---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000040533-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GD"
cik: "0000040533"
company_name: "GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T09:54:12.708346+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Dynamics Q4 EPS $3.58 (+5.6% YoY); record full-year cash flow $4.6B; backlog $91.1B

## Summary
- Q4 net earnings $992M ($3.58 diluted EPS) on revenue $10.9B, up 5.4% YoY.
- Full-year net earnings $3.4B ($12.19 EPS) on revenue $39.4B, up 2.4% YoY.
- Record operating cash flow $4.6B (135% of net earnings); debt reduced by $1B in 2022.
- Backlog hits record $91.1B; book-to-bill 1.2x for Q4 and 1.1x for full year.
- Aerospace backlog $19.5B (+19.8% YoY); key defense awards include Columbia-class and Virginia-class.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000040533-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GD
- cik: 0000040533
- company_name: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/0000040533-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/gd-20230125.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000003
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040533-23-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP reported the quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $10.9 billion, net income $992 million, EPS $3.58.
  - Period: the quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $10.9 billion
  - Net income: $992 million
  - EPS: $3.58
  - Result: reported results
  source text: • Fourth-quarter net earnings of $992 million, diluted EPS of $3.58, on $10.9 billion in revenue
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/0000040533-23-000003-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP reported the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $39.4 billion, net income $3.4 billion, EPS $12.19.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $39.4 billion
  - Net income: $3.4 billion
  - EPS: $12.19
  - Result: reported results
  source text: • Full-year net earnings of $3.4 billion, diluted EPS of $12.19, on $39.4 billion in revenue
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40533/000004053323000003/0000040533-23-000003-index.htm

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