Insider trade

General Dynamics VP David Paddock sold about $5.66M of company shares

Traded Dec 17, 2025 · Filed Dec 18, 2025

General DynamicsGD

~$5.66M
Reported value · 17K sh @ $334.876: 37K
Holds after · shares reported: -1.1%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +13.8%, $336.41 → $332.72 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

General Dynamics's Vice President sold $5.66M of General Dynamics shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 32% of their holdings
3 insiders at General Dynamics sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Dec 17, 2025
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Dec 18, 2025

Officer$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$5,657,730

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

54 days after results of Oct 24, 2025, 42 days before results of Jan 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $336.41 on Dec 17, 2025, within 5% of its 52-week high, after a 2% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $241.94 (Feb 14, 2025) to $353.77 (Oct 27, 2025), 84% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $343.47 on Nov 4, 2025. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+0.8%	+1.4%	-0.6%
30 days	+5.8%	-0.4%	+6.3%
90 days	+3.0%	-3.0%	+6.1%
180 days	+6.9%	+8.9%	-1.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-25-324439
Filed / recorded: Dec 18, 2025, 7:46 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
Issuer CIK: 40533
Ticker: GD
Reporting person: David Paddock
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Vice President
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Dec 17, 2025
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 16,895
Price per share: $334.876
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 36,644
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Sale prices ranged from $334.73 to $335.30. Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the Commission staff, General Dynamics, or a General Dynamics shareholder, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate sales price.

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Why it stands out Official record

Defense awarded9mo ago

$525Kcommitted so far

Transducer,pressure

Starts Dec 23, 2025Runs until Oct 4, 2027

The Department of Defense awarded General Dynamics a $525,000 purchase order for a pressure transducer. This is part of $1.96 billion in awards over the past 12 months, showing routine business with this company.

Why it stands out Official record

10mo ago

4,260Shares · @ $223.93

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

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$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

$525Kcommitted so far

4,260Shares · @ $223.93

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