Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top defense stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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Defense is Zen Rated B and is the 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
Learn how the Zen Ratings work| Ticker | Company | Price | 1d % | 1w % | 1m % | 3m % | 6m % | 1y % | 3y % | 5y % | 10y % | 52-week High | 52-week Low | % off 52-week High | % off 52-week Low | Beta | Volume | Vol 1d % |
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| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $29.21 | 2.64% | 13.53% | 6.74% | 2.49% | 58.66% | 138.45% | 378.85% | 635.77% | 335.97% | $33.83 | $11.58 | 13.64% | 152.31% | 0.48 | 81,871 | 34.13% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $404.19 | 1.69% | 6.85% | 4.34% | 33.30% | 76.73% | 103.12% | 93.39% | 204.66% | 414.11% | $420.00 | $175.30 | 3.76% | 130.57% | 0.50 | 62,240 | 2.80% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $70.27 | -0.14% | 3.44% | -2.62% | -6.84% | -13.74% | -17.11% | 0.29% | 168.00% | 58.23% | $94.57 | $57.70 | 25.69% | 21.79% | 1.16 | 1,039,545 | -17.57% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $25.10 | 0.32% | 3.33% | 2.07% | 8.71% | 39.83% | 27.22% | 1.01% | 56.09% | 105.57% | $27.62 | $15.95 | 9.12% | 57.37% | 1.25 | 243,836 | -44.90% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.26 | 1.24% | -2.69% | -6.59% | -33.74% | -0.91% | 25.38% | 29.88% | -0.91% | -70.72% | $5.85 | $2.16 | 44.27% | 50.93% | 0.77 | 22,749 | -56.85% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $49.46 | -0.60% | 0.06% | 1.37% | -3.53% | -19.52% | -0.58% | 39.17% | -3.00% | 93.20% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 29.09% | 20.41% | 0.82 | 85,765 | -3.86% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $40.23 | 8.85% | 9.59% | 22.39% | 14.98% | 30.96% | 96.05% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $40.75 | $20.69 | 1.28% | 94.44% | 0.94 | 2,062,077 | 108.02% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $477.72 | -0.01% | 2.34% | 6.48% | 4.90% | -12.40% | 3.46% | 10.89% | 24.58% | 152.76% | $618.95 | $418.88 | 22.82% | 14.05% | 0.34 | 980,475 | -10.47% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $34.20 | -15.89% | -15.07% | -13.29% | -2.68% | -14.52% | -26.37% | -50.77% | -33.58% | -37.66% | $47.27 | $34.09 | 27.65% | 0.32% | 0.47 | 617,898 | 231.01% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $29.67 | 1.78% | -1.36% | 1.30% | -20.58% | -15.71% | -12.01% | 16.22% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 26.34% | 9.59% | 0.81 | 465,931 | 36.37% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $11.03 | -1.74% | -0.18% | -8.77% | -33.23% | 25.99% | 39.80% | -13.15% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $7.62 | 38.41% | 44.75% | 0.87 | 26,521 | -4.94% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $148.03 | 6.82% | 10.89% | 12.33% | 17.13% | 47.99% | 121.67% | 337.44% | 1,080.46% | 248.72% | $150.48 | $76.83 | 1.63% | 92.67% | 1.30 | 4,808,311 | 53.08% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $23.03 | 1.50% | 8.63% | -6.87% | 25.85% | 30.04% | 35.23% | 139.40% | 161.11% | -48.36% | $26.63 | $14.13 | 13.52% | 62.99% | 1.40 | 334,442 | 3.62% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $190.49 | 1.56% | 5.21% | 1.79% | 1.38% | 18.08% | 14.85% | 73.65% | 225.57% | 302.30% | $201.64 | $145.98 | 5.53% | 30.49% | 1.11 | 656,756 | 8.78% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $50.03 | 0.06% | 0.40% | 15.04% | 19.15% | 50.78% | 74.56% | -12.20% | -42.24% | 258.38% | $52.25 | $26.48 | 4.25% | 88.97% | 0.86 | 485,102 | 8.88% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $6.93 | 2.82% | 3.43% | 7.94% | -39.32% | -4.41% | 7.78% | -6.48% | 70.69% | 73.25% | $12.17 | $4.91 | 43.06% | 41.14% | 0.62 | 20,835 | -48.88% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $85.16 | 0.96% | 1.42% | -3.73% | -12.39% | 17.24% | 2.44% | 18.05% | 5.79% | 36.15% | $103.93 | $69.58 | 18.06% | 22.39% | 0.62 | 24,782 | 8.91% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $58.11 | 1.38% | 3.14% | -0.65% | -14.72% | -1.89% | 6.92% | 14.12% | 123.50% | 89.59% | $70.50 | $51.76 | 17.57% | 12.28% | 1.04 | 51,696 | -8.17% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $271.51 | -0.22% | -0.07% | -0.96% | 5.81% | -7.33% | -5.24% | 16.40% | 112.45% | 93.74% | $316.90 | $239.20 | 14.32% | 13.51% | 0.63 | 1,311,989 | -5.54% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $94.84 | 0.27% | 3.26% | 32.96% | 20.22% | 7.35% | 93.43% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.16 | $45.10 | 4.36% | 110.29% | 1.46 | 1,155,980 | 54.49% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $127.41 | 1.01% | 4.46% | -4.09% | -1.93% | 7.29% | 25.87% | 35.23% | 108.49% | 10.37% | $136.17 | $99.07 | 6.43% | 28.60% | 0.74 | 4,779,581 | -15.77% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $111.12 | 1.83% | 2.96% | 10.58% | -1.06% | -9.35% | 16.08% | 118.91% | 114.89% | 246.71% | $136.31 | $84.21 | 18.48% | 31.96% | 0.79 | 771,621 | 19.14% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $34.93 | 3.39% | 4.93% | 19.22% | 5.21% | 52.73% | 92.03% | 126.82% | 136.65% | 532.79% | $35.66 | $17.91 | 2.05% | 95.03% | 1.21 | 1,540,284 | 4.89% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $13.06 | -0.08% | -1.28% | -3.12% | -9.31% | -4.04% | -9.18% | 10.68% | -1.88% | -40.82% | $15.57 | $11.96 | 16.12% | 9.20% | 0.72 | 37,922 | -48.71% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $257.19 | 2.56% | 4.04% | -4.82% | 7.05% | 4.61% | 23.61% | 82.96% | 209.31% | 790.18% | $283.60 | $207.82 | 9.31% | 23.76% | 0.93 | 374,104 | -21.18% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.11 | 0.33% | 3.24% | 1.12% | 0.04% | -4.88% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 21.15% | 27.22% | 1.08 | 1,434,384 | 28.62% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $45.79 | -0.33% | 2.69% | -1.19% | 12.48% | 37.88% | 76.45% | 317.41% | 688.12% | 48.72% | $56.61 | $25.24 | 19.11% | 81.42% | 1.40 | 609,436 | -31.04% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $219.91 | -0.05% | 1.68% | 4.84% | 3.35% | -11.14% | 3.85% | -6.50% | 16.07% | 173.35% | $265.74 | $193.09 | 17.25% | 13.89% | 0.48 | 868,875 | -18.07% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $17.20 | 2.69% | 2.75% | -13.31% | 3.06% | 0.88% | -3.15% | 103.55% | 56.36% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.40 | 42.20% | 65.38% | 1.68 | 722,396 | 96.17% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $350.28 | 1.56% | 4.39% | 8.63% | 1.54% | 0.42% | 36.31% | 145.86% | 253.43% | 382.41% | $393.40 | $258.85 | 10.96% | 35.32% | 1.00 | 251,774 | 4.43% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,434.19 | 1.49% | 4.84% | 2.63% | 6.02% | 9.94% | 14.80% | 137.89% | 310.41% | 555.36% | $1.45k | $1.18k | 1.18% | 21.92% | 1.10 | 226,717 | 4.21% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $169.55 | 1.38% | 0.40% | -3.41% | -6.38% | -12.49% | 5.68% | 114.81% | 256.35% | 144.06% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 25.61% | 18.01% | 1.10 | 137,379 | -13.46% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $55.10 | 3.07% | 4.67% | -0.49% | -17.82% | -5.65% | -20.12% | 17.96% | 200.60% | 82.69% | $76.34 | $46.51 | 27.82% | 18.47% | 1.26 | 226,521 | -22.79% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $22.57 | 0.80% | -1.61% | 35.07% | -13.69% | 53.75% | 70.60% | 267.59% | 526.94% | 464.25% | $34.78 | $7.79 | 35.11% | 189.73% | 0.79 | 306,797 | -17.20% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $621.10 | 1.27% | 5.15% | 14.76% | -5.62% | 45.85% | 99.35% | 434.23% | 793.41% | 1,818.75% | $715.99 | $273.52 | 13.25% | 127.08% | 1.19 | 447,718 | -13.87% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $227.48 | -1.24% | 2.51% | 12.50% | 15.73% | 20.21% | -17.90% | 7.14% | 22.52% | 69.81% | $285.81 | $158.88 | 20.41% | 43.18% | 0.62 | 1,062,359 | 41.86% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $117.05 | 2.21% | 2.95% | -3.92% | 14.59% | 13.28% | 50.78% | 178.56% | 485.25% | 253.31% | $128.72 | $73.36 | 9.07% | 59.56% | 1.21 | 221,725 | -2.22% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $7.86 | 3.83% | 5.22% | 13.75% | 10.70% | 51.45% | 648.57% | -33.11% | N/A | N/A | $8.48 | $0.85 | 7.32% | 824.71% | 1.08 | 104,688 | 5.43% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $4.03 | -2.18% | 11.63% | 12.26% | 43.93% | 315.46% | 240.08% | -55.22% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.72 | 26.59% | 459.72% | 0.95 | 959,968 | 8.39% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $36.30 | 1.54% | 3.33% | 7.91% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $38.58 | $25.03 | 5.91% | 45.05% | 1.32 | 736,099 | 8.41% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $182.89 | -0.19% | 3.76% | 8.75% | 3.99% | 18.31% | 6.67% | 23.07% | 37.13% | 26.42% | $196.95 | $128.88 | 7.14% | 41.91% | 1.33 | 7,283,859 | 16.23% |
| POWW | AMMO INC | $1.96 | -0.51% | 5.38% | 43.07% | 12.00% | 78.18% | -22.53% | -53.22% | 20.25% | N/A | $2.86 | $0.95 | 31.47% | 105.67% | 1.10 | 533,525 | -63.03% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $48.53 | 0.12% | -3.27% | -11.34% | -24.99% | -17.52% | -26.79% | -11.15% | 52.66% | -2.12% | $73.58 | $45.28 | 34.04% | 7.19% | 1.20 | 1,234,847 | -21.56% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $3.24 | 1.89% | -3.57% | 59.21% | 35.00% | 40.87% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 50.15% | 120.41% | 1.10 | 19,993 | -29.20% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $486.67 | 0.03% | 5.10% | -5.15% | -0.22% | -4.00% | 0.06% | 10.95% | 48.35% | 211.95% | $555.57 | $418.60 | 12.40% | 16.26% | 0.31 | 1,190,709 | -9.29% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $3.80 | 2.70% | 3.54% | 12.09% | -24.00% | -23.85% | -51.22% | -94.82% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 76.24% | 37.68% | 0.96 | 77,035 | -32.52% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $155.21 | 2.44% | 4.20% | 27.44% | -10.27% | -28.14% | -4.50% | 81.05% | 162.09% | 509.62% | $236.60 | $102.25 | 34.40% | 51.79% | 1.08 | 385,983 | 46.86% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.84 | 1.66% | -3.16% | -4.17% | -67.03% | -76.81% | -74.58% | -99.91% | -99.97% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.56 | 93.56% | 17.95% | 1.67 | 56,752 | 12.33% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $0.87 | -1.70% | 40.88% | 17.69% | -51.40% | 45.87% | 16.11% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 72.63% | 76.53% | 0.37 | 1,968,403 | -18.42% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $10.72 | 0.47% | -3.34% | -11.55% | 1.32% | -0.28% | 10.63% | 53.58% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $8.26 | 26.17% | 29.78% | 0.21 | 89,849 | -6.23% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $2.87 | -0.69% | -0.35% | 1.77% | -37.06% | -56.58% | -84.52% | -98.18% | -99.20% | N/A | $28.20 | $2.18 | 89.82% | 31.65% | 1.89 | 949,758 | -5.75% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $2.88 | 2.31% | 3.05% | 17.35% | -7.26% | 30.09% | -51.54% | -91.35% | N/A | N/A | $9.13 | $1.55 | 68.49% | 85.48% | 0.98 | 78,445 | 450.45% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $9.22 | -3.25% | -3.96% | -1.18% | -11.35% | -29.94% | -45.12% | -35.02% | -1.91% | -38.37% | $17.25 | $8.38 | 46.55% | 10.09% | 0.78 | 735,380 | 126.18% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $3.35 | 1.82% | 0.00% | -2.33% | -45.26% | 47.58% | 90.34% | -32.87% | N/A | N/A | $6.71 | $1.73 | 50.07% | 93.64% | 1.70 | 2,713,073 | 12.36% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $1.04 | 2.97% | -7.14% | 0.00% | -35.00% | -21.21% | -85.09% | -99.71% | N/A | N/A | $14.85 | $0.82 | 93.00% | 26.83% | 0.65 | 1,002,870 | -36.73% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB USA INC | $22.12 | 1.51% | 1.10% | 21.87% | -22.06% | 93.70% | 474.55% | 196.51% | N/A | N/A | $33.34 | $3.66 | 33.65% | 505.20% | 1.81 | 8,297,493 | -20.22% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.58 | 0.00% | -1.86% | 11.27% | -31.90% | -32.19% | -54.73% | -99.28% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.14 | 79.35% | 38.60% | 1.65 | 110,098 | -36.24% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $8.62 | 5.12% | 2.86% | 15.39% | -60.28% | 6.29% | 67.05% | -11.13% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.15 | 65.45% | 173.65% | 0.50 | 4,573,871 | 31.93% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $3.51 | -1.40% | -8.59% | 5.09% | -24.68% | 23.16% | -33.52% | -65.86% | N/A | N/A | $6.09 | $2.33 | 42.36% | 50.64% | 0.65 | 184,665 | -0.20% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $35.97 | -0.08% | 3.33% | 5.02% | 6.26% | 9.33% | 12.16% | -13.97% | 75.72% | -29.96% | $37.08 | $27.00 | 2.99% | 33.22% | 1.43 | 1,647,042 | -9.86% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.64 | -0.85% | 23.73% | 3.34% | -26.00% | -24.68% | -71.13% | -15.64% | 91.74% | N/A | $17.68 | $3.57 | 73.76% | 29.97% | 0.63 | 54,564 | -33.48% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $10.95 | 1.58% | -0.18% | 28.22% | -50.65% | 41.11% | 179.34% | 72.17% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $3.98 | 58.93% | 175.13% | 1.76 | 705,532 | -19.58% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $8.48 | 1.80% | -0.93% | 21.84% | -7.63% | 158.54% | 112.00% | 84.35% | N/A | N/A | $12.48 | $2.82 | 32.02% | 200.60% | 1.84 | 24,205,063 | -15.58% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $4.03 | -0.49% | 10.26% | 7.47% | 102.51% | 40.42% | N/A | -59.42% | N/A | N/A | $5.45 | $1.86 | 26.06% | 116.67% | 0.06 | 39,407 | -45.19% |
| TGI | TRIUMPH GROUP INC | $25.50 | 0.39% | 0.99% | 0.04% | 1.59% | 85.72% | 92.60% | 13.28% | 304.12% | -56.83% | $25.55 | $11.01 | 0.20% | 131.61% | 1.64 | 1,118,671 | 36.02% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $0.50 | -1.78% | -2.36% | -1.00% | -18.52% | 80.73% | -74.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.42 | $0.24 | 79.46% | 107.08% | 0.62 | 55,887 | -27.03% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $2.74 | 3.40% | 3.01% | 0.00% | -25.95% | -23.46% | -13.02% | -32.18% | 14.17% | -81.16% | $5.96 | $2.33 | 54.03% | 17.60% | 0.23 | 10,471 | -12.49% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $4.68 | 5.88% | 61.94% | 130.66% | 27.17% | -57.95% | -56.75% | -51.85% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 65.84% | 167.43% | -0.01 | 116,050 | -14.05% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.64 | 2.82% | 8.98% | 6.43% | -14.35% | -37.35% | -37.24% | -49.63% | -68.89% | -96.61% | $9.44 | $3.00 | 61.44% | 21.33% | 0.50 | 5,350 | -8.72% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $6.35 | -0.47% | -0.16% | 10.43% | -0.55% | -19.85% | -11.31% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $10.30 | $5.36 | 38.37% | 18.47% | 0.34 | 13,010 | 298.96% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.82 | -0.34% | -3.37% | -9.06% | -12.48% | -18.72% | -36.07% | -63.78% | -93.07% | -98.69% | $12.29 | $5.75 | 52.64% | 1.31% | 0.40 | 4,728 | 73.82% |
| KWE | KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC | $4.99 | 12.90% | -16.83% | -10.06% | -47.61% | -74.42% | -96.82% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $243.60 | $3.86 | 97.95% | 29.17% | 1.15 | 343,995 | 174.81% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $1.42 | 3.65% | -30.39% | -38.66% | -63.02% | -79.36% | -86.12% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $20.27 | $1.23 | 92.99% | 15.26% | 1.46 | 131,365 | -10.20% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $6.71 | 0.15% | 7.88% | 3.71% | -15.60% | -21.15% | 1.44% | 18.55% | 11.09% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 32.15% | 16.49% | 0.43 | 68,331 | 815.97% |
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