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General Dynamics Corporation earnings overview

Latest General Dynamics Corporation (GD) earnings intelligence, including the newest scorecard, market reaction, and transcript analysis.

Next reportGeneral Dynamics Corporation reports Friday, Oct 30, 2026 · Before market openConsensus EPS $4.14 · consensus revenue $13.74B
GD FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026

General Dynamics Corporation

The Q2 analysis supports a constructive operating trajectory: demand remained strong across aerospace, defense and technology, backlog reached a record $136.5 billion, and management raised full-year EPS guidance. The counterweight is execution risk, particularly higher investment needs, shipbuilding capacity, supply-chain concentration and fixed-price contracts.

EPS surprise+7.1%
Market move-3.1%
GD FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics delivered a strong first quarter of fiscal 2026, beating consensus on both revenue ($13.5B vs. $12.7B estimated) and EPS ($4.10 vs. $3.67 estimated). The quarter was defined by record order intake of $26 billion at a 2:1 book-to-bill ratio, pushing the backlog to an all-time high of $131 billion with total contract value at $188 billion. Free cash flow conversion reached 174%, well above the full-year target of 100%. Aerospace margins expanded to 15% on record Gulfstream G800 deliveries, while Marine Systems benefited from Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine demand. Management raised full-year EPS guidance to $16.45-$16.55. The market responded with an 8% abnormal move on 2.6x normal volume, and the stock has since drifted an additional 3% higher. With the shares at $393 against a consensus target of $415, the market is pricing in continued execution but not…

EPS surprise+11.7%
Market move+8.0%
GD FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

General Dynamics Corporation

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis: broad demand, a record backlog and strong order intake provide support for continued growth. The main qualification is execution—higher capex, tariff exposure, supply-chain constraints and government-budget timing could pressure margins, cash flow or delivery schedules.

EPS surprise+1.5%
Market move-2.7%
GD FY2025 Q3 · Calendar Q4 2025

General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics’ Q3 analysis supports a constructive operating picture: strong aerospace and defense demand, record backlog, and raised EPS guidance point to resilient near-term execution. The thesis is tempered by government-shutdown uncertainty, unfunded-backlog conversion, supply-chain constraints, and the pace of shipbuilding margin improvement.

EPS surprise+4.9%
Market move+2.7%
GD FY2025 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2025

General Dynamics Corporation

The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating picture: aircraft deliveries, defense demand and government technology programs are driving growth, while execution, cash flow and policy risks temper the outlook.

EPS surprise—
Market move-3.3%
GD FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

General Dynamics Corporation

The current analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: strong Gulfstream demand, defense orders and GDIT growth underpin the outlook, while delivery execution and supply-chain risks could limit margin realization.

EPS surprise—
Market move-4.2%

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