General Dynamics (GD) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Friday

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, October 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.69 per share and revenue of $12.4877 billion for the quarter. Parties may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $3.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.47 by $0.27. General Dynamics had a return on equity of 17.99% and a net margin of 8.13%.The business had revenue of $13.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.13 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.26 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect General Dynamics to post $15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $17 EPS for the next fiscal year.

General Dynamics Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of GD opened at $340.73 on Wednesday. General Dynamics has a 52-week low of $239.20 and a 52-week high of $347.37. The company has a market capitalization of $91.65 billion, a PE ratio of 22.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $327.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $300.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32.

General Dynamics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Investors of record on Friday, October 10th will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. General Dynamics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.27%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised General Dynamics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 4th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of General Dynamics in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Wolfe Research raised their price objective on General Dynamics from $360.00 to $400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. UBS Group raised their price objective on General Dynamics from $309.00 to $333.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on General Dynamics from $328.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $327.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Mark Lagrand Burns sold 43,860 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $312.28, for a total value of $13,696,600.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 39,875 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,452,165. This trade represents a 52.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Christopher J. Brady sold 8,150 shares of General Dynamics stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.18, for a total value of $2,617,617.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 22,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,328,685.24. The trade was a 26.32% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 275,020 shares of company stock worth $86,414,503 over the last 90 days. 1.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On General Dynamics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 6.1% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 791,103 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $230,733,000 after purchasing an additional 45,767 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 43.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 762,168 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $222,294,000 after purchasing an additional 229,352 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 27.3% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 616,907 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $179,927,000 after purchasing an additional 132,395 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 73.2% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 461,585 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $134,626,000 after purchasing an additional 195,030 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its stake in General Dynamics by 20.4% during the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 406,335 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $118,512,000 after purchasing an additional 68,723 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.14% of the company’s stock.

General Dynamics Company Profile

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 produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services.