Business Segments · Operating Earnings
Technologies — Operating Earnings
General Dynamics Technologies — Operating Earnings increased by 16.9% to $339M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.4%, from $328M to $339M. 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 2026Apr 29, 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_earningsHistorical 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 | $308M | $327M | $334M | $298M | $304M | $285M | $340M | $299M | $283M | $315M | $305M | $295M | $320M | $326M | $319M | $328M | $332M | $327M | $290M | $339M |
| 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$283M – $340M
CAGR+2.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.7%
Median YoY Growth+1.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's technologies — operating earnings?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported technologies — operating earnings of $339M 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 $328M to $339M.
- 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.