GD vs GM
General Dynamics Corp. and General Motors Company, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GD | GM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $52.5B | $168.0B |
| Net income | $4.2B | $2.7B |
| Gross margin | 17.9% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.7% | 4.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $15.45 | — |
| Dividend / share | — | $0.57 |
| Payout ratio | 37.8% | 24.4% |
| Free cash flow | $4.0B | $17.6B |
| Equity | $25.6B | $61.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.22× | 1.81× |
| Current ratio | 1.44× | 1.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 5.9% | −15.9% |
GM bills 3.2× the revenue of GD, and GD keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (8.0% against 1.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | GD | GM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $52.5B | $168.0B |
| FY2024 | $47.7B | $171.6B |
| FY2023 | $42.3B | $157.7B |
| FY2022 | $39.4B | $144.0B |
| FY2021 | $38.5B | $113.6B |
| FY2020 | $37.9B | $108.7B |
| FY2019 | $39.4B | $122.7B |
| FY2018 | $36.2B | $133.0B |
| FY2017 | $31.0B | $145.6B |
| FY2016 | $30.6B | $149.2B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GD | GM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.2B | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $3.8B | $6.0B |
| FY2023 | $3.3B | $10.1B |
| FY2022 | $3.4B | $9.9B |
| FY2021 | $3.3B | $10.0B |
| FY2020 | $3.2B | $6.4B |
| FY2019 | $3.5B | $6.7B |
| FY2018 | $3.3B | $8.0B |
| FY2017 | $2.9B | $-3.9B |
| FY2016 | $2.6B | $9.4B |
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