General Dynamics
American defense manufacturing conglomerate. Based in Falls Church, founded 1952 by John Philip Holland, General Dynamics Electric Boat.
- Where
- Falls Church
- Founded
- 1952
- Chief executive
- Phebe Novakovic Wikidata
- Notable investors
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, VANGUARD GROUP INC disclosed holders above 5%, from SEC filings
- Staff
- 83,500
$386.75last price
Jul 24 · 20:00 UTC
+11.5%30 days
rising
+23.2%since Jul 25, 2025
252 sessions held
$104.6Bmarket value
270M shares, 10-Q Apr 5, 2026
2holders in SEC 5% filings
3 filings
$104.6B market value
$386.75 a share on Jul 24, 2026, multiplied by 270 million shares from their 10-Q dated Apr 5, 2026.
- Price
- $386.75 on Jul 24, 2026
- Shares outstanding
- 270.4M as of Apr 5, 2026
- Source of the count
- 10-Q
- Product
- $104.6B
Price, 252 sessions
Who holds a disclosed stake
| Holder | Filings | Most recent | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | 2 | Mar 26, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
Disclosure is required above 5% and again on a material change, so a holder appearing more than once has amended its position rather than necessarily added to it.
Filings that report a transaction
| Filed | Form | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 16, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| May 13, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| May 11, 2026 | 8-K | Material event 5.07 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 8-K | Material event 2.02,9.01 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
US federal awards
Matched by recipient name, so a subsidiary awarded under its own legal name may be absent.
| Signed | Amount | Agency | What for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | $25K | Defense Logistics Agency | 8512020219!BATTERY,SIMULATOR T |
Patent activity
The record holds 233 filings. A filing dates the work, not its arrival: a grant is usually the same invention two or three years older. Full patent desk →
| Filed | Title | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | REDUCED ENERGY MARKING CARTRIDGES PROVIDING A MULTI-PHASE FIRING CYCLE | 102/443 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | POLARIZATION CONTROL AND RELATED PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | 1/PCT.006 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | NON-LETHAL MARKING COMPOSITION, PROJECTILE, AND CARTRIDGE | 102/513 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | FREE SPACE OPTICS COHERENT RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE USING OPTICAL… | 398/118 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | LOW-COST HIGH-SPEED VIA ARCHITECTURE AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD | 716/137 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | HYBRID QUANTUM SENSOR | 324/96 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY TO FORM CONFORMAL CIRCUITS ON… | 355/67 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | REDUCED ENERGY MARKING CARTRIDGES PROVIDING A MULTI-PHASE FIRING CYCLE | 102/443 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH PHASE STABILIZATION | 398/78 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | HYBRID QUANTUM-CLASSICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | 398/140 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | QUANTUM OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER | 359/289 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | POLARIZATION CONTROL AND RELATED PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | 385/11 |
Twelve most recent of 233.