GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (GD) Free cash flow
- Free cash flow · 12 months (USD): Value $6.20B; Formula and calculation Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-04-05..
- Price / free cash flow · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-04-05..
- Free cash flow yield · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-04-05..
- Free cash flow margin · 12 months: Value 11.52%; Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-04-05..
Free cash flow
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-04-05; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow · 12 months (USD) | $6.20B | Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-04-05. $7.42B − $1.22B ≈ $6.20B |
| Price / free cash flow · 12 months | (m) | Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-04-05. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow yield · 12 months | (m) | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-04-05. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow margin · 12 months | 11.52% | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-04-05. $6.20B ÷ $53.81B × 100 ≈ 11.52% |
| Free cash flow per share · 12 months | (m) | (Trailing-year operating cash flow − capital spending) / reported quarter-end common shares. Period ending 2026-04-05. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Operating cash flow · 12 months | $7.42B | Cash generated by operating activities. Period ending 2026-04-05. |
| Operating cash flow / net income · 12 months | 1.71× | Operating cash flow / net income. Period ending 2026-04-05. $7.42B ÷ $4.34B ≈ 1.71× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 7.42B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations |
| Capital spending | 1.22B USD | Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Market cap | (m) | |
| Free cash flow | 6.20B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations · Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Revenue | 53.81B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Quarter-end shares | (m) | Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
| Net income | 4.34B USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Free cash flow | FCF per share | Operating cash flow | Capital spending (USD) | Market cap (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Quarter-end shares (shares) | Net income (USD) | Price / FCF | FCF yield | FCF margin | Cash conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | $6.20B | (m) | $7.42B | $1.22B | (m) | $53.81B | (m) | $4.34B | (m) | (m) | 11.52% | 1.71× |
| 2025-12-31 | $3.96B | (m) | $5.12B | $1.16B | (m) | $52.55B | (m) | $4.21B | (m) | (m) | 7.53% | 1.22× |
| 2025-09-28 | $4.81B | (m) | $5.72B | $907.00M | (m) | $51.51B | (m) | $4.21B | (m) | (m) | 9.34% | 1.36× |
| 2025-06-29 | $4.13B | (m) | $5.03B | $896.00M | (m) | $50.27B | (m) | $4.09B | (m) | (m) | 8.22% | 1.23× |
| 2025-03-30 | $3.34B | (m) | $4.24B | $899.00M | (m) | $49.21B | (m) | $3.98B | (m) | (m) | 6.79% | 1.07× |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.20B | (m) | $4.11B | $916.00M | (m) | $47.72B | (m) | $3.78B | (m) | (m) | 6.70% | 1.09× |
| 2024-09-29 | $2.28B | (m) | $3.15B | $865.00M | (m) | $46.05B | (m) | $3.64B | (m) | (m) | 4.96% | 0.87× |
| 2024-06-30 | $2.16B | (m) | $3.05B | $891.00M | (m) | $44.95B | (m) | $3.54B | (m) | (m) | 4.81% | 0.86× |
| 2024-03-31 | $2.07B | (m) | $2.97B | $902.00M | (m) | $43.12B | (m) | $3.38B | (m) | (m) | 4.80% | 0.88× |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.81B | (m) | $4.71B | $904.00M | (m) | $42.27B | (m) | $3.31B | (m) | (m) | 9.00% | 1.42× |
| 2023-10-01 | $3.09B | (m) | $4.18B | $1.09B | (m) | $41.45B | (m) | $3.30B | (m) | (m) | 7.45% | 1.27× |
| 2023-07-02 | $3.02B | (m) | $4.14B | $1.12B | (m) | $40.86B | (m) | $3.37B | (m) | (m) | 7.40% | 1.23× |
| 2023-04-02 | $2.94B | (m) | $4.07B | $1.13B | (m) | $39.90B | (m) | $3.39B | (m) | (m) | 7.37% | 1.20× |
| 2022-12-31 | $3.46B | (m) | $4.58B | $1.11B | (m) | $39.41B | (m) | $3.39B | (m) | (m) | 8.79% | 1.35× |
| 2022-10-02 | $4.59B | (m) | $5.59B | $1.00B | (m) | $38.85B | (m) | $3.35B | (m) | (m) | 11.81% | 1.67× |
| 2022-07-03 | $4.83B | (m) | $5.78B | $946.00M | (m) | $38.44B | (m) | $3.31B | (m) | (m) | 12.58% | 1.75× |
| 2022-04-03 | $5.34B | (m) | $6.24B | $894.00M | (m) | $38.47B | (m) | $3.28B | (m) | (m) | 13.89% | 1.90× |
| 2021-12-31 | $3.38B | (m) | $4.27B | $887.00M | (m) | $38.47B | (m) | $3.26B | (m) | (m) | 8.80% | 1.31× |
| 2021-10-03 | $4.30B | (m) | $5.15B | $847.00M | (m) | $38.66B | (m) | $3.31B | (m) | (m) | 11.13% | 1.56× |
| 2021-07-04 | $3.93B | (m) | $4.80B | $867.00M | (m) | $38.52B | (m) | $3.28B | (m) | (m) | 10.21% | 1.46× |
| 2021-04-04 | $3.61B | (m) | $4.53B | $916.00M | (m) | $38.56B | (m) | $3.17B | (m) | (m) | 9.36% | 1.43× |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.89B | (m) | $3.86B | $967.00M | (m) | $37.92B | (m) | $3.17B | (m) | (m) | 7.62% | 1.22× |
| 2020-09-27 | $2.69B | (m) | $3.69B | $1.00B | (m) | $38.22B | (m) | $3.19B | (m) | (m) | 7.03% | 1.16× |
| 2020-06-28 | $2.63B | (m) | $3.66B | $1.03B | (m) | $38.55B | (m) | $3.26B | (m) | (m) | 6.83% | 1.12× |
| 2020-03-29 | $2.12B | (m) | $3.11B | $991.00M | (m) | $38.84B | (m) | $3.44B | (m) | (m) | 5.46% | 0.90× |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.99B | (m) | $2.98B | $987.00M | (m) | $39.35B | (m) | $3.48B | (m) | (m) | 5.07% | 0.86× |
| 2019-09-29 | $1.80B | (m) | $2.65B | $849.00M | (m) | $38.95B | (m) | $3.37B | (m) | (m) | 4.63% | 0.79× |
| 2019-06-30 | $1.58B | (m) | $2.35B | $773.00M | (m) | $38.29B | (m) | $3.31B | (m) | (m) | 4.13% | 0.71× |
| 2019-03-31 | $2.08B | (m) | $2.85B | $767.00M | (m) | $37.92B | (m) | $3.29B | (m) | (m) | 5.49% | 0.87× |
| 2018-12-31 | $2.46B | (m) | $3.15B | $690.00M | (m) | $36.19B | (m) | $3.35B | (m) | (m) | 6.79% | 0.94× |
| 2018-09-30 | $2.48B | (m) | $3.08B | $602.00M | (m) | $24.96B | (m) | $3.07B | (m) | (m) | 9.92% | 1.00× |
| 2018-07-01 | $2.61B | (m) | $3.16B | $554.00M | (m) | $11.17B | (m) | $2.98B | (m) | (m) | 23.34% | 1.06× |
| 2018-04-01 | $2.38B | (m) | $2.85B | $470.00M | (m) | $21.94B | (m) | $2.95B | (m) | (m) | 10.85% | 0.97× |
| 2017-12-31 | $3.45B | (m) | $3.88B | $428.00M | (m) | $21.84B | (m) | $2.91B | (m) | (m) | 15.80% | 1.33× |
| 2017-10-01 | $2.29B | (m) | $2.71B | $421.00M | (m) | $31.56B | (m) | $3.23B | (m) | (m) | 7.24% | 0.84× |
| 2017-07-02 | $1.92B | (m) | $2.33B | $411.00M | (m) | $37.69B | (m) | $3.11B | (m) | (m) | 5.10% | 0.75× |
| 2017-04-02 | $1.90B | (m) | $2.29B | $389.00M | (m) | $31.32B | (m) | $3.08B | (m) | (m) | 6.08% | 0.74× |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.81B | (m) | $2.20B | $392.00M | (m) | $31.35B | (m) | $2.96B | (m) | (m) | 5.76% | 0.74× |
| 2016-10-02 | $1.25B | (m) | $1.70B | $453.00M | (m) | $30.93B | (m) | $2.92B | (m) | (m) | 4.04% | 0.58× |
| 2016-07-03 | $1.43B | (m) | $1.94B | $513.00M | (m) | $31.19B | (m) | $2.97B | (m) | (m) | 4.57% | 0.65× |
| 2016-04-03 | $1.66B | (m) | $2.19B | $536.00M | (m) | $31.41B | (m) | $2.97B | (m) | (m) | 5.28% | 0.74× |
| 2015-12-31 | $1.93B | (m) | $2.50B | $569.00M | (m) | $31.47B | (m) | $2.96B | (m) | (m) | 6.13% | 0.84× |
| 2015-10-04 | $1.56B | (m) | $2.10B | $544.00M | (m) | $32.02B | (m) | $2.90B | (m) | (m) | 4.86% | 0.72× |
| 2015-07-05 | $3.23B | (m) | $3.78B | $549.00M | (m) | $31.78B | (m) | $2.87B | (m) | (m) | 10.17% | 1.32× |
| 2015-04-05 | $3.52B | (m) | $4.05B | $532.00M | (m) | $31.37B | (m) | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 11.22% | 1.53× |
| 2014-12-31 | $3.21B | (m) | $3.73B | $521.00M | (m) | $30.85B | (m) | $2.53B | (m) | (m) | 10.39% | 1.47× |
| 2014-09-28 | $4.84B | (m) | $5.35B | $510.00M | (m) | $30.82B | (m) | $2.33B | (m) | (m) | 15.70% | 2.30× |
| 2014-06-29 | $2.88B | (m) | $3.31B | $437.00M | (m) | $30.81B | (m) | $2.28B | (m) | (m) | 9.33% | 1.45× |
| 2014-03-30 | $2.58B | (m) | $3.03B | $452.00M | (m) | $31.14B | (m) | $2.38B | (m) | (m) | 8.28% | 1.27× |
| 2013-12-31 | $2.67B | (m) | $3.11B | $440.00M | (m) | $31.22B | (m) | $2.36B | (m) | (m) | 8.54% | 1.32× |
| 2013-09-29 | $1.90B | (m) | $2.33B | $435.00M | (m) | $31.19B | (m) | $-268.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.08% | -8.69× |
| 2013-06-30 | $2.13B | (m) | $2.57B | $442.00M | (m) | $31.33B | (m) | $-319.00M | (m) | (m) | 6.78% | -8.05× |
| 2013-03-31 | $2.36B | (m) | $2.78B | $414.00M | (m) | $31.34B | (m) | $-325.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.54% | -8.54× |
| 2012-12-31 | $2.24B | (m) | $2.69B | $450.00M | (m) | $31.51B | (m) | $-332.00M | (m) | (m) | 7.10% | -8.09× |
| 2012-09-30 | $3.46B | (m) | $3.93B | $471.00M | (m) | $32.58B | (m) | $2.40B | (m) | (m) | 10.61% | 1.64× |
| 2012-07-01 | $2.88B | (m) | $3.36B | $482.00M | (m) | $32.50B | (m) | $2.45B | (m) | (m) | 8.86% | 1.37× |
| 2012-04-01 | $2.84B | (m) | $3.32B | $487.00M | (m) | $32.46B | (m) | $2.47B | (m) | (m) | 8.74% | 1.34× |
| 2011-12-31 | $2.78B | (m) | $3.24B | $458.00M | (m) | $32.68B | (m) | $2.53B | (m) | (m) | 8.51% | 1.28× |
| 2011-10-02 | $2.21B | (m) | $2.63B | $424.00M | (m) | $32.13B | (m) | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 6.87% | 0.99× |
| 2011-07-03 | $2.98B | (m) | $3.38B | $399.00M | (m) | $32.29B | (m) | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 9.22% | 1.27× |
| 2011-04-03 | $2.73B | (m) | $3.10B | $371.00M | (m) | $32.51B | (m) | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | 8.40% | 1.17× |
| 2010-12-31 | $2.62B | (m) | $2.99B | $370.00M | (m) | $32.47B | (m) | $2.62B | (m) | (m) | 8.06% | 1.14× |
| 2010-10-03 | $2.71B | (m) | $3.06B | $353.00M | (m) | $31.76B | (m) | $2.51B | (m) | (m) | 8.54% | 1.22× |
| 2010-07-04 | $2.44B | (m) | $2.78B | $338.00M | (m) | $31.47B | (m) | $2.43B | (m) | (m) | 7.76% | 1.14× |
| 2010-04-04 | $2.55B | (m) | $2.91B | $364.00M | (m) | $31.47B | (m) | $2.40B | (m) | (m) | 8.09% | 1.21× |
| 2009-12-31 | $2.47B | (m) | $2.85B | $385.00M | (m) | $31.98B | (m) | $2.39B | (m) | (m) | 7.72% | 1.19× |
| 2009-10-04 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-05 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-04-05 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | $2.63B | (m) | $3.12B | $490.00M | (m) | $29.30B | (m) | $2.46B | (m) | (m) | 8.99% | 1.27× |
| 2008-09-28 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-06-29 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2007-12-31 | $2.48B | (m) | $2.95B | $474.00M | (m) | $27.24B | (m) | $2.07B | (m) | (m) | 9.10% | 1.42× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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