Insider trade

General Dynamics CEO sold about $8.68M of company shares on Aug 3, 2026

Traded Aug 3, 2026 · Filed Aug 4, 2026

General DynamicsGD

~$8.68M
Reported value · 23K sh @ $382.165: 790K
Holds after · shares reported: -13.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.8%, $382.43 → $332.72 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of General Dynamics sold $8.68M of General Dynamics shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

No pre-arranged plan is mentioned in the filing
Sold 3% of their holdings
Routine for them: 6 sales in the past year
5 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: Aug 3, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 4, 2026

CEO$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$8,677,821

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

5 days after results of Jul 29, 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 $382.43 on Aug 3, 2026, within 3% of its 52-week high, after a 9% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $312.53 (Apr 27, 2026) to $393.19 (Jul 28, 2026), 87% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $350.01 on Jun 18, 2026. 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	+2.6%	+0.3%	+2.3%
30 days	-6.4%	+0.1%	-6.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-26-333260
Filed / recorded: Aug 4, 2026, 10:25 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: Phebe N Novakovic
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chairman and CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 3, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 22,707
Price per share: $382.165
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 789,645
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Sale prices ranged from $381.575 to $382.56. 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.

Around the same time

Major shareholder sold5w ago

~$1.3Bplanned to sell · 3.4M shares, around Sep 1, 2026

A big owner of General Dynamics told the SEC they plan to sell $1.3B of General Dynamics shares around Sep 1, 2026. The shares did not come from their pay. That is 1.3% of all General Dynamics shares.

Why it stands out Official record

5w ago

Activist stake

10.0%Stake

A Schedule 13D means the holder owns more than 5% and keeps the option to push for changes: board seats, a sale, buybacks. It must be filed within 5 business days.

Why it stands out Official record

Defense awarded6w ago

$368Mcommitted so far

Manufacture and deliver 155mm m795 metal part assemblies

Starts May 11, 2026Runs until Nov 30, 2028

The Department of Defense awarded General Dynamics a delivery order worth $368M to make and deliver 155mm metal part assemblies. This is the largest of 20 contracts for General Dynamics this year, making up 19% of its new federal contracts, and was awarded without competition for about 3 years.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

~$1.3Bplanned to sell · 3.4M shares, around Sep 1, 2026

10.0%Stake

$368Mcommitted so far

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