General Dynamics Revenue Rises 12.9% in Third Quarter to $14.6 Billion
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General Dynamics reported revenue of $14.6 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up 12.9% from the same period a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $4.49, up 15.7% year over year, according to the company's results statement published on MarketScreener. The announcement came on the day Colgate-Palmolive was also scheduled to hold its third-quarter results conference. The company had set the conference for October 30 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, according to its investor relations page. Colgate-Palmolive reported net income attributable to the company of $751 million for the quarter, compared with $735 million in the same period of 2025. The results offer a snapshot of two companies in different sectors, defense and consumer goods, on a day of third-quarter earnings announcements.
General Dynamics' chair and chief executive said the company recorded revenue growth across its four business segments and described bookings and operating performance as strong. She said in the company's statement: "Our businesses delivered exceptional third-quarter results, with revenue growth across all four of our segments, strong bookings, and solid operating performance." The description places the reported revenue growth within performance spanning all segments, according to management. The company also linked its results to strong bookings, alongside operating performance, without the available information providing additional figures for these indicators. Diluted earnings per share were $4.49, up 15.7% from the third quarter of the previous year.
At Colgate-Palmolive, net income attributable to the company was $751 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared with $735 million in the third quarter of 2025, according to a results summary published on StockTitan. The company also announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.53 per share. The dividend is payable on November 13, 2026, to shareholders of record on October 20, according to the company's announcement. The payment date adds a near-term financial detail to the quarterly results, while the record date identifies the shareholders eligible to receive it. The third-quarter results conference had been scheduled for October 30 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, according to the company's events page.
Ahead of Colgate-Palmolive's results announcement, UBS expected the results to be broadly in line with market estimates and said investors' discussion would shift to 2027. UBS said that discussion would weigh inflation pressures and foreign exchange volatility on one side against sales momentum on the other, according to MT Newswires via Yahoo Finance. The company reported its third-quarter results on the day previously set for the conference, while the available information included no numerical details on the effects of inflation or currencies on results. As for the market, the available information does not establish either company's share-price movement during trading on October 30 or a cause for any such movement; therefore, no rise can be attributed to them on the basis of these facts. The next date set for Colgate-Palmolive shareholders remains the cash dividend payment on November 13, 2026.