General Dynamics Corporation filings document the company's aerospace and defense operations, NYSE-listed common stock and recurring financial disclosures. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, cash generation, order activity and backlog across aerospace, marine, combat systems and technologies businesses.
Proxy materials describe board elections, shareholder voting matters, corporate governance practices, executive compensation and shareholder engagement. Other current reports record leadership appointments, officer retirements and related compensation arrangements, linking governance changes to the company's operating structure and financial reporting roles.
General Dynamics Executive Vice President Mark Lagrand Burns reported an exercise-and-sell transaction in company stock. On May 11–12, 2026, he exercised stock options to acquire a total of 72,710 shares of Common Stock at strike prices of $165.47 and $168.56 per share, then sold the same number of Common shares in open-market trades at prices ranging from about $342.22 to $346.02 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 38,975.154 General Dynamics shares and also has indirect holdings of 1,248.19 shares through a General Dynamics 401(k) plan and 33,670 shares held by a trust.
GD files a Rule 144 notice reporting a planned sale of 36,480 shares of Common Stock for cash on 05/12/2026. The filing also lists prior open-market sales by Mark L. Burns of 10,153 shares on 03/11/2026 for $3,603,826.91 and 36,230 shares on 05/11/2026 for $12,444,646.32.
The form indicates the 36,480-share sale relates to an option originally granted on 03/03/2021. The notice lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as a broker/dealer. This is a routine Rule 144 disclosure of insider/resale activity.
General Dynamics Corporation reported the results of its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. In an uncontested election, all 12 director nominees, including Phebe N. Novakovic and Richard D. Clarke, were elected with strong majorities of votes cast, alongside substantial broker non-votes.
Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2026, with 229,881,861 votes for and 8,152,577 against. They also approved, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation program, with 206,325,467 votes for, 4,838,656 against and 873,171 abstentions.
GD filed a Form 144 reporting an insider sale notice. The filing shows Mark L. Burns reported the sale of 10,153 shares of Common stock on 03/11/2026 for $3,603,826.91. The shares were tied to options granted 03/04/2020 and the transaction lists Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as the broker. The filing date shown is 05/11/2026.
LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC filed an initial Form 3 for GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP, reporting that it owns no securities of the issuer for Section 16 purposes, with total common stock holdings shown as 0 shares. A footnote explains Longview has no pecuniary interests in shares it beneficially owns for Section 13(d) purposes. Another footnote states this report is being filed because the issuer reported a reduction in its outstanding common shares in a Form 10-Q filed on April 29, 2026.
General Dynamics Corp ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 18,635,779 shares of Common Stock, representing 6.88% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing notes dispositive power exercised through Vanguard affiliates and includes securities held by Vanguard funds and managed accounts. The filing was signed on 04/29/2026.
General Dynamics delivered a strong start to 2026, with first-quarter revenue of $13.5 billion, up 10.3% from the prior year. Operating earnings reached $1.4 billion and diluted EPS rose 12% to $4.10, while the total operating margin was 10.5%.
Cash generation was robust: net cash from operating activities was $2.2 billion, or 192% of net earnings, supporting free cash flow of $1.95 billion. The company ended the quarter with $3.7 billion in cash and equivalents and net debt of $4.36 billion.
Orders were very strong at $26.6 billion, producing a consolidated book-to-bill ratio of 2-to-1. Total estimated contract value increased to $188.4 billion, including backlog of $130.8 billion and $57.6 billion of estimated potential contract value across aerospace and defense segments.
LONGVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC, identified as a Former 10% Owner of GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD), submitted a Form 4 reporting its insider status. The filing shows no common stock or derivative transactions, indicating this is a routine ownership update rather than a new buy or sell event.
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP vice president Dana Omahen Maisano filed an initial ownership report showing direct and indirect holdings of company equity. The filing lists 3,842 shares of Common Stock held directly and 141.668 shares held indirectly through a General Dynamics 401(k) plan.
Maisano also holds several stock option awards on Common Stock, including 3,200 underlying shares at an exercise price of $232.90 expiring on March 1, 2032, and 2,700 underlying shares at $227.58 expiring on March 7, 2033. Additional option grants cover 2,200 shares at $274.51 expiring on March 5, 2034, 2,420 shares at $257.55 expiring on March 4, 2035, and 1,860 shares at $363.02 expiring on March 3, 2036.
Footnotes explain that Maisano also has restricted stock units of 220 RSUs, 290 RSUs, and 245 RSUs, each subject to service-based vesting with shares releasing three years after the grant date and settling one-for-one in Common Stock.