GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in GD is 2,698,068 shares, down 192,500 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1,971,584 shares (15 September 2025) to 4,095,884 shares (31 December 2024). At the reported average volume of 816K shares a day that is 3.3 days to cover.

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As of 11 September 2026, the short share of GD volume is 53.0%, up 14.2 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 28.6% (6 August 2026) to 62.4% (4 September 2026). The latest reading is 7.1 points above the 30-session average of 45.9%, on 358K shares reported.

As of 3 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in GD is 5,673 shares, up 2,993 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 35 readings it ranged from 3 shares (2 December 2025) to 42,260 shares (22 June 2026).

Insiders at GD reported 8 open-market sells worth $39.3M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: Deep Danny (President) on 2026-08-14.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

5 Form 144 notices on file for GD worth $1.34B at the prices reported; 5 in the last 90 days worth $1.34B. Latest: Longview Asset Management LLC filed on 2026-08-28 to sell 3,396,316 shares ($1.30B) from 2026-09-01.

1 holder above 5% has filed on GD, 1 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Longview Asset Management, LLC at 10.0% of the class (27,096,788 shares), filed 2026-08-28 for an event on 2026-08-28.

9 of the 30 tracked managers held GD at their latest 13F, $1.98B in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $742.4M (0.3% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 5 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q1 2026 (quarter ended 2026-04-05) GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP reported revenue of $13.48B, up 10.3% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $1.13B. In FY 2025 it generated $5.12B of operating cash flow and spent $637.0M on buybacks and $1.59B on dividends. As of 2026-04-05, cash was $3.65B against $8.01B of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-04-05; shares outstanding as of 2026-04-05 from the cover page.

158 contract actions on file for GD: $1.26B obligated in the last 90 days and $1.26B in the last 12 months across 15 awarding agencies. The largest was $179.8M from the Department of Health and Human Services on 2026-06-30 (hybrid cloud products & tools (hcpt) provides the cloud-based infrastructure from commercial cloud service providers (cs...). Only actions large enough to reach the daily top list are counted, and agencies report with a lag.