The historical rank and industry rank for General Dynamics's Net Margin % or its related term are showing as below:
WBO:GEDY'
s Net Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.84 Med: 8.54 Max: 9.55
Current: 7.85
WBO:GEDY's Net Margin % is ranked better than 64.14% of 304
companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 4.985
vs WBO:GEDY: 7.85
General Dynamics Net Margin % Historical Data
The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Net Margin % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's Net Margin %
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's Net Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Margin % 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.
General Dynamics's Net Margin % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Net Margin % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Net Margin % falls into.
General Dynamics Net Margin % Calculation
Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
General Dynamics's Net Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
General Dynamics (WBO:GEDY) Net Margin % Explanation
Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.
But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.
General Dynamics Net Margin % Related Terms
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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. 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, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
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