General Dynamics Corporation Common Stock (GD)

About GD

General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support, customer support and custom completion services, modifications, upgrades, and lifecycle sustainment…

Sector

Industrials

Industry

Marine Transportation

Employees

117,000

Website

www.gd.com

Fundamentals

1-day range

$392.6$396.16

Market cap

$103.47B

P/E (trailing)

24.15

P/E (forward)

21.34

EPS (trailing)

$16.39

Dividend yield

1.61%

Beta

0.33

Avg. volume

1.16M

Ex-dividend date

October 9, 2026

Dividend pay date

November 13, 2026

Forecasts

21 analyst ratings

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• Christopher J. Brady · August 5, 2026 · Option Exercise

  6.3K @ $191.71
• Christopher J. Brady · August 5, 2026 · Sale

  6.3K @ $383.32
• Danny Deep · August 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  5.9K @ $223.93
• Danny Deep · August 4, 2026 · Option Exercise

  6.1K @ $191.71
• Danny Deep · August 4, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  4.6K @ $380.74
• Danny Deep · August 4, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  4.4K @ $380.84
• Phebe N. Novakovic · August 3, 2026 · Sale

  7.3K @ $383.85
• Phebe N. Novakovic · August 3, 2026 · Sale

  15.9K @ $383.09
• Phebe N. Novakovic · August 3, 2026 · Sale

  22.7K @ $382.17
• Phebe N. Novakovic · August 3, 2026 · Sale

  5.7K @ $381.17
• Marguerite Amy Gilliland · July 31, 2026 · Option Exercise

  43.2K @ $165.47
• Marguerite Amy Gilliland · July 31, 2026 · Sale

  26.2K @ $378.42
• Marguerite Amy Gilliland · July 31, 2026 · Sale

  17.0K @ $377.44
• Phebe N. Novakovic · July 31, 2026 · Option Exercise

  166.7K @ $165.47
• Phebe N. Novakovic · July 31, 2026 · Tax Withholding

  115.1K @ $379.17

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held

221.32M

Total value held

$74.34B

Institutional holders

2186