Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our stock is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “DRS.”
Dividends
On February 24, 2026, the Company announced that its Board declared a cash dividend of $ .09 per share of common stock payable on March 24, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 10, 2026. This payment and any future payments are at the discretion of our Board and will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, alternative uses of capital and other factors that our Board may consider at its discretion. See Part II, Item 7, “ Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ” included in this Annual Report.
Holders of Common Stock
The Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC located at 28 Liberty Street, Floor 53, New York, NY 10005. As of February 24, 2026, there were 40 registered holders of record of our common stock.
Common Stock Share Repurchase Program
The following table summarizes our repurchases of common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2025:
Period
Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (1)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares (or Units)
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs (1)
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
October 1, 2025 - October 31, 2025 91,845 $ 42.00 91,845 $ 47
November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025 91,905 34.78 91,905 44
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 108,814 $ 33.98 108,814 $ 40
Total
292,564 292,564
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(1) On February 20, 2025, the Company announced that its Board approved a share repurchase program that allows the Company to purchase up to $75 million of its outstanding common stock through March 4, 2027, subject to market conditions. All repurchased shares are expected to be retired.
Share repurchases are at the discretion of our Board and will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, alternative uses of capital and other factors that our Board may consider at its discretion.
Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock, from November 29, 2022, the date our common stock began trading on Nasdaq, through December 31, 2025,
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to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500 Index”) and the Standard & Poor’s Aerospace & Defense Select Industry Index (the “S&P A&D Select Industry Index”). For purposes of this comparison, we have assumed an initial investment of $100, that dividends have been reinvested, and the returns of each company in the S&P 500 Index and the S&P A&D Select Industry Index have been weighted to reflect relative stock market capitalization.
The following performance graph does not constitute soliciting material and should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other previous or future filings by us under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate the performance graph by reference therein.
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
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