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accession: "0000040533-22-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GD"
cik: "0000040533"
company_name: "GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T08:21:35.912937+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Dynamics Q2 net earnings $766M, EPS $2.75 up 5.4% YoY; backlog $87.6B

## Summary
- Revenue $9.2B; operating margin 10.6% (+20 bps YoY, +90 bps sequentially).
- Diluted EPS $2.75, up 5.4% from year-ago quarter; net cash from ops $659M.
- Aerospace demand strong; Gulfstream orders drive 1.1x book-to-bill ratio.
- Defense segments won notable contracts including $410M LRIP for Mobile Protected Firepower and $525M Stryker upgrade.
- Paid $349M in dividends, repurchased $800M in shares; cash on hand $2.2B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040533-22-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GD
- cik: 0000040533
- company_name: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053322000037/0000040533-22-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053322000037/gd-20220727.htm

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