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General Dynamics Corporation (GD) Yield on Cost (YOC): 1.69%

The yield on cost (YOC) for General Dynamics Corporation (GD) is 1.69%.

GD Yield on Cost (YOC) Metrics

YIELD ON COST (YOC)

1.69%

Yield on Cost for GD

GD now pays $6.09 per share a year. Measured against the price it actually traded at back then, a long-term holder is earning:

If you boughtPrice thenYield on cost today
10 years ago(2016-06-14)$139.434.37%
5 years ago(2021-06-10)$191.483.18%
3 years ago(2023-06-12)$213.072.86%
1 year ago(2025-06-16)$279.292.18%
Buying today(at $359.53)$359.531.69%

If you buy today and the dividend keeps growing

Projection: starting from today's 1.69% yield, assuming the dividend keeps compounding at its historical 6.5% rate. Boards set dividends each year, so actual figures will differ.

Today

1.69%

In 3 years

2.15%

In 5 years

2.52%

In 10 years

3.73%

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$359.53
$6.09
6.51%
15 Years

Starting Yield

1.69%

Ending YOC

4.36%

Year 15 Dividend

$15.68

Cum. Dividends Recd.

$156.98

Yield on Cost Progression Graph
Detailed Projections Ledger
Year-by-year table outlining compounding dividend returns on your purchase cost basis.
YearProjected Div. / ShareYoY Dividend HikeYield on Cost (YOC)Total Dividends Recd.
Initial$6.091.69%$0.00
Year 1$6.49+6.51%1.80%$6.49
Year 2$6.91+6.51%1.92%$13.40
Year 3$7.36+6.51%2.05%$20.75
Year 4$7.84+6.51%2.18%$28.59
Year 5$8.35+6.51%2.32%$36.94
Year 6$8.89+6.51%2.47%$45.83
Year 7$9.47+6.51%2.63%$55.30
Year 8$10.09+6.51%2.81%$65.39
Year 9$10.74+6.51%2.99%$76.13
Year 10$11.44+6.51%3.18%$87.57
Year 11$12.19+6.51%3.39%$99.76
Year 12$12.98+6.51%3.61%$112.74
Year 13$13.83+6.51%3.85%$126.57
Year 14$14.73+6.51%4.10%$141.29
Year 15$15.68+6.51%4.36%$156.98

General Dynamics Corporation Yield on Cost (YOC) Formula & Definition

Yield on cost is the dividend yield measured against your original purchase price, not today's price. As a company raises its dividend, the yield on what you actually paid keeps rising even when the market yield holds steady.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

General Dynamics Corporation Yield on Cost (YOC) FAQ

What is the yield on cost (YOC) for General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
The yield on cost (YOC) for GD stock is 1.69%.

About General Dynamics Corporation

General Dynamics Corporation is a global leader in the aerospace and defense industry, with its operations structured across four key divisions: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment focuses on the design, production, and sale of business jets, alongside offering a full suite of aviation services including aircraft maintenance, repair, management, charter services, and ground support. Marine Systems specializes in shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy, constructing nuclear-powered submarines, surface warships, and auxiliary vessels. This division also builds various commercial ships, such as tankers and cargo carriers. Furthermore, it provides extensive maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support, along with engineering and design services for both naval and commercial fleets. Combat Systems is dedicated to creating land-based defense solutions, manufacturing a diverse range of products including wheeled and tracked combat vehicles (like the Stryker and Piranha), main battle tanks, armored vehicles, weapon systems, munitions, and mobile bridge systems. This segment also delivers modernization programs, engineering expertise, and ongoing sustainment services. The Technologies division offers sophisticated information technology and mission support services, catering primarily to military, intelligence, and federal civilian clients. Its offerings span mobile communication, computing, command-and-control systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. Additionally, this segment is deeply involved in cutting-edge areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, DevOps, software-defined networks, "everything-as-a-service" models, defense enterprise office systems, and the assembly of unmanned undersea vehicles. Established in 1899, General Dynamics Corporation is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Reston, VA
110,000 employees
Industrials / Aerospace & Defense
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
CEO
Phebe N. Novakovic