CLAIM #25712 · GD (GD) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 28, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“Operating margins are expected to decrease around 30 basis points to 9.2%.”
Phebe Novakovic · CEO
How to check this claim
Look at: Technologies segment operating margin, full-year 2026
It came true if: Operating margin between 9.0% and 9.4% (approximately 9.2%)
Where: Company segment reporting (10-K / Q4 2026 earnings release)
In context
“gin is expected to be increased to around 14%. This should result in operating earnings of around $1.9 billion. Gulfstream deliveries will be 160 with a little upside. This is fairly close to 2025. In Combat Systems, we expect revenue in a range of $9.6 to $9.7 billion coupled with an operating margin of 14.1%. Which should lead to improved earnings around $1.36 billion at the midpoint of the revenue range. As I noted earlier, the Marine group has been on a remarkable growth story. It will continue in 2026. Our outlook for this year anticipates revenue in a range of $17.3 billion and $17.7 billion with a 30 basis point improvement at the operating margin line. This should result in operating earnings around $1.3 billion. In Technologies, 2026 revenue is expected to be up to $13.8 billion. Operating margins are expected to decrease around 30 basis points to 9.2%. We continue to see long-term low single-digit growth from the group and continued industry-leading margins. The EBITDA margin is quite impressive. This should leave operating earnings of about $1.3 billion. So for 2026 companywide, we expect to see revenue in the range of $54.3 billion to $54.8 billion. We anticipate operating margins of 10.4%, up 20 basis points from 2025 actuals. This should leave us with operating earnings around $5.7 billion at the midpoint of the anticipated revenue range. All of this rolls up to an EPS forecast between $16.1 and $16.2. None of this contemplates or includes any capital deployment. On a quarter basis, if one were to assume an average of $4 per quarter, the first quarter would be off 40¢. Second, off 30¢. The third, off 10¢. And the fourth up 80¢ on a”
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SEC filings for GD ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.