General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics Corporation

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$337.04

-0.64%
IndustrialsAerospace & Defense

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments. This segment also offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. This segment also offers cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; software-defined networks; everything-as-a-service; defense enterprise office system solutions; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$91.15B
EPS15.6400
P/E Ratio21.55
Earnings Date07/22/2026
0.43%
Dividend Yield
-4%
3Y-21.0%
5Y-29.0%
10Y-21.0%
36.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio
2%
3Y-24.0%
5Y-19.0%
10Y+11.0%
3Y+17.0%
5Y+29.0%
10Y+75.0%
General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics Corporation Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

GD Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$1.5900

Annual Amount

$7.5900

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Mar 4, 2026
Apr 10, 2026May 8, 2026
$1.5900
$1.5900
Quarterly+6.00%
Dec 3, 2025
Jan 16, 2026Feb 6, 2026
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 6, 2025
Oct 10, 2025Nov 14, 2025
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 4, 2025
Jul 3, 2025Aug 8, 2025
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 5, 2025
Apr 11, 2025May 9, 2025
$1.5000
$1.5000
Quarterly+5.63%
Dec 4, 2024
Jan 17, 2025Feb 7, 2025
$1.4200
$1.4200
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 7, 2024
Oct 11, 2024Nov 15, 2024
$1.4200
$1.4200
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 5, 2024
Jul 5, 2024Aug 9, 2024
$1.4200
$1.4200
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 6, 2024
Apr 12, 2024May 10, 2024
$1.4200
$1.4200
Quarterly+7.58%
Dec 6, 2023
Jan 19, 2024Feb 9, 2024
$1.3200
$1.3200
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 1, 2023
Oct 6, 2023Nov 10, 2023
$1.3200
$1.3200
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 7, 2023
Jul 7, 2023Aug 11, 2023
$1.3200
$1.3200
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 8, 2023
Apr 14, 2023May 12, 2023
$1.3200
$1.3200
Quarterly+4.76%
Dec 7, 2022
Jan 20, 2023Feb 10, 2023
$1.2600
$1.2600
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 3, 2022
Oct 7, 2022Nov 10, 2022
$1.2600
$1.2600
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 1, 2022
Jul 1, 2022Aug 5, 2022
$1.2600
$1.2600
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 2, 2022
Apr 8, 2022May 6, 2022
$1.2600
$1.2600
Quarterly+5.88%
Dec 1, 2021
Jan 14, 2022Feb 4, 2022
$1.1900
$1.1900
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 4, 2021
Oct 8, 2021Nov 12, 2021
$1.1900
$1.1900
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 2, 2021
Jul 2, 2021Aug 6, 2021
$1.1900
$1.1900
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 3, 2021
Apr 9, 2021May 7, 2021
$1.1900
$1.1900
Quarterly+8.18%
Dec 2, 2020
Jan 15, 2021Feb 5, 2021
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 5, 2020
Oct 9, 2020Nov 13, 2020
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 3, 2020
Jul 3, 2020Aug 7, 2020
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 4, 2020
Apr 10, 2020May 8, 2020
$1.1000
$1.1000
Quarterly+7.84%
Dec 4, 2019
Jan 17, 2020Feb 7, 2020
$1.0200
$1.0200
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 7, 2019
Oct 11, 2019Nov 15, 2019
$1.0200
$1.0200
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 5, 2019
Jul 5, 2019Aug 9, 2019
$1.0200
$1.0200
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 6, 2019
Apr 12, 2019May 10, 2019
$1.0200
$1.0200
Quarterly+9.68%
Dec 5, 2018
Jan 18, 2019Feb 8, 2019
$0.9300
$0.9300
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 1, 2018
Oct 5, 2018Nov 9, 2018
$0.9300
$0.9300
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 6, 2018
Jul 6, 2018Aug 10, 2018
$0.9300
$0.9300
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 7, 2018
Apr 13, 2018May 11, 2018
$0.9300
$0.9300
Quarterly+10.71%
Dec 6, 2017
Jan 19, 2018Feb 9, 2018
$0.8400
$0.8400
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 2, 2017
Oct 6, 2017Nov 10, 2017
$0.8400
$0.8400
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 7, 2017
Jul 7, 2017Aug 11, 2017
$0.8400
$0.8400
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 1, 2017
Apr 7, 2017May 5, 2017
$0.8400
$0.8400
Quarterly+10.53%
Dec 7, 2016
Jan 20, 2017Feb 10, 2017
$0.7600
$0.7600
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 3, 2016
Oct 7, 2016Nov 10, 2016
$0.7600
$0.7600
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 1, 2016
Jul 1, 2016Aug 5, 2016
$0.7600
$0.7600
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 2, 2016
Apr 8, 2016May 6, 2016
$0.7600
$0.7600
Quarterly+10.14%
Dec 2, 2015
Jan 15, 2016Feb 5, 2016
$0.6900
$0.6900
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 5, 2015
Oct 9, 2015Nov 13, 2015
$0.6900
$0.6900
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 3, 2015
Jul 3, 2015Aug 7, 2015
$0.6900
$0.6900
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 4, 2015
Apr 10, 2015May 8, 2015
$0.6900
$0.6900
Quarterly+11.29%
Dec 3, 2014
Jan 16, 2015Feb 6, 2015
$0.6200
$0.6200
Quarterly0.00%
Aug 6, 2014
Oct 10, 2014Nov 14, 2014
$0.6200
$0.6200
Quarterly0.00%
Jun 4, 2014
Jul 3, 2014Aug 8, 2014
$0.6200
$0.6200
Quarterly0.00%
Mar 5, 2014
Apr 11, 2014May 9, 2014
$0.6200
$0.6200
Quarterly+10.71%
Dec 4, 2013
Jan 17, 2014Feb 7, 2014
$0.5600
$0.5600
Quarterly-
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General Dynamics Corporation Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-1.59B
2025
Net Income
4.21B
2025
Payout Ratio
37.84%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
37.84%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
40.2%

Excellent FCF coverage. Dividend is well-supported by actual cash generation with ample room for increases and business reinvestment.

Dividend Growth
-4.2%

Dividend cut is concerning. Investigate whether due to one-time factors or fundamental business deterioration. Reassess dividend sustainability.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.