Every material Form 8-K General Dynamics filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
General Dynamics said Danny Deep, previously executive vice president, Global Operations, was promoted to president effective December 3, 2025. The filing sets his base salary at $1,300,000 and a target annual incentive of 150% of base salary, and says his long-term equity pay will follow the approach in the company's 2025 proxy statement.
Danny Deep promoted from executive vice president, Global Operations to president, effective December 3, 2025
Base salary set at $1,300,000
Target annual incentive opportunity at 150% of base salary
Long-term incentive is equity-based and follows the approach in the 2025 proxy statement filed March 28, 2025
General Dynamics said controller William Moss will retire effective March 31, 2026, and Dana O. Maisano, currently controller and financial planning and analysis head at its GDIT subsidiary, will succeed him as controller effective April 1, 2026. The change is an orderly, planned succession in a finance role and does not involve any reported financial results or guidance.
William A. Moss notified the company on December 3, 2025 of his intent to retire as vice president and controller, effective March 31, 2026.
Dana O. Maisano, 44, will become controller effective April 1, 2026.
Maisano has been with the company for more than 20 years and has held her current GDIT role since 2018.
General Dynamics reported third-quarter 2025 results for the quarter ended September 28, 2025, with revenue of $12.9 billion, up 10.6% from the year-ago quarter, and diluted EPS of $3.88, up 15.8%. Operating earnings were $1.3 billion, and total estimated contract value reached $167.7 billion, which the company says reflects strong order activity across all four segments.
Revenue of $12.9 billion, up 10.6% from $11.7 billion a year earlier
Diluted EPS of $3.88 versus $3.35 in the third quarter of 2024; net earnings of $1.1 billion
Net cash from operating activities of $2.1 billion; 9-month free cash flow of $3.0 billion
Orders of $19.3 billion in the quarter, a book-to-bill ratio of 1.5-to-1; total estimated contract value of $167.7 billion
General Dynamics reported second-quarter 2025 results for the quarter ended June 29, 2025, with revenue up 8.9% and diluted EPS up 14.7% from the year-ago quarter. Operating cash flow was $1.6 billion, orders totaled $28.3 billion, and backlog ended the quarter at $103.7 billion. The filing does not include updated guidance.
Revenue of $13,041 million, up 8.9% from $11,976 million a year earlier
Diluted EPS of $3.74 versus $3.26 a year earlier, up 14.7%; net earnings of $1,014 million
Operating earnings of $1.3 billion, up 12.9%, with operating margin of 10.0%
Backlog of $103.7 billion at quarter end; consolidated book-to-bill ratio of 2.2-to-1
General Dynamics said Danny Deep, previously executive vice president of Combat Systems, has been promoted to executive vice president of Global Operations, effective with the June 4, 2025 announcement. The filing sets his base salary at $1,200,000 and his target annual incentive at 130% of base salary, with long-term equity pay governed by the approach in the company's 2025 proxy statement.
Danny Deep promoted from executive vice president, Combat Systems, to executive vice president, Global Operations, announced June 4, 2025
Base salary set at $1,200,000
Target annual incentive opportunity set at 130% of base salary
Long-term equity compensation follows the approach in the 2025 proxy statement filed March 28, 2025, beginning on page 52
General Dynamics reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $12.2 billion, up 13.9% from the year-ago quarter, and diluted earnings per share of $3.66, up 27.1%. Operating earnings rose 22.4% to $1.3 billion, and all four segments increased revenue and operating earnings, led by Aerospace. Cash used by operating activities was $148 million, and free cash flow was negative $290 million for the quarter.
Revenue $12.2 billion, up 13.9%; operating earnings $1.3 billion, up 22.4%; operating margin 10.4%, up 70 basis points
Diluted EPS $3.66 versus $2.88 a year earlier; Aerospace revenue up 45.2% and operating earnings up 69.4%
Net cash used by operating activities $148 million; $600 million spent on share repurchases and $383 million on dividends
Backlog $88.7 billion at quarter end; total estimated contract value $141.3 billion
General Dynamics reported fourth-quarter 2024 net earnings of $1.1 billion and revenue of $13.3 billion, both up about 14% from a year earlier. For the full year, net earnings were $3.8 billion and diluted EPS was $13.63, up 13.4%, with the company citing steady growth across all four segments. The release does not include 2025 guidance; the company said it would add guidance information to its website charts after its earnings call.
Q4 diluted EPS of $4.15, up 14.0% from $3.64 a year earlier
Full-year revenue of $47.7 billion, up 12.9%, and net earnings of $3.8 billion, up 14.1%
Backlog ended 2024 at $90.6 billion; full-year book-to-bill was 1-to-1
Gulfstream delivered 47 aircraft in the fourth quarter and 136 for the year
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