Defense & Military Stocks

76 stocks · Updated Mar 25, 2026

Defense stocks represent companies that manufacture weapons systems, military vehicles, cybersecurity tools, and defense electronics. The sector benefits from long-term government contracts and bipartisan support for defense spending.

#	Stock	Symbol	Company	Price	Change %	Market Cap	P/E	Div Yield	Rev Growth
1	GEGE Aerospace	GE	GE Aerospace	$290.99	-0.19%	$302.51B	35.79	0.54%	+17.62%
2	RTXRTX Corporation	RTX	RTX Corporation	$194.09	-0.42%	$265.99B	39.13	1.37%	+12.09%
3	BAThe Boeing Company	BA	The Boeing Company	$196.60	-1.03%	$153.24B	97.81	—	+57.12%
4	LMTLockheed Martin Corporation	LMT	Lockheed Martin Corporation	$608.79	-1.23%	$145.19B	28.33	2.15%	+9.12%
5	NOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation	NOC	Northrop Grumman Corporation	$681.37	+0.24%	$100.33B	23.41	1.31%	+9.60%
6	GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation	GD	General Dynamics Corporation	$346.97	-0.06%	$93.50B	22.44	1.74%	+7.80%
7	TDGTransDigm Group Incorporated	TDG	TransDigm Group Incorporated	$1160.47	+0.65%	$66.49B	37.31	7.64%	+13.91%
8	LHXL3Harris Technologies, Inc.	LHX	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.	$350.71	+1.55%	$66.00B	43.30	1.37%	+83.96%
9	ESLTElbit Systems Ltd.	ESLT	Elbit Systems Ltd.	$892.89	-1.11%	$42.78B	—	0.43%	—
10	AXONAxon Enterprise, Inc.	AXON	Axon Enterprise, Inc.	$463.05	-8.82%	$39.90B	304.63	—	+38.53%
11	HEIHEICO Corporation	HEI	HEICO Corporation	$280.37	+0.26%	$38.30B	55.41	0.09%	+14.40%
12	RKLBRocket Lab USA, Inc.	RKLB	Rocket Lab USA, Inc.	$66.21	-2.65%	$38.15B	—	—	+35.70%
13	CWCurtiss-Wright Corporation	CW	Curtiss-Wright Corporation	$698.51	+1.55%	$25.39B	54.32	0.14%	+14.88%
14	WWDWoodward, Inc.	WWD	Woodward, Inc.	$370.19	+2.38%	$21.41B	45.97	0.33%	+28.95%
15	BWXTBWX Technologies, Inc.	BWXT	BWX Technologies, Inc.	$206.65	+0.87%	$17.75B	54.38	0.53%	+18.70%
16	KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.	KTOS	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.	$78.29	-6.56%	$16.35B	673.31	—	+21.90%
17	HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	HII	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	$402.33	+1.48%	$16.31B	27.05	1.31%	+6.63%
18	TXTTextron Inc.	TXT	Textron Inc.	$90.89	+2.15%	$15.86B	80.58	0.11%	+1.32%
19	KRMNKarman Holdings Inc.	KRMN	Karman Holdings Inc.	$103.44	+1.31%	$13.86B	1425.29	—	—
20	DRSLeonardo DRS, Inc.	DRS	Leonardo DRS, Inc.	$44.41	+0.07%	$12.58B	44.07	0.76%	+14.75%
21	AVAVAeroVironment, Inc.	AVAV	AeroVironment, Inc.	$197.93	-4.10%	$10.34B	—	—	+139.96%
22	SAROStandardAero, Inc.	SARO	StandardAero, Inc.	$26.20	+0.27%	$9.37B	31.48	—	—
23	CAECAE Inc.	CAE	CAE Inc.	$26.42	-3.10%	$9.25B	—	—	—
24	PLPlanet Labs PBC	PL	Planet Labs PBC	$31.83	-5.56%	$8.00B	—	—	+20.12%
25	AMTMAmentum Holdings, Inc.	AMTM	Amentum Holdings, Inc.	$26.67	-0.26%	$7.39B	70.18	—	-5.24%
26	HXLHexcel Corporation	HXL	Hexcel Corporation	$80.88	+2.16%	$6.85B	—	0.80%	—
27	LOARLoar Holdings Inc.	LOAR	Loar Holdings Inc.	$59.23	+0.82%	$6.37B	112.36	—	—
28	MRCYMercury Systems, Inc.	MRCY	Mercury Systems, Inc.	$74.91	-4.20%	$5.32B	—	—	+4.37%
29	RALRalliant Corp.	RAL	Ralliant Corp.	$42.82	+1.30%	$5.02B	120.40	0.22%	—
30	ACHRArcher Aviation Inc.	ACHR	Archer Aviation Inc.	$5.59	-5.01%	$4.64B	—	—	—
31	VSECVSE Corporation	VSEC	VSE Corporation	$174.85	-0.77%	$4.59B	355.37	0.18%	+9.43%
32	BETABETA Technologies, Inc.	BETA	BETA Technologies, Inc.	$14.91	-3.05%	$4.52B	—	—	—
33	AIRAAR Corp.	AIR	AAR Corp.	$107.88	+4.34%	$4.22B	39.74	—	+15.92%
34	FLYFirefly Aerospace Inc.	FLY	Firefly Aerospace Inc.	$23.73	-1.16%	$3.32B	—	—	—
35	LUNRIntuitive Machines, Inc.	LUNR	Intuitive Machines, Inc.	$18.09	-11.18%	$3.18B	—	—	-10.33%
36	ATROAstronics Corporation	ATRO	Astronics Corporation	$67.83	+2.72%	$2.63B	83.47	—	+15.12%
37	VVXV2X, Inc.	VVX	V2X, Inc.	$68.72	-0.09%	$2.30B	27.41	—	+5.26%
38	DCODucommun Incorporated	DCO	Ducommun Incorporated	$123.48	+0.88%	$1.95B	—	—	+9.38%
39	CDRECadre Holdings, Inc.	CDRE	Cadre Holdings, Inc.	$32.01	+1.27%	$1.80B	28.26	0.87%	+42.47%
40	VOYGVoyager Technologies, Inc.	VOYG	Voyager Technologies, Inc.	$25.44	-8.73%	$1.59B	—	—	—
41	RDWRedwire Corporation	RDW	Redwire Corporation	$9.17	-2.40%	$1.58B	—	—	+56.40%
42	NPKNational Presto Industries, Inc.	NPK	National Presto Industries, Inc.	$134.00	+0.18%	$1.02B	—	0.70%	+25.75%
43	EVEXEve Holding, Inc.	EVEX	Eve Holding, Inc.	$2.55	+2.41%	$904.1M	—	—	—
44	TATTTAT Technologies Ltd.	TATT	TAT Technologies Ltd.	$46.25	+0.74%	$772.6M	—	—	—
45	SKYHSky Harbour Group Corporation	SKYH	Sky Harbour Group Corporation	$10.08	+2.86%	$688.0M	—	—	+78.23%
46	SWBISmith & Wesson Brands, Inc.	SWBI	Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.	$14.78	+2.50%	$638.9M	50.87	3.62%	-3.69%
47	RGRSturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	RGR	Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	$40.68	+2.52%	$613.7M	—	1.61%	+3.63%
48	PKEPark Aerospace Corp.	PKE	Park Aerospace Corp.	$28.08	+2.93%	$548.0M	62.21	1.82%	+20.30%
49	UMACUnusual Machines, Inc.	UMAC	Unusual Machines, Inc.	$15.25	-4.50%	$535.3M	—	—	—
50	ISSCInnovative Solutions and Support, Inc.	ISSC	Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc.	$27.10	-9.50%	$517.2M	26.08	—	+36.56%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best defense stocks?

Lockheed Martin, RTX (Raytheon), Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics are the largest defense contractors.

Are defense stocks recession-proof?

Largely yes — defense budgets are set by government and tend to be stable regardless of economic conditions.

Do defense stocks pay dividends?

Yes — most major defense contractors pay attractive dividends with consistent growth.

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