General Dynamics Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (GD)
General Dynamics reported $3.96B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 23.87% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 7.53%.
View full General Dynamics company overviewGeneral Dynamics free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $3.96B | $763.0M | +23.87% | +7.53% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $3.20B | −$610.0M | −16.03% | +6.70% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $3.81B | $341.0M | +9.84% | +9.00% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $3.46B | $81.0M | +2.39% | +8.79% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $3.38B | $493.0M | +17.05% | +8.80% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $2.89B | $897.0M | +44.98% | +7.62% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.99B | −$464.0M | −18.88% | +5.07% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $2.46B | −$990.0M | −28.71% | +6.79% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $3.45B | $1.68B | +94.69% | +11.13% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $1.77B | −$159.0M | −8.24% | +5.79% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $1.93B | −$1.28B | −39.82% | +6.07% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $3.21B | $532.0M | +19.89% | +10.39% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $2.67B | $505.0M | +23.27% | +8.65% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $2.17B | −$610.0M | −21.94% | +7.00% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $2.78B | $164.0M | +6.27% | +8.51% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $2.62B | $146.0M | +5.91% | +8.06% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $2.47B | −$164.0M | −6.23% | +7.72% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $2.63B | $156.0M | +6.30% | +8.99% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $2.48B | — | — | +9.10% |
General Dynamics quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $1.65B | $246.0M | +17.57% | +11.68% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-05 | $1.95B | $2.24B | — | +14.48% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $952.0M | −$853.0M | −47.26% | +6.62% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-28 | $1.90B | $682.0M | +56.13% | +14.70% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-29 | $1.40B | $787.0M | +128.38% | +10.74% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-30 | −$290.0M | $147.0M | — | −2.37% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.80B | $913.0M | +102.35% | +13.53% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-29 | $1.22B | $121.0M | +11.06% | +10.41% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $613.0M | $94.0M | +18.11% | +5.12% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | −$437.0M | −$1.74B | — | −4.07% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $892.0M | $717.0M | +409.71% | +7.64% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-10-01 | $1.09B | $66.0M | +6.42% | +10.35% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-07-02 | $519.0M | $84.0M | +19.31% | +5.11% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-04-02 | $1.30B | −$526.0M | −28.79% | +13.17% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $175.0M | −$1.12B | −86.51% | +1.61% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-10-02 | $1.03B | −$247.0M | −19.37% | +10.31% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-07-03 | $435.0M | −$508.0M | −53.87% | +4.73% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-04-03 | $1.83B | $1.96B | — | +19.45% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.30B | −$920.0M | −41.50% | +12.60% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-10-03 | $1.27B | $372.0M | +41.20% | +13.33% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-07-04 | $943.0M | $321.0M | +51.61% | +10.23% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-04-04 | −$131.0M | $720.0M | — | −1.40% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $2.22B | $204.0M | +10.13% | +21.15% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-27 | $903.0M | $56.0M | +6.61% | +9.57% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-28 | $622.0M | $512.0M | +465.45% | +6.71% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-29 | −$851.0M | $125.0M | — | −9.73% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $2.01B | $189.0M | +10.36% | +18.69% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-29 | $847.0M | $225.0M | +36.17% | +8.68% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $110.0M | −$502.0M | −82.03% | +1.15% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | −$976.0M | −$376.0M | — | −10.54% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $1.82B | −$15.0M | −0.82% | +17.58% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $622.0M | −$130.0M | −17.29% | +6.84% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-07-01 | $612.0M | $226.0M | +58.55% | +6.66% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-04-01 | −$600.0M | −$1.07B | — | −7.96% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $1.84B | $1.20B | +186.00% | +22.22% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-10-01 | $752.0M | $363.0M | +93.32% | +9.92% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-07-02 | $386.0M | $21.0M | +5.75% | +5.03% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-04-02 | $471.0M | $97.0M | +25.94% | +6.33% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $643.0M | $523.0M | +435.83% | +8.40% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-10-02 | $389.0M | −$178.0M | −31.39% | +5.08% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-07-03 | $365.0M | −$231.0M | −38.76% | +4.70% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-04-03 | $374.0M | −$273.0M | −42.19% | +5.00% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $120.0M | $374.0M | — | +1.48% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-10-04 | $567.0M | −$1.76B | −75.65% | +7.09% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-05 | $596.0M | −$201.0M | −25.22% | +7.56% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-05 | $647.0M | $312.0M | +93.13% | +8.31% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −$254.0M | −$1.64B | — | −3.04% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-28 | $2.33B | $1.97B | +539.84% | +30.05% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-29 | $797.0M | $304.0M | +61.66% | +10.66% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-30 | $335.0M | −$94.0M | −21.91% | +4.61% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $1.39B | $840.0M | +153.01% | +17.46% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-29 | $364.0M | −$230.0M | −38.72% | +4.71% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | $493.0M | −$185.0M | −27.29% | +6.29% |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | $429.0M | $80.0M | +22.92% | +5.79% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $549.0M | −$1.29B | −70.11% | +7.26% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $594.0M | $578.0M | +3612.50% | +7.49% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-07-01 | $678.0M | $18.0M | +2.73% | +8.56% |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-04-01 | $349.0M | $82.0M | +30.71% | +4.60% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $1.84B | $569.0M | +44.87% | +20.08% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-10-02 | $16.0M | −$768.0M | −97.96% | +0.20% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-07-03 | $660.0M | $246.0M | +59.42% | +8.38% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-04-03 | $267.0M | $117.0M | +78.00% | +3.42% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $1.27B | −$96.0M | −7.04% | +14.74% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-10-03 | $784.0M | $271.0M | +52.83% | +9.79% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-07-04 | $414.0M | −$106.0M | −20.38% | +5.11% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-04-04 | $150.0M | $77.0M | +105.48% | +1.94% |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $1.36B | — | — | +17.27% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-10-04 | $513.0M | −$236.0M | −31.51% | +6.65% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-07-05 | $520.0M | — | — | +6.42% |
| Q1 2009 | 2009-04-05 | $73.0M | — | — | +0.88% |
| Q3 2008 | 2008-09-28 | $749.0M | — | — | +10.49% |
General Dynamics free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $2.89B to $3.96B, a compound annual growth rate of 6.49%. General Dynamics's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $1.65B in free cash flow, an increase of 17.57% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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