GD - Latest News

General Dynamics Corporation (GD), operates in Industrials / Aerospace & Defense, trades on NYSE.

Market capitalization stands near $92.31B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 21.25. Beta to the broader market is 0.34.

The article list below shows the most recent GD headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.

Recent GD Headlines

Defense Stock Face-Off: Northrop Grumman vs. Lockheed Martin -- Which Is the Better Buy Right Now?

fool.com - May 15, 2026

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are two of the largest defense contractors in the U. S.

GDIT and NightDragon Announce Partnership to Accelerate Emerging Technology Adoption for U.S. Government

globenewswire.com - May 13, 2026

Companies will deliver advanced solutions for national security, civilian and health missions. Companies will deliver advanced solutions for national

President Trump's Golden Dome Missile Shield Just Got $3.2 Billion Bigger

fool.com - May 11, 2026

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Here's Why General Dynamics (GD) is a Strong Growth Stock

zacks.com - May 8, 2026

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GD DCF Analysis: Intrinsic Value $183 vs Price $348

gurufocus.com - May 8, 2026

On May 08, 2026, we delve into the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis for General Dynamics Corp (GD). The company has shown a price performance of +

How News Affects GD Options Pricing

Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track GD's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.

Frequently asked GD news questions

What is the latest GD news headline?

The most recent GD headline (May 15, 2026) is "Defense Stock Face-Off: Northrop Grumman vs. Lockheed Martin -- Which Is the Better Buy Right Now?". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.

How fresh is the GD news on this page?

News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.

What GD news moves options pricing?

Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.

How can I track unusual GD options activity related to news?

Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.