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General Dynamics GD

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The maker of Gulfstream business jets, Abrams tanks and, through Electric Boat, the Navy's nuclear submarines.

Every time it made the issue

We cover a company only when it moves enough to matter. Each row is one of those days, what we made of it, and how the stock did over the next 5 and 20 trading days, next to the S&P 500.

DateWhereMoveOur read5 days later20 days later
Thu, Oct 29, 2026Big Moves, but No Explanation+4.6%Buying the report before it lands. When the other shipbuilder posts a blowout, investors assume the Navy's money is flowing to both yards.to cometo come

Its biggest days of the past ten years

Best daysMove
Thu, Mar 26, 2020+9.1%
Mon, Oct 9, 2023+8.4%
Wed, Apr 29, 2026+8.0%
Worst daysMove
Thu, Mar 12, 2020−10.9%
Mon, Mar 16, 2020−9.3%
Mon, Mar 9, 2020−8.0%

How it took its last 8 reports

The stock's move in the first session after each quarterly report. Next report: Friday, October 30, 2026.

Results filedNext session
Wed, Jul 29, 2026−3.1%
Wed, Apr 29, 2026+8.0%
Wed, Jan 28, 2026−2.7%
Fri, Oct 24, 2025+2.7%
Wed, Jul 23, 2025+6.5%
Wed, Apr 23, 2025−3.3%
Wed, Jan 29, 2025−4.2%
Wed, Oct 23, 2024−0.5%

Moves are daily closing prices. Past moves don't predict future ones.