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Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top defense stocks in 2026 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 D and is the 90th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC	$651.83M	3.30%	2.20%	4.80%	4.10%	0.48	4.50	26.40%	2.50%	4.74%
VVX	V2X INC	$2.82B	8.20%	2.80%	8.54%	15.90%	1.89	1.25	8.50%	1.90%	4.08%
SIF	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC	$135.96M	19.40%	9.80%	16.51%	13.40%	0.89	1.82	19.90%	7.80%	9.51%
MOG.A	MOOG INC	$12.85B	14.20%	6.30%	13.87%	13.20%	1.33	1.68	27.40%	6.90%	10.77%
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	$97.05B	17.40%	7.50%	13.84%	24.30%	1.26	1.38	15.20%	8.10%	10.34%
PKE	PARK AEROSPACE CORP	$749.72M	10.10%	9.10%	11.04%	23.70%	0.09	18.24	30.90%	15.40%	20.52%
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	$105.87B	33.10%	15.00%	20.99%	29.20%	1.37	2.44	35.00%	20.20%	26.17%
ATRO	ASTRONICS CORP	$3.40B	26.60%	6.50%	9.89%	7.70%	3.62	2.97	30.70%	5.10%	6.57%
CVU	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC	$67.90M	6.70%	2.30%	5.31%	3.80%	1.83	1.98	18.80%	2.40%	4.03%
WWD	WOODWARD INC	$23.13B	20.30%	10.80%	18.24%	22.80%	0.97	1.73	28.40%	12.90%	16.68%
AIR	AAR CORP	$5.06B	12.10%	5.50%	11.57%	11.70%	1.03	2.70	19.00%	5.50%	9.89%
HXL	HEXCEL CORP	$7.34B	8.40%	4.30%	7.73%	6.10%	1.15	2.45	24.10%	6.10%	9.60%
ESLT	ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD	$42.44B	14.40%	4.70%	10.68%	13.70%	2.11	1.41	24.70%	7.10%	9.50%
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$58.16B	8.90%	4.20%	8.07%	15.10%	1.10	1.03	25.30%	7.70%	11.77%
TXT	TEXTRON INC	$16.30B	12.10%	5.30%	9.60%	9.90%	1.27	1.70	18.00%	6.10%	8.51%
RTX	RTX CORP	$248.07B	11.20%	4.30%	9.52%	17.10%	1.55	1.02	20.20%	8.00%	11.78%
CODA	CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC	$134.19M	7.20%	6.60%	9.46%	23.50%	0.09	10.90	66.30%	14.80%	20.54%
DRS	LEONARDO DRS INC	$13.26B	10.80%	6.80%	11.65%	21.00%	0.52	1.86	24.40%	7.80%	9.80%
BWXT	BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$17.84B	27.90%	8.60%	12.42%	11.30%	2.38	2.40	22.70%	10.20%	13.43%
CW	CURTISS WRIGHT CORP	$27.97B	19.60%	9.80%	17.79%	27.20%	1.00	1.52	37.20%	14.20%	19.29%
CAE	CAE INC	$8.20B	6.10%	2.80%	6.86%	7.60%	1.09	0.96	28.30%	6.40%	12.26%
HEI	HEICO CORP	$47.38B	17.80%	8.90%	12.67%	22.70%	0.88	2.92	40.10%	16.10%	22.41%
DCO	DUCOMMUN INC	$2.49B	-5.60%	-3.20%	-3.50%	-4.10%	0.77	3.67	26.90%	-4.50%	-4.22%
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	$626.61M	-4.20%	-3.50%	-5.90%	-6.30%	0.23	3.50	14.40%	-2.20%	-3.06%
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	$7.16B	-1.00%	-0.60%	0.62%	1.00%	0.68	3.19	28.70%	-1.50%	1.37%
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	$70.34B	-22.30%	7.90%	19.28%	13.40%	-3.71	3.52	59.60%	19.60%	46.67%
AVEX	AEVEX CORP	$2.45B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.77	2.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$126.51B	74.50%	8.00%	18.25%	16.40%	6.91	1.14	9.80%	6.40%	9.03%
EMBJ	EMBRAER SA	$10.14B	10.80%	2.80%	10.73%	14.40%	2.64	1.50	17.50%	4.60%	11.55%
LOAR	LOAR HOLDINGS INC	$6.45B	5.90%	3.70%	5.11%	13.70%	0.95	4.56	52.20%	12.60%	21.13%
SARO	STANDARDAERO INC	$8.63B	11.30%	4.50%	10.74%	11.90%	1.49	2.12	14.70%	4.70%	9.04%
ISSC	INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC	$346.58M	26.00%	15.40%	20.24%	29.60%	0.92	3.23	50.70%	18.80%	27.21%
HII	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	$11.86B	12.00%	4.90%	8.92%	10.00%	1.44	1.19	12.40%	4.70%	6.83%
OPXS	OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$92.36M	16.70%	13.70%	18.29%	22.60%	0.17	7.28	29.30%	10.00%	12.11%
VSEC	VSE CORP	$5.42B	3.30%	2.30%	2.58%	6.70%	0.24	8.78	14.70%	4.20%	6.69%
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	$236.92M	-36.40%	-30.10%	-32.98%	-577.20%	0.15	4.00	-1,027.40%	1,694.00%	1,681.59%
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	$35.96B	6.60%	3.10%	3.86%	4.50%	1.00	2.27	59.30%	6.90%	7.57%
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	$78.48B	28.10%	9.10%	16.65%	18.50%	1.92	1.15	20.50%	10.80%	14.61%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$347.18B	46.20%	6.70%	12.29%	12.80%	6.10	1.01	36.10%	17.90%	22.49%
ARXS	ARXIS INC	$16.98B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.09	3.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDRE	CADRE HOLDINGS INC	$1.33B	11.10%	4.60%	9.08%	11.30%	1.62	2.26	41.50%	5.80%	10.55%
PL	PLANET LABS PBC	$12.18B	-105.30%	-35.50%	-38.39%	-58.70%	1.82	2.81	55.50%	-111.20%	-108.55%
MDA	MDA SPACE LTD	$5.16B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.06	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRMN	KARMAN HOLDINGS INC	$6.57B	7.90%	2.70%	6.74%	9.40%	2.50	3.53	41.00%	5.70%	16.93%
NPK	NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC	$931.51M	6.60%	6.60%	10.09%	10.20%	0.09	5.88	15.40%	6.20%	7.89%
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$129.61M	-5.80%	-4.10%	-4.84%	-4.90%	0.36	5.65	43.10%	-4.80%	-4.64%
BA	BOEING CO	$174.71B	-7,396.20%	1.20%	8.90%	6.30%	26.52	1.18	4.80%	2.10%	5.72%
SPAI	SAFE PRO GROUP INC	$110.72M	-119.20%	-107.20%	-84.41%	-4,246.70%	0.09	13.28	59.10%	-800.90%	-800.06%
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC	$11.02B	1.30%	1.00%	1.11%	3.60%	0.19	5.63	22.90%	2.10%	2.85%
TATT	TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$571.00M	9.50%	7.30%	9.65%	12.10%	0.29	4.69	25.00%	9.30%	10.69%
SIDU	SIDUS SPACE INC	$354.56M	-83.00%	-60.40%	-59.00%	-144.70%	0.09	8.56	-145.90%	-806.70%	-803.36%
AZ	A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP	$265.04M	-63.30%	-55.40%	-54.84%	-95.60%	0.12	10.57	6.80%	-415.00%	-398.12%
RKLB	ROCKET LAB CORP	$66.43B	-12.30%	-8.20%	-7.70%	-18.90%	0.25	4.48	36.60%	-26.90%	-27.39%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$101.22M	N/A	-1,063.70%	-1,464.10%	-1,410.50%	2.44	1.22	24.90%	-16,114.20%	-13,414.06%
BETA	BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.92B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.17	21.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC	$576.92M	-105.00%	-31.40%	-52.98%	-30.00%	2.35	1.00	-6,127.70%	-19,781.30%	-18,910.76%
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	$9.17B	-6.40%	-5.00%	-4.88%	-14.40%	0.28	5.51	24.70%	-13.90%	-15.59%
MNTS	MOMENTUS INC	$162.88M	-403.00%	-117.90%	-94.43%	-295.90%	0.69	2.52	65.00%	-846.70%	-808.32%
SATL	SATELLOGIC INC	$1.11B	N/A	-74.80%	-70.19%	-80.10%	-8.37	2.45	75.10%	-443.10%	-443.07%
VWAV	VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC	$132.02M	-126.00%	-66.20%	-23.98%	446.30%	0.38	0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
YSS	YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC	$4.37B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.19	5.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTSI	VIRTRA INC	$38.56M	-5.10%	-3.60%	-4.69%	-6.00%	0.43	3.93	64.90%	-12.50%	-13.32%
RDW	REDWIRE CORP	$3.40B	-34.50%	-23.30%	-21.51%	-109.30%	0.32	1.75	9.20%	-92.70%	-77.02%
AADX	APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.35	2.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
LUNR	INTUITIVE MACHINES INC	$6.65B	N/A	-11.90%	-7.40%	-23.50%	-2.95	1.22	9.70%	-32.90%	-28.83%
FJET	STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC	$298.17M	-192.50%	-91.60%	-78.62%	-137.70%	0.17	5.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
PRZO	PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$14.38M	-380.50%	-98.00%	-136.10%	-389.20%	0.68	3.64	4.80%	-517.10%	-517.09%
DPRO	DRAGANFLY INC	$237.59M	-29.10%	-27.40%	-17.29%	-610.70%	0.03	30.63	16.00%	-296.40%	-317.24%
DFSC	DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC	$7.87M	-142.40%	-79.90%	-118.86%	-233.70%	0.91	2.42	33.00%	-141.90%	-139.27%
BYRN	BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$146.32M	13.80%	11.00%	15.80%	19.90%	0.20	4.96	60.30%	7.30%	8.87%
PEW	GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$76.44M	-6.40%	-5.40%	-4.57%	-102.90%	0.24	6.91	12.60%	-6.60%	-6.55%
EH	EHANG HOLDINGS LTD	$514.89M	-29.80%	-16.10%	-25.42%	-21.20%	0.97	1.87	61.80%	-69.90%	-69.30%
FLY	FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC	$6.31B	-61.60%	-28.40%	-28.72%	-113.90%	0.35	2.53	24.80%	-193.80%	-190.38%
KITT	NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC	$7.40M	-11,585.30%	-101.50%	-698.81%	-179.20%	8.47	0.22	-148.50%	-807.10%	-644.43%
AIRO	AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$266.03M	-2.40%	-2.30%	-0.59%	-28.70%	0.05	2.94	56.60%	-20.00%	-4.90%
HAWK	HAWKEYE 360 INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.84%	N/A	-1.40	4.14	79.80%	0.00%	-3.19%
ASTC	ASTROTECH CORP	$46.61M	-81.80%	-65.50%	-98.26%	-73.80%	0.33	6.17	33.40%	-1,397.80%	-1,397.62%
ACHR	ARCHER AVIATION INC	$4.03B	-39.00%	-34.40%	-33.47%	-71.30%	0.12	18.06	15.80%	-39,078.90%	-39,063.16%
EVTL	VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD	$281.39M	N/A	-95.60%	2,418.03%	570.00%	-10.42	0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOVR	NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD	$102.30M	-314.90%	-181.20%	-159.22%	3,878.40%	0.55	14.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.84B	-27.00%	-14.60%	-12.37%	-29.80%	1.73	4.57	13.60%	-76.00%	-67.55%
MRLN	MERLIN INC	$677.60M	N/A	-276.00%	-126.13%	-122.30%	-0.75	8.72	2.10%	-6,018.30%	-1,923.88%
EVEX	EVE HOLDING INC	$943.91M	-259.00%	-60.30%	-63.22%	-55.80%	7.64	3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
SKYH	SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP	$697.93M	16.10%	3.20%	N/A	2.30%	4.83	N/A	10.00%	64.00%	72.16%
AIRI	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP	$14.96M	-7.40%	-2.40%	2.06%	0.90%	2.09	1.25	18.50%	-2.80%	0.89%
GPUS	HYPERSCALE DATA INC	$81.55M	-142.70%	-37.20%	-59.03%	-51.80%	2.11	0.53	25.90%	-83.60%	-60.17%
FACT	FACT II ACQUISITION CORP	$258.63M	-57.70%	2.50%	2.48%	2.50%	-1.05	3.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
DUKR	DUKE ROBOTICS CORP	$22.42M	-5,930.70%	-167.70%	742.78%	-437.30%	-2.95	0.62	40.80%	-499.50%	-382.23%

Defense Stocks FAQ

What are the best defense stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best defense stocks to buy right now are:

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) is the #1 top defense stock out of 88 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -1 points lower than the defense industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SWBI as a "A".

SWBI passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Smith & Wesson Brands has seen its stock return 36.92% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 14 percentage points.

Smith & Wesson Brands has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, a downside of -4.44% from Smith & Wesson Brands's current stock price of $14.65.

Smith & Wesson Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Smith & Wesson Brands, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) is the #2 top defense stock out of 88 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for V2x (NYSE:VVX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

V2x (NYSE:VVX) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the defense industry average of 32.

VVX passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. V2x has seen its stock return 100.78% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 78 percentage points.

V2x has an average 1 year price target of $79.11, a downside of -12.15% from V2x's current stock price of $90.05.

V2x stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering V2x, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sifco Industries (NYSEMKT:SIF)

Sifco Industries (NYSEMKT:SIF) is the #3 top defense stock out of 88 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sifco Industries (NYSEMKT:SIF) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Sifco Industries (NYSEMKT:SIF) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the defense industry average of 32.

SIF passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sifco Industries has seen its stock return 505.57% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 482 percentage points.

What are the defense stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 24 defense stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 defense stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.55%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 0.95%. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout ratio of 200% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 0.95%. Lockheed Martin's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lockheed Martin's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lockheed Martin's dividend payout ratio of 65.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.7%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 0.95%. Northrop Grumman's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Northrop Grumman's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Northrop Grumman's dividend payout ratio of 28.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are defense stocks up?

Defense stocks were up 5.71% in the last day, and up 2.09% over the last week. Momentus was the among the top gainers in the aerospace & defense industry, gaining 43.74% yesterday.

Shares of space-related companies are trading higher ahead of SpaceX's IPO on Friday.

What are the most undervalued defense stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued defense stocks right now are:

1. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

Textron (NYSE:TXT) is the most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Textron has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the defense industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Textron's stock has gained 22.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -1 percentage points.

2. Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII)

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) is the second most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the defense industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Huntington Ingalls Industries's stock has gained 33.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the defense industry by 10 percentage points.

3. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) is the third most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

V2x has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the defense industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

V2x's stock has gained 100.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the defense industry by 78 percentage points.

Are defense stocks a good buy now?

66.18% of defense stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect defense stocks to rise by 16.22% over the next year.

5.95% of defense stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of defense stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.43% are rated C (Hold), 15.48% are rated D (Sell), and 10.71% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the aerospace & defense industry?

The average P/E ratio of the aerospace & defense industry is 29.08x.

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Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top defense stocks in 2026 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.

Defense Stocks FAQ

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

3. Sifco Industries (NYSEMKT:SIF)

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

2. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

3. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC)

1. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

2. Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII)

3. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

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