General Dynamics (GD) CEO pay: $51.2M actually paid in FY2025
$GD · GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-03-27, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
13.0× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25.9M | $51.2M | $15.7M | $253.00 | $230.00 | $4.21B |
| 2024 | $23.8M | $33.4M | $9.6M | $168.00 | $136.00 | $3.78B |
| 2023 | $22.6M | $31.6M | $9.6M | $163.00 | $119.00 | $3.31B |
| 2022 | $21.5M | $48.7M | $12.8M | $152.00 | $112.00 | $3.39B |
| 2021 | $23.6M | $42.6M | $11.1M | $125.00 | $95.00 | $3.26B |
| 2020 | $19.3M | $9.1M | $3.0M | $87.00 | $84.00 | $3.17B |
Frequently asked
How much did the GD CEO make in 2025?
$51,230,765 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-03-27.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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