Business Segments · Operating Earnings

Technologies — Operating Earnings

General Dynamics Technologies — Operating Earnings increased by 16.9% to $339.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.4%, from $328.00M to $339.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Technologies — Operating Earnings shows relatively stable performance with a 0.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income

How to read this metric

Higher earnings relative to revenue indicate strong operational efficiency and effective cost management within the segment.

Detailed definition

This measures the profitability of the Technologies segment after accounting for operating expenses but before interest...

Peer comparison

Standard operating profit metric used across all public companies to compare segment-level performance.

Metric ID: gd_segment_technologies_operating_earnings

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$308.00M$327.00M$334.00M$298.00M$304.00M$285.00M$340.00M$299.00M$283.00M$315.00M$305.00M$295.00M$320.00M$326.00M$319.00M$328.00M$332.00M$327.00M$290.00M$339.00M
QoQ Change+6.2%+2.1%-10.8%+2.0%-6.3%+19.3%-12.1%-5.4%+11.3%-3.2%-3.3%+8.5%+1.9%-2.1%+2.8%+1.2%-1.5%-11.3%+16.9%
YoY Change-1.3%-12.8%+1.8%+0.3%-6.9%+10.5%-10.3%-1.3%+13.1%+3.5%+4.6%+11.2%+3.8%+0.3%-9.1%+3.4%
Range$283.00M$340.00M
CAGR+2.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.7%
Median YoY Growth+1.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings?
General Dynamics (GD) reported technologies — operating earnings of $339.00M in Q1 2026.
How has General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings changed year-over-year?
General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings increased by 3.4% year-over-year, from $328.00M to $339.00M.
What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.28B to $1.28B.
What does technologies — operating earnings mean?
The profit generated by the Technologies segment from its core business operations.