Updated
| GD | General Dynamics | $98.9B | 22.79 | 1.84 | 8.1% | +0.50% |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls | $11.5B | 17.33 | 0.87 | 5.0% | +0.69% |
| MCFT | MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. | $567M | -341.22 | 1.63 | -0.5% | -0.81% |
| MBUU | Malibu Boats, Inc. | $515M | 311.70 | 0.56 | 0.2% | -1.37% |
| NXB | NextBoat Inc. | $56M | -6.90 | 0.37 | -5.4% | -3.49% |
| VEEE | Twin Vee PowerCats, Co. | $5M | -0.61 | 0.39 | -63.5% | -0.38% |
| VMAR | Vision Marine Technologies Inc. | — | — | — | — | +3.80% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.