Operating
Stock-Based Comp
General Dynamics Stock-Based Comp decreased by 20.0% to $40.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.6%, from $34.00M to $40.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 11.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $32.00M | $24.00M | $30.00M | $96.00M | $24.00M | $20.00M | $25.00M | $38.00M | $49.00M | $49.00M | $45.00M | $34.00M | $53.00M | $50.00M | $46.00M | $34.00M | $55.00M | $57.00M | $50.00M | $40.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -25.0% | +25.0% | +220.0% | -75.0% | -16.7% | +25.0% | +52.0% | +28.9% | +0.0% | -8.2% | -24.4% | +55.9% | -5.7% | -8.0% | -26.1% | +61.8% | +3.6% | -12.3% | -20.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.0% | -16.7% | -16.7% | -60.4% | +104.2% | +145.0% | +80.0% | -10.5% | +8.2% | +2.0% | +2.2% | +0.0% | +3.8% | +14.0% | +8.7% | +17.6% |
Range$20.00M – $96.00M
CAGR+4.8%
Avg YoY Growth+16.0%
Median YoY Growth+3.0%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's stock-based comp?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported stock-based comp of $40.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Dynamics's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- General Dynamics's stock-based comp increased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $34.00M to $40.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Dynamics's stock-based comp has grown at a 11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $126.00M to $196.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.