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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · General Dynamics (GD)

General Dynamics Q2 revenue rises 8.1% to $14.1 billion; diluted EPS up 13.4%

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

General Dynamics reported second-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended July 5, 2026, with revenue of $14.1 billion, up 8.1% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $4.24, up 13.4%. Operating margin was 10.4%, and backlog ended the quarter at $136.5 billion. Revenue, operating earnings and EPS all rose, and the filing does not include updated guidance.

Key points

  • Revenue of $14.1 billion, up 8.1%; operating earnings of $1.5 billion, up 11.9%.
  • Diluted EPS of $4.24, compared with $3.74 in the year-ago quarter.
  • Orders of $20 billion and a company-wide book-to-bill ratio of 1.4-to-1; backlog of $136.5 billion.
  • Free cash flow of $1.6 billion; $429 million paid in dividends during the quarter.

The filing

CompanyGeneral Dynamics (GD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 29, 2026, 8:01 AM ET
Accession number0000040533-26-000029

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 29, 2026.

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