What GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP's SEC filings said

10-Q for 2026Q4, filed 30 Oct 2026, and 1 8-K since. Each line is something a filing stated, ranked by score and linked to its source.

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Backlog and Book-to-Bill90 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 30 Oct 2026
Third-quarter orders totaled $98.8 billion, including $93.8 billion in the defense segments and $5.0 billion in Aerospace, producing a company-wide book-to-bill ratio of 6.8-to-1. Defense-segment book-to-bill was 8.5-to-1, compared with…
Guidance / Outlook75 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4
General Dynamics updated its previously issued 2026 full-year outlook in its third-quarter 2026 filing. It expects revenue of $56.5 billion to $56.8 billion and an operating margin around 10.5%. Management also expects net interest…
Operating Cash Flow Trends73 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4
Cash provided by operating activities increased to $5.745 billion in the first nine months of 2026 from $3.559 billion in the comparable 2025 period. Lower operating working capital, particularly in Combat Systems and Aerospace, supported…
Submarine Production Ramp And Investment71 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q4
The company reports significant U.S. Navy shipbuilding demand, particularly for submarines, and says it has invested significantly in facilities and workforce to increase production capacity. It expects to continue investing to meet that…
Balance Sheet and Liquidity63 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 30 Oct 2026
At October 4, 2026, General Dynamics held $4.388 billion in cash and equivalents and had $7.016 billion in total debt, resulting in net debt of $2.628 billion. Compared with December 31, 2025, cash increased from $2.333 billion and total…

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Latest report: 10-Q · 2026Q4 filed 30 Oct 2026

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Backlog and Book-to-BillImportance 75 · +2 more on this subject
Total backlog, including funded and unfunded work, reached $220.3 billion at October 4, 2026, versus $136.5 billion at the end of the prior quarter; total estimated contract value was $270.7 billion. Aerospace backlog…
Guidance / OutlookImportance 75
General Dynamics updated its previously issued 2026 full-year outlook in its third-quarter 2026 filing. It expects revenue of $56.5 billion to $56.8 billion and an operating margin around 10.5%. Management also expects…
Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 73
Cash provided by operating activities increased to $5.745 billion in the first nine months of 2026 from $3.559 billion in the comparable 2025 period. Lower operating working capital, particularly in Combat Systems and…
Submarine Production Ramp And InvestmentImportance 71
The company reports significant U.S. Navy shipbuilding demand, particularly for submarines, and says it has invested significantly in facilities and workforce to increase production capacity. It expects to continue…
Submarine Production RampImportance 61
General Dynamics reports significant U.S. Navy demand for shipbuilding, particularly submarines, and says it has invested in facilities and workforce to expand production capacity. The heightened demand is pressuring…
Capital Expenditure ProgramImportance 59
Capital expenditures were $918 million in the first nine months of 2026, up 66% from $552 million in the same 2025 period. Capital expenditures were the primary use of cash in investing activities, which used $900…
Liquidity and Debt PositionImportance 55
Cash and equivalents were $4.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of 2026, compared with $2.3 billion at year-end 2025. The company repaid $1.0 billion of fixed-rate notes at maturity, consisting of $500 million…
Revenue Performance and MixImportance 49
Consolidated revenue increased 12.9% to $14.566 billion in the third quarter of 2026 and 10.4% to $42.141 billion in the first nine months, with growth across all four operating segments. Nine-month revenue rose 10.9%…
Interest Expense TrendsImportance 46
Net interest expense decreased to $163 million in the first nine months of 2026 from $251 million in the prior-year period, a decline of approximately 35%. The decrease reflected lower interest expense associated with…
Quarterly Dividend DeclarationImportance 28 · +1 more on this subject
On March 9, 2026, the board declared a quarterly dividend of $1.59 per share, marking the company’s 29th consecutive annual increase. The quarterly dividend had been raised to $1.50 per share in March 2025. Cash…
Operating Margin DriversImportance 26
Consolidated operating margin increased 20 basis points to 10.5% in the third quarter and 30 basis points to 10.5% in the first nine months of 2026, reflecting improved operating performance in Aerospace and Marine…
Aerospace Supply Chain ConstraintsImportance null
Aircraft production depends on the Aerospace supply chain, whose performance has improved and overall condition has stabilized. General Dynamics nevertheless experienced delays, including at an Israel-based supplier of…

Capital spending check: Capital spending up sharply (Flagged, rule score 55).

8-K filings last 12 months

Results, no stated guidance change30 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 10
Read from the attached exhibit: Backlog and Book-to-Bill · Balance Sheet and Liquidity · Operating Cash Flow Trends
Management change (filing not read)8 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Read from the attached exhibit: Leadership Transition
Management change (filing not read)7 Aug 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Read from the attached exhibit: Management Changes
Results (release not read)29 Jul 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Results (release not read)29 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Results (release not read)28 Jan 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Management change (filing not read)5 Dec 2025 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20
Management change (filing not read)5 Dec 2025 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 20

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