Gulfstream Delivers 40 Business Jets in Q3 2026

Gulfstream delivered 40 business jets in Q3 2026, one more than in the same quarter of 2025. General Dynamics reported that its Aerospace segment recorded $3.54 billion in revenue and $513 million in operating earnings.

Key details

• Gulfstream delivered 35 large-cabin aircraft and five midsize aircraft in the quarter; the year-earlier figures were 33 and six.
• Revenue rose 9.3%, and operating earnings increased 19.3% year over year. The operating margin reached 14.5%, compared with 13.3% a year earlier.
• Gulfstream delivered 119 aircraft in the first nine months of 2026, compared with 113 in the same period of 2025.
• General Dynamics Aerospace recorded nearly $5 billion in quarterly orders and a $25.4 billion backlog, about $1.4 billion above the preceding quarter.
• Gulfstream delivered its 33rd G800 during the quarter.
• President Danny Deep said Gulfstream aims to deliver 200 aircraft per year by 2030. He said that higher production would require investment in facilities and equipment, alongside supplier capacity to support the increase.

Gulfstream delivered 35 large-cabin aircraft and five midsize aircraft in Q3 2026.

Why it matters

The Aerospace segment's higher operating margin accompanied increases in both revenue and earnings. Its backlog also grew from the preceding quarter, providing a measure of the orders awaiting fulfillment.