General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, charter, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships. This segment also provides navy ships maintenance and modernization services; lifecycle support and repair services for navy surface ships; and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarines and surface ships. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments. This segment also offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers. This segment also offers cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; software-defined networks; everything-as-a-service; defense enterprise office system solutions; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. General Dynamics Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
General Dynamics Dividend Announcement
• General Dynamics announced a quarterly dividend of $1.42 per ordinary share which will be made payable on 2024-11-15. Ex dividend date: 2024-10-11
• General Dynamics annual dividend for 2024 was $5.58
• General Dynamics annual dividend for 2023 was $5.22
• General Dynamics's trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 1.96%
• General Dynamics's payout ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is 41.22%
• General Dynamics's dividend growth over the last five years (2018-2023) was 7.54% year
• General Dynamics's dividend growth over the last ten years (2013-2023) was 12.00% year
General Dynamics Dividend History
Ex-Div date | Dividend amount | Dividend type | Pay date |
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2024-10-11 | $1.42 | quarterly | 2024-11-15 |
2024-07-05 | $1.42 | quarterly | 2024-08-09 |
2024-04-11 | $1.42 | quarterly | 2024-05-10 |
2024-01-18 | $1.32 | quarterly | 2024-02-09 |
2023-10-05 | $1.32 | quarterly | 2023-11-10 |
2023-07-06 | $1.32 | quarterly | 2023-08-11 |
2023-04-13 | $1.32 | quarterly | 2023-05-12 |
2023-01-19 | $1.26 | quarterly | 2023-02-10 |
2022-10-06 | $1.26 | quarterly | 2022-11-10 |
2022-06-30 | $1.26 | quarterly | 2022-08-05 |
2022-04-07 | $1.26 | quarterly | 2022-05-06 |
2022-01-13 | $1.19 | quarterly | 2022-02-04 |
2021-10-07 | $1.19 | quarterly | 2021-11-12 |
2021-07-01 | $1.19 | quarterly | 2021-08-06 |
2021-04-08 | $1.19 | quarterly | 2021-05-07 |
2021-01-14 | $1.10 | quarterly | 2021-02-05 |
2020-10-08 | $1.10 | quarterly | 2020-11-13 |
2020-07-01 | $1.10 | quarterly | 2020-08-07 |
2020-04-08 | $1.10 | quarterly | 2020-05-08 |
2020-01-16 | $1.02 | quarterly | 2020-02-07 |
2019-10-10 | $1.02 | quarterly | 2019-11-15 |
2019-07-03 | $1.02 | quarterly | 2019-08-09 |
2019-04-11 | $1.02 | quarterly | 2019-05-10 |
2019-01-17 | $0.93 | quarterly | 2019-02-08 |
2018-10-04 | $0.93 | quarterly | 2018-11-09 |
2018-07-05 | $0.93 | quarterly | 2018-08-10 |
2018-04-12 | $0.93 | quarterly | 2018-05-11 |
2018-01-18 | $0.84 | quarterly | 2018-02-09 |
2017-10-05 | $0.84 | quarterly | 2017-11-10 |
2017-07-05 | $0.84 | quarterly | 2017-08-11 |
2017-04-05 | $0.84 | quarterly | 2017-05-05 |
2017-01-18 | $0.76 | quarterly | 2017-02-10 |
2016-10-05 | $0.76 | quarterly | 2016-11-10 |
2016-06-29 | $0.76 | quarterly | 2016-08-05 |
2016-04-06 | $0.76 | quarterly | 2016-05-06 |
2016-01-13 | $0.69 | quarterly | 2016-02-05 |
2015-12-11 | $0.69 | quarterly | |
2015-10-07 | $0.69 | quarterly | 2015-11-13 |
2015-06-30 | $0.69 | quarterly | 2015-08-07 |
2015-04-08 | $0.69 | quarterly | 2015-05-08 |
2015-01-14 | $0.62 | quarterly | 2015-02-06 |
2014-10-08 | $0.62 | quarterly | 2014-11-14 |
2014-07-01 | $0.62 | quarterly | 2014-08-08 |
2014-04-09 | $0.62 | quarterly | 2014-05-09 |
2014-01-15 | $0.56 | quarterly | 2014-02-07 |
2013-10-09 | $0.56 | quarterly | 2013-11-15 |
2013-07-02 | $0.56 | quarterly | 2013-08-09 |
2013-04-10 | $0.56 | quarterly | 2013-05-10 |
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1. Determination of Dividend: General Dynamics's board of directors reviews the company's financial performance, cash flow, future investment needs, and other relevant factors to determine the amount and timing of dividend payments.
2. Dividend Declaration: Once the board approves a dividend, General Dynamics publicly announces the dividend amount, currency, and the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is the date on or after which the buyer of the stock will not be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend payment.
3. Record Date: The record date is the date on which the company checks its records to identify shareholders who are eligible to receive the dividend. Only shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
4. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, General Dynamics distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The dividend is usually paid in the form of cash directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or through other designated payment methods.
5. Tax Implications: Dividends received from General Dynamics are generally taxable as income. Shareholders may need to report dividend income on their tax returns and pay applicable taxes according to their jurisdiction's tax regulations.
1. Record Date: General Dynamics sets a record date, which is the date on which the company checks its records to determine the eligible shareholders. Only those who are shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
2. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, General Dynamics distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The payment is usually made electronically, directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or bank account.
3. Currency: General Dynamics declares the currency in which the dividend will be paid. Depending on the shareholder's location and the currency election made by the shareholder, the dividend will be converted to the appropriate currency during the payment process.
To assess the safety of General Dynamics's dividend, it is crucial to analyze the company's financial health, debt levels, cash flow generation, and ability to sustain dividend payments over the long term. Additionally, monitoring the company's future earnings, cash flow projections, and management's commitment to dividend policies can provide valuable insights.
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