secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)
CIK:        0000040533
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040533-22-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

General Dynamics Q4 net earnings $952M, diluted EPS $3.39; full-year revenue $38.5B
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- Q4 net earnings $952M ($3.39 diluted EPS) on $10.3B revenue; full-year net earnings $3.3B ($11.55 EPS) on $38.5B revenue.
- Defense segments delivered record revenue and operating earnings for the year.
- Operating cash flow record $4.3B (131% of net earnings); debt reduced $1.5B; $1.8B in share repurchases.
- Aerospace backlog grew 40% YoY to $16.3B; Gulfstream orders strongest since 2008.
- Consolidated backlog $87.6B; total estimated contract value $127.5B at year end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053322000004/0000040533-22-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053322000004/gd-20220126.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-22-000004

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