How many employees does General Dynamics Corporation have?

General Dynamics Corporation reported 117,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on January 30, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.

What is General Dynamics Corporation's revenue per employee?

General Dynamics Corporation brought in $52.5B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $449K per employee. That ranks 13 of 29 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $435K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

General Dynamics Corporation employees and revenue per employee

GD · Aerospace & Defense · $89.3B market cap

General Dynamics Corporation had 117,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, unchanged from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $52.5B, up 10.1% from a year earlier, or $449K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

117,000

+0.0% YoY

Revenue

$52.5B

+10.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$449K

Peer median $435K

Rank in industry

13 of 29

Aerospace & Defense

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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GD employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	117,000	$52.5B	$449K	+0.0%	+10.1%
Dec 2024	117,000	$47.7B	$408K	+4.8%	+12.9%
Dec 2023	111,600	$42.3B	$379K	+4.8%	+7.3%
Dec 2022	106,500	$39.4B	$370K	+3.3%	+2.4%
Dec 2021	103,100	$38.5B	$373K	+3.1%	+1.4%
Dec 2020	100,000	$37.9B	$379K	-2.8%	-3.6%
Dec 2019	102,900	$39.4B	$382K	-2.6%	+8.7%
Dec 2018	105,600	$36.2B	$343K	+7.1%	+16.9%
Dec 2017	98,600	$31.0B	$314K	-0.2%	+1.3%
Dec 2016	98,800	$30.6B	$309K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

General Dynamics Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Aerospace & Defense.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
GE GE Aerospace	57,000	$45.9B	$804K	Efficient growth
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation	123,000	$75.1B	$610K	Efficient growth
RTX RTX Corporation	180,000	$88.6B	$492K	Leaner
BA The Boeing Company	182,000	$89.5B	$492K	Efficient growth
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	45,000	$21.9B	$486K	Leaner
GD General Dynamics Corporation	117,000	$52.5B	$449K	Leaner
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation	95,000	$42.0B	$442K	Leaner
TXT Textron Inc.	34,000	$14.8B	$435K	Leaner
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	44,000	$12.5B	$284K	Leaner

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Questions about General Dynamics Corporation

How many employees does General Dynamics Corporation have?: General Dynamics Corporation reported 117,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on January 30, 2026. That is unchanged from a year earlier.
What is General Dynamics Corporation's revenue per employee?: General Dynamics Corporation brought in $52.5B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $449K per employee. That ranks 13 of 29 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $435K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in General Dynamics Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed January 30, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell GD.