General Dynamics

American aerospace and defense manufacturing conglomerate
Organization business Q502940
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General Dynamics was founded on February 21, 1952, and is headquartered in Reston [1]. It is incorporated as a Delaware corporation [2]. The company was founded by John Philip Holland and General Dynamics Electric Boat . Phebe Novakovic serves as the CEO . General Dynamics operates in the defense industry, shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, and aerospace industry [1]. The company employed 84,000 people in 2007 .

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$52.55B
▲ 10.1% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$4.21B
▲ 11.3% YoY FY2025
Assets
$57.25B
▲ 2.4% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$15.45
▲ 13.4% YoY FY2025
$0.00$14.45B$28.90B$43.35B$57.81B FY2007: $27.24B · NI $2.07B (7.6% margin)FY2008: $29.30B · NI $2.46B (8.4% margin)FY2009: $31.98B · NI $2.39B (7.5% margin)FY2010: $32.47B · NI $2.62B (8.1% margin)FY2011: $32.68B · NI $2.53B (7.7% margin)FY2012: $30.99B · NI -$332.00M (-1.1% margin)FY2013: $30.93B · NI $2.36B (7.6% margin)FY2014: $30.85B · NI $2.53B (8.2% margin)FY2015: $31.78B · NI $3.04B (9.6% margin)FY2016: $30.56B · NI $2.57B (8.4% margin)FY2017: $30.97B · NI $2.91B (9.4% margin)FY2018: $36.19B · NI $3.35B (9.2% margin)FY2019: $39.35B · NI $3.48B (8.9% margin)FY2020: $37.92B · NI $3.17B (8.4% margin)FY2021: $38.47B · NI $3.26B (8.5% margin)FY2022: $39.41B · NI $3.39B (8.6% margin)FY2023: $42.27B · NI $3.31B (7.8% margin)FY2024: $47.72B · NI $3.78B (7.9% margin)FY2025: $52.55B · NI $4.21B (8.0% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000040533-26-000006

General Dynamics

Summary

General Dynamics is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,502 views/month, #173 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Dynamics is in the country of United States[3].
  • General Dynamics's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • General Dynamics's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • General Dynamics's founder is recorded as John Philip Holland[6].
  • General Dynamics is owned by Longview Asset Management[7].
  • General Dynamics is owned by The Vanguard Group[8].
  • General Dynamics is owned by BlackRock[9].
  • General Dynamics is owned by Newport Trust Company[10].
  • General Dynamics is owned by State Street Corporation[11].
  • General Dynamics is owned by Bank of America[12].
  • General Dynamics is owned by MFS Investment Management[13].
  • General Dynamics is owned by Geode Capital Management[14].
  • General Dynamics is owned by Capital Research Global Investors[15].
  • General Dynamics is owned by J.P. Morgan & Co.[16].
  • General Dynamics's headquarters location is recorded as Falls Church[17].
  • General Dynamics's headquarters location is recorded as Reston[18].
  • General Dynamics's chief executive officer is recorded as Phebe Novakovic[19].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as General Dynamics Electric Boat[20].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as Gulfstream Aerospace[21].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as Creative Technology[22].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as Electric Launch Company[23].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as General Dynamics Mission Systems[24].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as General Dynamics Land Systems[25].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as National Steel and Shipbuilding Company[26].
  • General Dynamics's child organization or unit is recorded as Tadpole Computer[27].

Body

Founding

General Dynamics's founder is recorded as John Philip Holland[6]. February 21, 1952 marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[29] and S&P 100[30]. General Dynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GD'}[31].

Leadership

General Dynamics's chief executive officer is recorded as Phebe Novakovic[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Falls Church[17], an independent city in the United States[32], in United States[33], founded in 1733[34] and Reston[18], a planned community[35], in United States[36], founded in 1964[37]. Subsidiaries include General Dynamics Electric Boat[20], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1899[40], headquartered in Groton[41]; Gulfstream Aerospace[21], an aerospace manufacturer[42], in United States[43], founded in 1929[44], headquartered in Savannah[45]; Creative Technology[22], a business[46], in Singapore[47], founded in 1981[48], headquartered in Singapore[49]; Electric Launch Company[23], a business[50], in United States[51], founded in 1893[52]; General Dynamics Mission Systems[24], a business[53], founded in 1999[54], headquartered in Fairfax[55]; and General Dynamics Land Systems[25], a subsidiary company[56], in United States[57], founded in 1982[58], headquartered in Sterling Heights[59].

Industry

Industries include defense industry[60], shipbuilding[61], mechanical engineering[62], and aerospace industry[63].

Ownership

Owners include Longview Asset Management[7]; The Vanguard Group[8], a business[64], in United States[65], founded in 1975[66], headquartered in Malvern[67]; BlackRock[9], a company[68], in United States[69], founded in 1988[70], headquartered in New York City[71]; Newport Trust Company[10]; State Street Corporation[11], a business[72], in United States[73], founded in 1792[74], headquartered in Boston[75]; and Bank of America[12], a credit institution[76], in United States[77], founded in 1998[78], headquartered in Charlotte[79]. General Dynamics's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[80].

Why It Matters

General Dynamics ranks in the top 0.59% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,502 views/month, #173 of 29,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]

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  1. 1d ago · Sabelöga · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 255099
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  2. 27d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · Chefmikesf · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American aerospace and defense manufacturing conglomerate
    Founder → John Philip Holland
    Part of → S&P 500, S&P 100
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  5. 14w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → general-dynamics-corporation
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  6. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chief executive officer → Phebe Novakovic
    Country → United States
    Owner of → Mowag, General Dynamics Electric Boat, Gulfstream Aerospace
    Owned by → —
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