General Dynamics Corporation

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: General Dynamics Corporation
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Industrials
SIC code: 3730 — Ship & Boat Building & Repairing
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: Reston
Headquarters state / province: Virginia
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: December
Ticker symbol: GD
Primary stock exchange: NYSE

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0000040533
EIN: 13-1673581
Wikidata ID: Q502940

Board of directors

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C. Howard Nye · Director
Since 2023
Catherine B. Reynolds · Director
Since 2023
Cecil D. Haney · Director
Since 2023
Charles W. Hooper · Director
Since 2023
Danny Deep · Director · President
Since 2026
James N. Mattis · Director
Since 2023
James S. Crown · Director
Since 2023
John G. Stratton · Director
Since 2023
Laura J. Schumacher · Director
Since 2023
Leon Rudy F. De · Director
Since 2023
Mark Malcolm · Director
Since 2023
Peter A. Wall · Director
Since 2023
Phebe N. Novakovic · Director · Chairman and CEO
Since 2023
Richard D. Clarke · Director
Since 2023
Robert K. Steel · Director
Since 2023

Chief executives

Phebe N. Novakovic · Chairman and CEO

Dates unknown

Director election results

Annual meeting of May 11, 2026. Support is votes for as a share of votes for and against (or withheld). Below 80% is a clear protest.

Board connections

10 of this board's directors also sit on 10 other boards. 2 are in the same sector.

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via James S. Crown and Phebe N. Novakovic
APA Corporation
via Charles W. Hooper
Abbott Laboratories
via John G. Stratton
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.
via Laura J. Schumacher
Innodata Inc.
via Richard D. Clarke
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc. Same sector
via Catherine B. Reynolds
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
via C. Howard Nye
Perella Weinberg Partners
via Robert K. Steel
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
via Cecil D. Haney
UL Solutions Inc. Same sector
via Charles W. Hooper

Insider trades

All notable trades →

From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $0; 0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $116,421,532; 35 sales by 10 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Nov 5, 2026	Leon Rudy F. De Director	Gift	−138	—	—
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−31,279	$360.05	$11,262,067
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−2,529	$361.45	$914,094
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−1,146	$362.50	$415,425
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−669	$363.70	$243,317
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−795	$364.55	$289,814
Nov 5, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Open-market sale	−8,935	$365.61	$3,266,681
Nov 3, 2026	Jason W. Aiken Officer (Executive Vice President)	Option exercise	+14,645	$223.93	$3,279,455
Nov 3, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Option exercise	+151,150	$168.56	$25,477,844
Nov 3, 2026	Gallopoulos Gregory S Officer (Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.)	Open-market sale	−7,300	$372.32	$2,717,943
Nov 3, 2026	Jason W. Aiken Officer (Executive Vice President)	Shares withheld for tax	−11,732	$371.80	$4,361,958
Nov 3, 2026	Phebe N. Novakovic Director, Officer (Chairman and CEO)	Shares withheld for tax	−105,797	$371.72	$39,326,332
Nov 3, 2026	Gallopoulos Gregory S Officer (Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.)	Open-market sale	−5,694	$373.09	$2,124,392
Nov 3, 2026	Jason W. Aiken Officer (Executive Vice President)	Gift	−2,702	—	—
Sep 23, 2026	Robert K. Steel Director	Option exercise	+2,770	$168.56	$466,911

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Questions about General Dynamics Corporation

Who is the CEO of General Dynamics Corporation?

Phebe N. Novakovic is General Dynamics Corporation's Chairman and CEO.

How many directors are on General Dynamics Corporation's board?

General Dynamics Corporation's board has 15 directors: C. Howard Nye, Catherine B. Reynolds, Cecil D. Haney, Charles W. Hooper, Danny Deep, James N. Mattis, James S. Crown, John G. Stratton, Laura J. Schumacher, Leon Rudy F. De and 5 others.

Are General Dynamics Corporation insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, General Dynamics Corporation insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $116.4 million of shares in 35 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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