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Gross Carrying Amount
General Dynamics Gross Carrying Amount decreased by 0.3% to $3.94B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.0%, from $3.90B to $3.94B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Gross Carrying Amount shows relatively stable performance with a -1.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions or investments in software and intellectual property, while a decrease may indicate asset retirement or impairment.
Detailed definition
This represents the total original acquisition cost of intangible assets with a defined useful life before accounting fo...
Peer comparison
Common across capital-intensive industries; peers typically report this as part of total intangible assets.
Metric ID:
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_grossHistorical 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 | $4.12B | $3.92B | $3.87B | $3.88B | $3.85B | $3.90B | $3.87B | $3.88B | $3.89B | $3.88B | $3.93B | $3.89B | $3.88B | $3.96B | $3.91B | $3.90B | $3.92B | $3.93B | $3.95B | $3.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.9% | -1.1% | +0.0% | -0.6% | +1.3% | -0.8% | +0.3% | +0.3% | -0.4% | +1.3% | -1.1% | -0.0% | +1.9% | -1.2% | -0.2% | +0.5% | +0.1% | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.5% | -0.4% | -0.1% | +0.2% | +1.0% | -0.7% | +1.4% | +0.1% | -0.2% | +2.1% | -0.4% | +0.5% | +1.0% | -0.7% | +1.1% | +1.0% |
Range$3.85B – $4.12B
CAGR-0.9%
Avg YoY Growth-0.0%
Median YoY Growth+0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's gross carrying amount?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported gross carrying amount of $3.94B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Dynamics's gross carrying amount changed year-over-year?
- General Dynamics's gross carrying amount increased by 1.0% year-over-year, from $3.90B to $3.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's gross carrying amount?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), General Dynamics's gross carrying amount has grown at a -1.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.21B to $3.95B.
- What does gross carrying amount mean?
- The total original cost of intangible assets that have a limited useful life.