Deferred Revenue
General Dynamics Deferred Revenue increased by 10.4% to $10.85B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.0%, from $9.77B to $10.85B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
| 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 | $5.96B | $6.17B | $6.27B | $6.36B | $6.53B | $6.66B | $7.44B | $7.72B | $8.63B | $9.35B | $9.56B | $9.97B | $10.09B | $10.93B | $9.49B | $9.77B | $10.68B | $10.46B | $9.82B | $10.85B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.5% | +1.6% | +1.5% | +2.6% | +2.0% | +11.6% | +3.8% | +11.8% | +8.4% | +2.3% | +4.2% | +1.2% | +8.3% | -13.1% | +2.9% | +9.3% | -2.0% | -6.1% | +10.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.7% | +8.0% | +18.7% | +21.3% | +32.1% | +40.4% | +28.6% | +29.2% | +16.9% | +16.8% | -0.8% | -2.0% | +5.8% | -4.2% | +3.5% | +11.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's deferred revenue?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported deferred revenue of $10.85B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Dynamics's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- General Dynamics's deferred revenue increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from $9.77B to $10.85B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Dynamics's deferred revenue has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.28B to $9.82B.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.