What is General Dynamics's share buybacks?

General Dynamics (GD) reported share buybacks of $217M in Q1 2026.

How has General Dynamics's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

General Dynamics's share buybacks decreased by 63.8% year-over-year, from $600M to $217M.

What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's share buybacks?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), General Dynamics's share buybacks has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.83B to $1.5B.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

General Dynamics GD Share Buybacks

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$13.5B+10.3%

Operating income$1.4B+12.0%

Net income$1.1B+13.2%

EPS (diluted)$4.10+12.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.7B+194%

Total debt$9.9B-14.6%

Total equity$26.1B+17.3%

Total assets$59.0B+3.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.2B+1,556%

CapEx$203.0M+43.0%

Free cash flow$2.0B+773%

Valuation

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Market cap$93.22B+24.6%

Enterprise value$99.45B+16.8%

P/E21.5×+2.7×

P/S1.7×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin17.9%—

Operating margin10.2%0.0pp

Net margin8.1%0.0pp

FCF margin11.5%+4.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18%-0.3pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.1×

Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by General Dynamics in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

The official record: General Dynamics’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is General Dynamics's share buybacks?: General Dynamics (GD) reported share buybacks of $217M in Q1 2026.
How has General Dynamics's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: General Dynamics's share buybacks decreased by 63.8% year-over-year, from $600M to $217M.
What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's share buybacks?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), General Dynamics's share buybacks has grown at a -6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.83B to $1.5B.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.