GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
Business
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP is a global aerospace and defense company that designs, engineers and manufactures advanced systems and provides integrated mission support to government and commercial customers. It offers business jet aircraft and related maintenance and FBO services; naval shipbuilding, repair and lifecycle support; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and information technology, C5ISR and mission engineering solutions. The company operates through four reportable segments — Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies — each organized into multiple business units. It sells principally to the U.S. government and to commercial and non‑U.S. customers through prime contracts, subcontracting arrangements, factory service centers, shipyards and a global support and FBO network.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-07
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 52,550 | 47,716 | 42,272 | 39,407 | 38,469 | |
| General and administrative (G&A) | −2,595 | −2,568 | −2,427 | −2,411 | −2,245 | |
| Operating costs and expenses, Total | −47,194 | −42,920 | −38,027 | −35,196 | −34,306 | |
| Operating earnings | 5,356 | 4,796 | 4,245 | 4,211 | 4,163 | |
| Other, net | 61 | 68 | 82 | 189 | 134 | |
| Interest, net | −314 | −324 | −343 | −364 | −424 | |
| Earnings before income tax | 5,103 | 4,540 | 3,984 | 4,036 | 3,873 | |
| Provision for income tax, net | −893 | −758 | −669 | −646 | −616 | |
| Net earnings | 4,210 | 3,782 | 3,315 | 3,390 | 3,257 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 15.65 | 13.81 | 12.14 | 12.31 | 11.61 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 15.45 | 13.63 | 12.02 | 12.19 | 11.55 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 2,300 | 1,700 | 1,900 | 1,200 | 1,600 | |
| Accounts receivable | 2,406 | 2,977 | 3,004 | 3,008 | 3,041 | |
| Unbilled receivables | 8,380 | 8,248 | 7,997 | 8,795 | 8,498 | |
| Inventories | 9,232 | 9,724 | 8,578 | 6,322 | 5,340 | |
| Other current assets | 1,897 | 1,740 | 2,123 | 1,696 | 1,505 | |
| Total current assets | 24,248 | 24,386 | 23,615 | 21,063 | 19,987 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 7,525 | 6,467 | 6,198 | 5,900 | 5,417 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 1,375 | 1,520 | 1,656 | 1,824 | 1,978 | |
| Goodwill | 21,009 | 20,556 | 20,586 | 20,334 | 20,098 | |
| Other assets | 3,092 | 2,951 | 2,755 | 2,464 | 2,593 | |
| Total noncurrent assets | 33,001 | 31,494 | 31,195 | 30,522 | 30,086 | |
| Total assets | 57,249 | 55,880 | 54,810 | 51,585 | 50,073 | |
| Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt | 1,006 | 1,502 | 507 | 1,253 | 1,005 | |
| Accounts payable | 2,678 | 3,344 | 3,095 | 3,398 | 3,167 | |
| Customer advances and deposits | 9,824 | 9,491 | 9,564 | 7,436 | 6,266 | |
| Other current liabilities | 3,288 | 3,487 | 3,266 | 3,254 | 3,540 | |
| Total current liabilities | 16,796 | 17,824 | 16,432 | 15,341 | 13,978 | |
| Long-term debt | 7,007 | 7,260 | 8,754 | 9,243 | 10,490 | |
| Other liabilities | 7,824 | 8,733 | 8,325 | 8,433 | 7,964 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (see Note M) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 14,831 | 15,993 | 17,079 | 17,676 | 18,454 | |
| Common stock | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | |
| Surplus | 4,403 | 4,062 | 3,760 | 3,556 | 3,278 | |
| Retained earnings | 44,080 | 41,487 | 39,270 | 37,403 | 35,420 | |
| Treasury stock | −22,860 | −22,450 | −21,054 | −20,721 | −19,619 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −483 | −1,518 | −1,159 | −2,152 | −1,920 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 25,622 | 22,063 | 21,299 | 18,568 | 17,641 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 57,249 | 55,880 | 54,810 | 51,585 | 50,073 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 680 | 644 | 608 | 586 | 568 | |
| Amortization of intangible and finance lease right-of-use assets | 244 | 242 | 255 | 298 | 322 | |
| Equity-based compensation expense | 196 | 183 | 181 | 165 | 126 | |
| Deferred income tax provision (benefit) | 256 | −86 | −177 | −178 | −66 | |
| Accounts receivable | 556 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 138 | |
| Unbilled receivables | −146 | −261 | 913 | −256 | −410 | |
| Inventories | 450 | −1,195 | −2,219 | −980 | 405 | |
| Accounts payable | −664 | 247 | −303 | 224 | 194 | |
| Customer advances and deposits | −4 | 343 | 2,415 | 2,082 | 354 | |
| Other, net | −658 | 197 | −316 | −362 | −572 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 5,120 | 4,112 | 4,710 | 4,579 | 4,271 | |
| Capital expenditures | −1,161 | −916 | −904 | −1,114 | −887 | |
| Other, net | −123 | −37 | −37 | −375 | 5 | |
| Net cash used by investing activities | −1,284 | −953 | −941 | −1,489 | −882 | |
| Dividends paid | −1,600 | −1,500 | −1,400 | −1,400 | −1,300 | |
| Repayment of fixed-rate notes | −1,500 | −500 | −1,250 | −1,000 | — | |
| Proceeds from fixed-rate notes | 747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,497 | |
| Purchases of common stock | −637 | −1,501 | −434 | −1,229 | −1,828 | |
| Other, net | −207 | 161 | 18 | 127 | 56 | |
| Net cash used by financing activities | −3,190 | −3,369 | −3,094 | −3,471 | −4,590 | |
| Net cash used by discontinued operations | −10 | −6 | −4 | 20 | −20 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents | 636 | −216 | 671 | −361 | −1,221 |