General Dynamics (GD) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 195 recorded GD dividend payments, running from May 5, 1970 to July 2, 2026 — 57 calendar years. Together those payments total $78.92 per share. GD has most often paid quarterly.
GD has increased its payment rate for 28 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the GD payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year, and +8.1% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 57 years of recorded history, GD's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
GD dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.92 | 4 | $1.50 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $5.58 | 4 | $1.42 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | $5.22 | 4 | $1.32 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | $4.97 | 4 | $1.26 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $4.67 | 4 | $1.19 | +8.2% |
| 2020 | $4.32 | 4 | $1.10 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | $3.99 | 4 | $1.02 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | $3.63 | 4 | $0.930 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | $3.28 | 4 | $0.840 | +10.5% |
| 2016 | $2.97 | 4 | $0.760 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | $2.69 | 4 | $0.690 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | $2.42 | 4 | $0.620 | — |
| 2013 | $1.68 | 3 (timing) | $0.560 | — |
| 2012 | $2.51 | 5 (timing) | $0.510 | — |
| 2011 | $1.83 | 4 | $0.470 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | $1.64 | 4 | $0.420 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | $1.49 | 4 | $0.380 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | $1.34 | 4 | $0.350 | +20.7% |
| 2007 | $1.10 | 4 | $0.290 | +26.1% |
| 2006 | $0.890 | 4 | $0.230 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | $0.780 | 4 | $0.200 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.180 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | $0.630 | 4 | $0.160 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | $0.590 | 4 | $0.150 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.140 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | $0.510 | 4 | $0.130 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | $0.470 | 4 | $0.120 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | $0.432 | 4 | $0.110 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | $0.410 | 4 | $0.102 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.401 | 4 | $0.102 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | $0.369 | 4 | $0.0938 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | $0.337 | 4 | $0.0875 | — |
| 1993 | $4.29 | 7 (timing) | $0.0750 | — |
| 1992 | $0.181 | 4 | $0.0500 | +60.0% |
| 1991 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | — |
| 1987 | $0.138 | 5 (timing) | $0.0313 | — |
| 1986 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | $0.125 | 4 | $0.0313 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | $0.116 | 4 | $0.0313 | +38.9% |
| 1982 | $0.0900 | 4 | $0.0225 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | $0.0900 | 4 | $0.0225 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | $0.0787 | 4 | $0.0187 | — |
| 1979 | $0.0562 | 3 (timing) | $0.0187 | — |
| 1970 | $0.0063 | 1 (timing) | $0.0063 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than GD's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent GD dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | $1.59 |
| April 10, 2026 | $1.59 |
| January 16, 2026 | $1.50 |
| October 10, 2025 | $1.50 |
| July 3, 2025 | $1.50 |
| April 11, 2025 | $1.50 |
| January 17, 2025 | $1.42 |
| October 11, 2024 | $1.42 |
| July 5, 2024 | $1.42 |
| April 11, 2024 | $1.42 |
| January 18, 2024 | $1.32 |
| October 5, 2023 | $1.32 |
| July 6, 2023 | $1.32 |
| April 13, 2023 | $1.32 |
| January 19, 2023 | $1.26 |
| October 6, 2022 | $1.26 |
| June 30, 2022 | $1.26 |
| April 7, 2022 | $1.26 |
| January 13, 2022 | $1.19 |
| October 7, 2021 | $1.19 |
| July 1, 2021 | $1.19 |
| April 8, 2021 | $1.19 |
| January 14, 2021 | $1.10 |
| October 8, 2020 | $1.10 |
| July 1, 2020 | $1.10 |
| April 8, 2020 | $1.10 |
| January 16, 2020 | $1.02 |
| October 10, 2019 | $1.02 |
| July 3, 2019 | $1.02 |
| April 11, 2019 | $1.02 |
| January 17, 2019 | $0.930 |
| October 4, 2018 | $0.930 |
| July 5, 2018 | $0.930 |
| April 12, 2018 | $0.930 |
| January 18, 2018 | $0.840 |
| October 5, 2017 | $0.840 |
| July 5, 2017 | $0.840 |
| April 5, 2017 | $0.840 |
| January 18, 2017 | $0.760 |
| October 5, 2016 | $0.760 |
| June 29, 2016 | $0.760 |
| April 6, 2016 | $0.760 |
| January 13, 2016 | $0.690 |
| October 7, 2015 | $0.690 |
| June 30, 2015 | $0.690 |
| April 8, 2015 | $0.690 |
| January 14, 2015 | $0.620 |
| October 8, 2014 | $0.620 |
| July 1, 2014 | $0.620 |
| April 9, 2014 | $0.620 |
| January 15, 2014 | $0.560 |
| October 9, 2013 | $0.560 |
| July 2, 2013 | $0.560 |
| April 10, 2013 | $0.560 |
| December 14, 2012 | $0.510 |
| October 3, 2012 | $0.510 |
| July 3, 2012 | $0.510 |
| April 11, 2012 | $0.510 |
| January 18, 2012 | $0.470 |
| October 5, 2011 | $0.470 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 195 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
GD dividend history questions
How many dividends has GD paid?
DivTrkr has 195 recorded GD dividend payments between May 5, 1970 and July 2, 2026, totalling $78.92 per share across 57 calendar years.
Has GD ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 57 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the GD dividend growing?
The GD payment rate compounded at +6.4% a year over the last five complete years and +8.1% a year over the last ten.
How often does GD pay a dividend?
GD has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current GD dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track GD free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.