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General Dynamics cash flow and EPS91

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$1,265M
General Dynamics capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2009 Q237.71% · $89MUnavailable0% · $0M62.29% · $147MUnavailable100% · $236M
FY 2009 Q39.33% · $81M73.73% · $640M0% · $0M16.94% · $147MUnavailable100% · $868M
FY 2009 Q434.63% · $134M1.55% · $6M25.84% · $100M37.98% · $147MUnavailable100% · $387M
FY 2010 Q113.19% · $60M10.55% · $48M43.96% · $200M32.31% · $147MUnavailable100% · $455M
FY 2010 Q28.68% · $63M26.03% · $189M42.84% · $311M22.45% · $163MUnavailable100% · $726M
FY 2010 Q320.34% · $96MUnavailable45.55% · $215M34.11% · $161MUnavailable100% · $472M
FY 2010 Q419.61% · $151M0% · $0M59.61% · $459M20.78% · $160MUnavailable100% · $770M
FY 2011 Q14.76% · $61MUnavailable24.49% · $314M12.25% · $157M58.5% · $750M100% · $1,282M
FY 2011 Q28.47% · $91MUnavailable75.14% · $807M16.39% · $176M0% · $0M100% · $1,074M
FY 2011 Q319.52% · $121MUnavailable52.9% · $328M27.58% · $171M0% · $0M100% · $620M
FY 2011 Q422.29% · $185M55.06% · $457M2.29% · $19M20.36% · $169M0% · $0M100% · $830M
FY 2012 Q124.93% · $90M7.2% · $26M21.05% · $76M46.81% · $169MUnavailable100% · $361M
FY 2012 Q29.3% · $86M15.03% · $139M55.78% · $516M19.89% · $184MUnavailable100% · $925M
FY 2012 Q328.87% · $110M68.5% · $261M2.62% · $10MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $381M
FY 2012 Q45.57% · $164M0.61% · $18M0% · $0M12.24% · $360M81.58% · $2,400M100% · $2,942M
FY 2013 Q127.88% · $29M72.12% · $75M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $104M
FY 2013 Q216.91% · $139MUnavailable59% · $485M24.09% · $198MUnavailable100% · $822M
FY 2013 Q320.2% · $103M0% · $0M41.37% · $211M38.43% · $196MUnavailable100% · $510M
FY 2013 Q441.22% · $169M0% · $0M10.73% · $44M48.05% · $197MUnavailable100% · $410M
FY 2014 Q15.07% · $87MUnavailable83.38% · $1,430M11.55% · $198M0% · $0M100% · $1,715M
FY 2014 Q24.84% · $75MUnavailable81.41% · $1,261M13.75% · $213M0% · $0M100% · $1,549M
FY 2014 Q321.66% · $175MUnavailable52.72% · $426M25.62% · $207M0% · $0M100% · $808M
FY 2014 Q428.18% · $184MUnavailable40.58% · $265M31.24% · $204M0% · $0M100% · $653M
FY 2015 Q16.88% · $98MUnavailable43.54% · $620M14.47% · $206M35.11% · $500M100% · $1,424M
FY 2015 Q27.28% · $92MUnavailable74.82% · $945M17.89% · $226M0% · $0M100% · $1,263M
FY 2015 Q310.92% · $170MUnavailable74.76% · $1,164M14.32% · $223M0% · $0M100% · $1,557M
FY 2015 Q422.45% · $209MUnavailable54.14% · $504M23.42% · $218M0% · $0M100% · $931M
FY 2016 Q14.98% · $65MUnavailable78.56% · $1,026M16.46% · $215M0% · $0M100% · $1,306M
FY 2016 Q214.87% · $69MUnavailable35.13% · $163M50% · $232M0% · $0M100% · $464M
FY 2016 Q39.43% · $110MUnavailable27.87% · $325M19.81% · $231M42.88% · $500M100% · $1,166M
FY 2016 Q417.11% · $148M0.23% · $2M55.72% · $482M26.94% · $233M0% · $0M100% · $865M
FY 2017 Q19.6% · $62MUnavailable54.8% · $354M35.6% · $230MUnavailable100% · $646M
FY 2017 Q210.21% · $91MUnavailable61.39% · $547M28.4% · $253MUnavailable100% · $891M
FY 2017 Q313.07% · $120M29.96% · $275M29.52% · $271M27.45% · $252MUnavailable100% · $918M
FY 2017 Q48.98% · $155M2.03% · $35M22.35% · $386M14.53% · $251M52.11% · $900M100% · $1,727M
FY 2018 Q116.75% · $104MUnavailable43% · $267M40.26% · $250MUnavailable100% · $621M
FY 2018 Q228.23% · $175MUnavailable27.26% · $169M44.52% · $276MUnavailable100% · $620M
FY 2018 Q331.11% · $168M0% · $0M17.96% · $97M50.93% · $275MUnavailable100% · $540M
FY 2018 Q413.4% · $243M3.31% · $60M68.17% · $1,236M15.11% · $274MUnavailable100% · $1,813M
FY 2019 Q131.1% · $181MUnavailable22.85% · $133M46.05% · $268MUnavailable100% · $582M
FY 2019 Q231.53% · $181MUnavailable17.07% · $98M51.39% · $295MUnavailable100% · $574M
FY 2019 Q345.1% · $244M0.37% · $2M0% · $0M54.53% · $295M0% · $0M100% · $541M
FY 2019 Q456.44% · $381M0% · $0M0% · $0M43.56% · $294M0% · $0M100% · $675M
FY 2020 Q15.4% · $185MUnavailable13.09% · $449M8.6% · $295M72.91% · $2,500M100% · $3,429M
FY 2020 Q237.59% · $221MUnavailable8.84% · $52M53.57% · $315MUnavailable100% · $588M
FY 2020 Q340.68% · $216MUnavailable0% · $0M59.32% · $315M0% · $0M100% · $531M
FY 2020 Q446.25% · $345MUnavailable11.53% · $86M42.23% · $315M0% · $0M100% · $746M
FY 2021 Q111.09% · $134MUnavailable62.83% · $759M26.08% · $315MUnavailable100% · $1,208M
FY 2021 Q215.62% · $172MUnavailable53.86% · $593M30.52% · $336MUnavailable100% · $1,101M
FY 2021 Q329.39% · $196MUnavailable20.84% · $139M49.78% · $332MUnavailable100% · $667M
FY 2021 Q436.53% · $385MUnavailable31.97% · $337M31.5% · $332MUnavailable100% · $1,054M
FY 2022 Q118.43% · $141MUnavailable38.43% · $294M43.14% · $330MUnavailable100% · $765M
FY 2022 Q216.31% · $224MUnavailable58.27% · $800M25.42% · $349MUnavailable100% · $1,373M
FY 2022 Q340.8% · $255MUnavailable4% · $25M55.2% · $345M0% · $0M100% · $625M
FY 2022 Q425.35% · $494MUnavailable5.64% · $110M17.7% · $345M51.31% · $1,000M100% · $1,949M
FY 2023 Q127.01% · $161MUnavailable15.1% · $90M57.89% · $345MUnavailable100% · $596M
FY 2023 Q224.65% · $212MUnavailable33.49% · $288M41.86% · $360MUnavailable100% · $860M
FY 2023 Q319.81% · $227MUnavailable4.89% · $56M31.68% · $363M43.63% · $500M100% · $1,146M
FY 2023 Q445.78% · $304MUnavailable0% · $0M54.22% · $360M0% · $0M100% · $664M
FY 2024 Q125.44% · $159MUnavailable16.8% · $105M57.76% · $361M0% · $0M100% · $625M
FY 2024 Q232.21% · $201MUnavailable5.45% · $34M62.34% · $389M0% · $0M100% · $624M
FY 2024 Q331.65% · $201MUnavailable6.93% · $44M61.42% · $390M0% · $0M100% · $635M
FY 2024 Q413.86% · $355MUnavailable51.44% · $1,318M15.18% · $389M19.52% · $500M100% · $2,562M
FY 2025 Q17.57% · $142MUnavailable32% · $600M20.43% · $383M40% · $750M100% · $1,875M
FY 2025 Q214.67% · $198MUnavailable0% · $0M29.78% · $402M55.56% · $750M100% · $1,350M
FY 2025 Q334.47% · $212MUnavailable0% · $0M65.53% · $403M0% · $0M100% · $615M
FY 2025 Q457.94% · $609MUnavailable3.52% · $37M38.53% · $405M0% · $0M100% · $1,051M
FY 2026 Q124.61% · $203MUnavailable26.3% · $217M49.09% · $405M0% · $0M100% · $825M
FY 2026 Q218.5% · $234MUnavailable8.06% · $102M33.91% · $429M39.53% · $500M100% · $1,265M
Jul 5, 2009 through Jul 5, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

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Capital expenditures

USD millions

$234M

Free cash flow

USD millions

—

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$67M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

—

SBC / operating cash flow

%

—

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

—

Quarterly data

General Dynamics cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jul 5, 2026—234—67————
FY 2026 Q1Apr 5, 20262,1552031,952402.05%1.86%——
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 20251,561609952505.25%3.2%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 28, 20252,1092121,897573%2.7%——
FY 2025 Q2Jun 29, 20251,5981981,400553.93%3.44%——
FY 2025 Q1Mar 30, 2025-148142-29034————
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 20242,1603551,805462.55%2.13%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 29, 20241,4162011,215504.12%3.53%——
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024814201613538.65%6.51%——
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024-278159-43734————
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 20231,196304892455.04%3.76%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 1, 20231,3212271,094494.48%3.71%——
FY 2023 Q2Jul 2, 2023731212519499.44%6.7%——
FY 2023 Q1Apr 2, 20231,4621611,301382.92%2.6%——
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 20226694941752514.29%3.74%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 2, 20221,2832551,028201.95%1.56%——
FY 2022 Q2Jul 3, 2022659224435245.52%3.64%——
FY 2022 Q1Apr 3, 20221,9681411,827965.25%4.88%——
FY 2021 Q4Dec 31, 20211,6823851,297302.31%1.78%——
FY 2021 Q3Oct 3, 20211,4711961,275241.88%1.63%——
FY 2021 Q2Jul 4, 20211,115172943323.39%2.87%——
FY 2021 Q1Apr 4, 20213134-13140—1,333.33%——
FY 2020 Q4Dec 31, 20202,5623452,217371.67%1.44%——
FY 2020 Q3Sep 27, 20201,119216903303.32%2.68%——
FY 2020 Q2Jun 28, 2020843221622314.98%3.68%——
FY 2020 Q1Mar 29, 2020-666185-85130————
FY 2019 Q4Dec 31, 20192,3943812,013301.49%1.25%——
FY 2019 Q3Sep 29, 20191,091244847313.66%2.84%—$3.14
FY 2019 Q2Jun 30, 20192911811103229.09%11%——
FY 2019 Q1Mar 31, 2019-795181-97640————
FY 2018 Q4Dec 31, 20182,0672431,824301.64%1.45%——
FY 2018 Q3Sep 30, 2018790168622396.27%4.94%—$2.85
FY 2018 Q2Jul 1, 2018787175612426.86%5.34%——
FY 2018 Q1Apr 1, 2018-496104-60029————
FY 2017 Q4Dec 31, 20171,9981551,843482.6%2.4%——
FY 2017 Q3Oct 1, 2017871120751263.46%2.99%—$2.52
FY 2017 Q2Jul 2, 201747791386276.99%5.66%——
FY 2017 Q1Apr 2, 201753362471224.67%4.13%—$2.48
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016826148678243.54%2.91%——
FY 2016 Q3Oct 2, 2016499110389256.43%5.01%—$2.21
FY 2016 Q2Jul 3, 201643469365246.58%5.53%—$2.44
FY 2016 Q1Apr 3, 201643965374277.22%6.15%—$2.3
FY 2015 Q4Dec 31, 20153292091202621.67%7.9%——
FY 2015 Q3Oct 4, 2015822170652131.99%1.58%—$2.28
FY 2015 Q2Jul 5, 201560392511316.07%5.14%—$2.27
FY 2015 Q1Apr 5, 201574598647406.18%5.37%—$2.14
FY 2014 Q4Dec 31, 2014-70184-25434————
FY 2014 Q3Sep 28, 20142,5041752,329301.29%1.2%—$2.06
FY 2014 Q2Jun 29, 201486675791374.68%4.27%—$1.58
FY 2014 Q1Mar 30, 201442887341277.92%6.31%—$1.71
FY 2013 Q4Dec 31, 20131,5561691,387302.16%1.93%——
FY 2013 Q3Sep 29, 2013467103364297.97%6.21%—$1.84
FY 2013 Q2Jun 30, 2013579139440306.82%5.18%—$1.81
FY 2013 Q1Mar 31, 201350429475316.53%6.15%—$1.62
FY 2012 Q4Dec 31, 2012780164616101.62%1.28%——
FY 2012 Q3Sep 30, 2012704110594355.89%4.97%—$1.7
FY 2012 Q2Jul 1, 201278986703344.84%4.31%—$1.77
FY 2012 Q1Apr 1, 2012414903243510.8%8.45%—$1.57
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 20112,0261851,841321.74%1.58%——
FY 2011 Q3Oct 2, 20111361211532213.33%23.53%—$1.8
FY 2011 Q2Jul 3, 201174991658324.86%4.27%—$1.76
FY 2011 Q1Apr 3, 2011327612663212.03%9.79%—$1.64
FY 2010 Q4Dec 31, 20101,4191511,268302.37%2.11%——
FY 2010 Q3Oct 3, 201088096784303.83%3.41%—$1.7
FY 2010 Q2Jul 4, 201047763414297%6.08%—$1.67
FY 2010 Q1Apr 4, 2010210601502919.33%13.81%—$1.53
FY 2009 Q4Dec 31, 20091,5101341,376302.18%1.99%——
FY 2009 Q3Oct 4, 200959181510295.69%4.91%—$1.47
FY 2009 Q2Jul 5, 200960089511305.87%5%—$1.6
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · GD, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.