General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Total Payout Yield %

: 4.28 (As of Today)

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Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

General Dynamics's current Total Payout Yield % is 4.28%.

General Dynamics Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Total Payout Yield % can be seen below:

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General Dynamics Annual Data

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Dec21

Dec22

Total Payout Yield %

6.44

2.72

4.38

5.48

3.84

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23
Total Payout Yield %																3.78	7.58	2.40	2.69	2.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

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General Dynamics Total Payout Yield % Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Total Payout Yield % falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Total Payout Yield %'s extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

General Dynamics Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

General Dynamics's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-1160.176	+	0	+	-1292.336)	/	63910.3219
	=	3.84%

General Dynamics's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-84.06	+	0	+	-322.23)	*	4	/	56801.2688
	=	2.86%

General Dynamics Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.

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General Dynamics (FRA:GDX) Business Description

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Address

11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

https://www.gd.com

General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.