# General Dynamics (GD) — Overview

GD · NYSE · Stock

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## Price

Last close $337.03 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $312.53 – $395.97.

## Company profile

General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments are aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment manufactures Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment builds and services nuclear submarines, destroyers, and support ships. The technologies segment contains two main units: an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business focusing on electronics that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $54.9B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $14.1B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 8.07% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $8.4B |
| Gross margin | 15.38% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $4.5B |
| Net income (quarter) | $1.2B |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 14.40% |
| Net margin | 8.18% |
| Return on equity | 17.80% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $16.63 |
| Book value per share | $99.15 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 20.3 |
| Price to book | 3.4 |
| Debt to assets | 55.41% |
| Payout ratio | 37.89% |
| Dividend yield | 1.86% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is General Dynamics (GD) profitable?

Yes. General Dynamics earned $4.5B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 8.18%.

### How much revenue does General Dynamics (GD) make?

General Dynamics generated $54.9B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 8.07% year over year.

### What is GD's P/E ratio?

General Dynamics trades at 20.3 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $16.63.

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