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General Dynamics (BSP:GDBR34) Buyback Yield % : 0.53 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is General Dynamics Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

General Dynamics's current buyback yield was 0.53%.


General Dynamics Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics's Buyback Yield % 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.

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General Dynamics Buyback Yield % Chart

General Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Buyback Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 1.37 3.18 1.81 0.62

General Dynamics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Buyback Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.58 1.99 0.36 - 0.54

Competitive Comparison of General Dynamics's Buyback Yield %

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % 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 Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Dynamics's Buyback Yield % falls into.



General Dynamics Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

General Dynamics's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) / Market Cap
=- (-2126.513 + 0) / 342741.456
=0.62%

General Dynamics's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Buyback Yield=Net Issuance of Stock(Annualized) / Market Cap
=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (-522.879 + 0) * 4 / 389948.06592
=0.54%

* 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.

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data.


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General Dynamics (BSP:GDBR34) Business Description

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11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
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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