GD Stock — General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics Corporation (GD)

Updated October 23, 2026.

GD is a stock. Its distribution rate is 1.82%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 186026.8% over the past 64.8 years.

General Dynamics Corporation is an aerospace and defense company that designs and manufactures business jets, nuclear-powered submarines, combat vehicles, IT solutions, and provides related maintenance and support services across military and commercial markets. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current yield and has a long operating history dating to 1899. The stock appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the defense sector with regular dividend payments.

GD performance

As of Oct 23, 2026

Total return is 186026.8% over the past 64.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.5%.

GD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.82%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/1962

Distribution rate

1.82%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.79%

5-year average yield

1.99

Last close

$349.36 (as of 2026-10-23)

Market cap

$94,521,861,645

Average volume

736,700

Dividend

$1.59

Ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Payment date

11/13/2026

Beta

0.329

Payout ratio

38.3%

P/E ratio

20.94

Forward P/E

18.45

EPS

$16.68

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.82%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.79%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GD risks and drawbacks

GD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 17.5%.

Who may consider GD — and who may not

GD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GD pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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