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 C and is the 79th 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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| VVX | V2X INC | $70.34 | -0.97% | -4.86% | 7.60% | 27.89% | 28.71% | 47.31% | 76.64% | 19.06% | 242.62% | $75.00 | $42.09 | 6.21% | 67.12% | 0.80 | 297,000 | -3.57% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $73.19 | 0.05% | -7.69% | -2.89% | 33.56% | 80.89% | 197.64% | 470.90% | 324.54% | 158.32% | $83.95 | $19.89 | 12.82% | 267.97% | 1.21 | 469,000 | 10.35% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $314.57 | -0.01% | -7.75% | -2.21% | 26.40% | 56.17% | 81.77% | 230.36% | 269.69% | 600.91% | $354.20 | $143.67 | 11.19% | 118.95% | 1.00 | 217,000 | -29.55% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $14.01 | -0.71% | 16.65% | 18.83% | 27.36% | 49.20% | 45.79% | 30.20% | -26.07% | -50.16% | $14.59 | $7.73 | 3.98% | 81.24% | 0.81 | 575,000 | -32.67% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $385.91 | 0.01% | 0.24% | -0.95% | 29.21% | 60.81% | 116.89% | 313.31% | 229.98% | 666.45% | $403.31 | $146.82 | 4.31% | 162.85% | 1.01 | 373,000 | -44.99% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $649.47 | -0.27% | -2.26% | 3.30% | 36.77% | 37.97% | 38.52% | 36.06% | 91.17% | 199.23% | $692.00 | $410.11 | 6.15% | 58.36% | 0.26 | 1,364,000 | -17.38% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $413.70 | -0.91% | -5.34% | 5.35% | 26.62% | 49.85% | 112.14% | 97.79% | 117.84% | 208.59% | $460.00 | $177.42 | 10.07% | 133.18% | 0.60 | 332,000 | -6.21% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $93.27 | 0.82% | -6.08% | -4.12% | 7.39% | 13.41% | 26.64% | 38.94% | 75.25% | 175.13% | $101.57 | $57.70 | 8.17% | 61.65% | 1.05 | 1,092,000 | -25.82% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $251.65 | -0.89% | -3.25% | 9.01% | 28.46% | 36.61% | 100.52% | 528.65% | 695.61% | 781.13% | $267.31 | $105.04 | 5.86% | 139.58% | 1.14 | 1,949,000 | 40.82% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $14.62 | -12.77% | 3.39% | 25.71% | 62.44% | 87.92% | 114.68% | 127.73% | 73.33% | N/A | $17.28 | $5.76 | 15.39% | 153.82% | 0.41 | 1,910,000 | -1.19% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $28.37 | -0.49% | -5.84% | -5.09% | 3.13% | 3.73% | -0.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.48 | $21.31 | 17.72% | 33.13% | 1.13 | 3,340,000 | 29.01% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $692.58 | -1.57% | -2.81% | 9.20% | 21.65% | 35.51% | 122.67% | 314.37% | 478.16% | 879.88% | $730.12 | $266.88 | 5.14% | 159.51% | 0.90 | 211,000 | -15.94% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $733.18 | -0.24% | -2.74% | 8.01% | 30.92% | 25.77% | 48.38% | 60.17% | 144.87% | 286.11% | $774.00 | $450.13 | 5.27% | 62.88% | 0.23 | 622,000 | -2.96% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $207.26 | 0.13% | -0.75% | 5.47% | 16.82% | 31.47% | 61.78% | 112.66% | 168.99% | 114.22% | $214.50 | $112.27 | 3.38% | 84.61% | 0.60 | 4,417,000 | 6.74% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $108.32 | 0.02% | -8.68% | -4.62% | 28.43% | 43.81% | 65.68% | 109.07% | 141.84% | 401.25% | $121.42 | $46.51 | 10.79% | 132.90% | 1.09 | 232,000 | -15.02% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $27.19 | -0.07% | -6.85% | 12.87% | 30.60% | 42.21% | 104.44% | 111.10% | 77.48% | 73.74% | $29.60 | $11.97 | 8.15% | 127.25% | 0.71 | 395,000 | 17.56% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $4.74 | -1.46% | -2.07% | 24.08% | 50.96% | 88.84% | 39.00% | 31.67% | -2.67% | -41.99% | $5.33 | $2.02 | 11.07% | 134.65% | 0.74 | 140,000 | -45.31% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $881.17 | 0.46% | -0.43% | 32.52% | 72.59% | 74.33% | 149.79% | 405.46% | 537.51% | 911.79% | $960.00 | $354.68 | 8.21% | 148.44% | 0.42 | 237,000 | 11.27% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $84.63 | -2.44% | -7.63% | -3.67% | 16.30% | 35.21% | 49.55% | 24.69% | 45.14% | 90.82% | $95.22 | $45.28 | 11.12% | 86.92% | 1.09 | 1,275,000 | 2.74% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $129.21 | -1.38% | -7.34% | 7.21% | 35.85% | 38.61% | 119.11% | 147.67% | 111.30% | 783.79% | $140.02 | $51.76 | 7.72% | 149.66% | 0.92 | 87,000 | -53.72% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $57.34 | -1.09% | -4.94% | 14.09% | 44.51% | 55.27% | 129.73% | 885.22% | 913.07% | 720.31% | $64.50 | $23.91 | 11.10% | 139.87% | 0.58 | 86,000 | -27.12% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $29.97 | -1.93% | 2.92% | 57.90% | 164.52% | 165.69% | 357.56% | 286.71% | 381.06% | 1,005.90% | $30.94 | $5.30 | 3.14% | 465.47% | 0.75 | 764,000 | -44.92% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $38.96 | 1.14% | 1.67% | 2.69% | 16.47% | 4.84% | -2.40% | -29.31% | -45.23% | -47.16% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 19.14% | 37.52% | 0.51 | 175,000 | 9.38% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $195.98 | 0.04% | -4.67% | -1.27% | 6.87% | 15.21% | 102.25% | 219.19% | 216.61% | 498.23% | $220.57 | $84.21 | 11.15% | 132.73% | 0.84 | 811,000 | -0.61% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $364.26 | 0.70% | -1.22% | 7.04% | 25.67% | 29.80% | 71.55% | 80.91% | 93.50% | 352.95% | $379.23 | $195.72 | 3.95% | 86.11% | 0.43 | 1,107,000 | -13.65% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $86.00 | -1.00% | -3.57% | 7.06% | 12.26% | 17.68% | 98.89% | 78.83% | 30.60% | 401.46% | $103.84 | $39.89 | 17.18% | 115.59% | 0.90 | 268,000 | -40.31% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $306.84 | 0.14% | -4.13% | -4.83% | -2.67% | -4.36% | 21.23% | 84.77% | 143.18% | 939.71% | $361.69 | $229.07 | 15.16% | 33.95% | 0.86 | 697,000 | 19.97% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $353.85 | -0.49% | -3.35% | 2.17% | 3.62% | 7.35% | 33.97% | 61.73% | 104.93% | 161.11% | $369.70 | $239.20 | 4.29% | 47.93% | 0.58 | 992,000 | 1.95% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $46.16 | -0.41% | -1.68% | 21.89% | 32.72% | 10.93% | 46.08% | 271.96% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 6.39% | 63.86% | 0.94 | 924,000 | -14.05% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $65.09 | -1.08% | -7.95% | -10.15% | 0.88% | 10.70% | 28.66% | 359.35% | 553.51% | 160.57% | $80.75 | $38.78 | 19.39% | 67.85% | 1.27 | 1,205,000 | -33.75% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $35.21 | -13.47% | -22.53% | -14.99% | -18.96% | 8.37% | 5.04% | 71.51% | N/A | N/A | $48.76 | $27.07 | 27.79% | 30.05% | 0.84 | 1,356,000 | 96.24% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,258.34 | -0.79% | -4.32% | -5.12% | -4.49% | -2.70% | -4.66% | 79.08% | 110.67% | 468.95% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 22.51% | 6.31% | 0.99 | 195,000 | -8.88% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $214.10 | -1.68% | -5.81% | -9.38% | 6.67% | -2.68% | 38.97% | 5.28% | -15.04% | 71.79% | $254.35 | $128.88 | 15.82% | 66.12% | 1.13 | 7,937,000 | -14.52% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $2.02 | -0.49% | -3.81% | 4.66% | 2.02% | 26.25% | 41.26% | 4.12% | -70.21% | N/A | $2.23 | $1.08 | 9.34% | 87.04% | 1.27 | 541,000 | 28.81% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $104.84 | 1.99% | 6.03% | 31.84% | 51.13% | 64.33% | 253.35% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $118.38 | $25.03 | 11.44% | 318.94% | 1.47 | 1,127,000 | -14.36% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $10.58 | 2.22% | -16.82% | -21.51% | -44.64% | -47.91% | -46.43% | 19.28% | -21.63% | 360.00% | $34.30 | $10.06 | 69.15% | 5.22% | 1.10 | 322,000 | -37.23% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $28.46 | -0.14% | -7.93% | -9.79% | 0.57% | 6.71% | 17.17% | 32.56% | 1.10% | 151.19% | $34.24 | $20.36 | 16.88% | 39.78% | 1.20 | 348,000 | -55.73% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $88.92 | -0.04% | -0.24% | 1.30% | 12.87% | 31.40% | 205.99% | 604.04% | 229.94% | 2,022.20% | $134.00 | $25.78 | 33.64% | 244.92% | 1.21 | 1,939,000 | -40.47% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $517.57 | -2.34% | -9.17% | 19.13% | -10.92% | -31.09% | -1.72% | 145.29% | 238.81% | 2,550.13% | $885.92 | $396.41 | 41.58% | 30.56% | 1.20 | 533,000 | -33.04% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $13.97 | 6.16% | 2.42% | -2.99% | -8.81% | 17.99% | 150.36% | 301.44% | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 21.34% | 160.63% | 0.67 | 49,000 | -33.78% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $25.44 | 0.16% | -2.15% | 17.51% | 45.62% | 163.08% | 564.23% | 529.70% | 146.99% | N/A | $30.90 | $2.79 | 17.66% | 811.83% | 1.75 | 8,185,000 | 16.88% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $71.96 | 4.40% | 0.07% | 3.36% | 13.27% | 48.59% | 303.59% | 1,726.40% | 479.85% | N/A | $99.58 | $14.71 | 27.74% | 389.19% | 1.95 | 17,817,000 | -1.76% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $69.99 | 1.41% | -7.27% | 9.48% | -1.93% | -11.91% | 8.61% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 29.78% | 12.70% | 1.34 | 756,000 | -27.17% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $215.30 | -0.54% | -3.78% | 4.45% | 23.71% | 28.22% | 83.12% | 425.76% | 395.17% | 565.12% | $231.60 | $100.53 | 7.04% | 114.16% | 1.23 | 519,000 | -22.88% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.32 | 0.00% | -6.21% | 1.53% | 9.21% | 1.53% | -16.58% | -28.14% | -78.01% | -94.89% | $4.17 | $2.55 | 20.38% | 30.20% | 0.51 | 60,000 | 20.97% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $8.65 | -1.82% | -3.46% | 0.23% | 8.94% | -3.24% | -30.30% | -4.42% | -62.28% | N/A | $13.74 | $6.26 | 37.05% | 38.20% | 0.93 | 40,300 | 53.23% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $2.55 | 2.00% | -2.30% | -2.67% | -28.17% | -21.78% | -15.56% | -97.49% | -99.62% | N/A | $6.64 | $2.18 | 61.60% | 16.97% | 2.04 | 1,246,000 | 8.16% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $10.50 | -2.14% | 4.17% | 14.01% | 8.25% | -47.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.28 | 73.13% | 44.23% | 3.47 | 444,000 | -50.56% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $207.73 | -6.25% | -8.28% | -14.66% | -16.82% | -14.09% | 67.52% | 131.14% | 69.81% | 672.81% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 50.29% | 103.16% | 1.08 | 5,215,000 | 193.64% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $19.02 | -4.80% | -5.89% | -1.91% | -39.41% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $15.61 | 51.85% | 21.84% | 2.92 | 1,641,000 | -27.84% |
| YSS | YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC | $21.18 | -3.55% | -8.63% | -22.67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $38.47 | $20.32 | 44.94% | 4.23% | 2.60 | 394,000 | -9.22% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.99 | 1.02% | -5.69% | -11.16% | 68.64% | 53.08% | 12.43% | -97.10% | N/A | N/A | $5.39 | $0.63 | 63.08% | 216.88% | 1.76 | 3,315,000 | 17.93% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $3.99 | -1.48% | -12.69% | -26.92% | -76.37% | -80.73% | -86.45% | -99.95% | -100.00% | N/A | $43.55 | $3.82 | 90.84% | 4.45% | 2.00 | 157,000 | -13.74% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $12.27 | 2.16% | 6.88% | 2.42% | -12.23% | -24.17% | -45.35% | 20.77% | -76.08% | N/A | $25.79 | $11.07 | 52.42% | 10.83% | 1.65 | 588,000 | -16.95% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $140.25 | -2.58% | -1.06% | 15.61% | 33.05% | 23.83% | 59.34% | 90.17% | 35.14% | 72.42% | $149.86 | $77.63 | 6.41% | 80.66% | 0.60 | 58,000 | -50.85% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $4.99 | 1.63% | 8.71% | 22.30% | 20.24% | -42.04% | 63.07% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 45.52% | 239.46% | 1.28 | 178,000 | 1.71% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.78 | -23.24% | 7.11% | -13.00% | -26.82% | -77.94% | -91.55% | -99.91% | N/A | N/A | $12.51 | $0.67 | 93.74% | 16.87% | 0.92 | 18,487,000 | -68.06% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $7.39 | 3.65% | 9.16% | -11.60% | -18.88% | -28.32% | -37.11% | -28.74% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 59.86% | 258.56% | 0.10 | 300,000 | 52.28% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $5.37 | -1.10% | -2.89% | -10.50% | -6.45% | -37.63% | -10.20% | 49.62% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 56.55% | 7.46% | 1.15 | 207,000 | -41.36% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $9.46 | 2.49% | 1.94% | 4.99% | 23.34% | 11.95% | -8.24% | 179.88% | -5.02% | N/A | $22.25 | $4.87 | 57.48% | 94.25% | 1.96 | 14,338,000 | 25.51% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.12 | 1.45% | -3.70% | 5.07% | -8.25% | -10.06% | -8.98% | 16.92% | -9.34% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 35.77% | 10.95% | 0.29 | 106,000 | 24.71% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.11 | 0.32% | -7.99% | -3.42% | 40.09% | -16.84% | 5.42% | 27.98% | -68.96% | N/A | $5.93 | $1.26 | 47.55% | 147.81% | 1.15 | 4,151,000 | 53.74% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $18.45 | 4.36% | -0.91% | 8.27% | 47.01% | 116.55% | 184.72% | 30.48% | N/A | N/A | $23.32 | $6.14 | 20.87% | 200.73% | 0.74 | 14,277,000 | 65.13% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $6.60 | 2.80% | -2.37% | -3.65% | -11.88% | 31.21% | 178.48% | -86.11% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 54.17% | 304.91% | 1.15 | 1,263,000 | -20.72% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $20.60 | 6.24% | -3.74% | -1.06% | -12.38% | -52.06% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 72.09% | 28.75% | 2.74 | 2,569,000 | -20.07% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.18 | -0.84% | -6.35% | 16.83% | -9.92% | -13.87% | 51.28% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.15 | $0.53 | 44.99% | 124.76% | 0.67 | 308,000 | -23.76% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $4.02 | 0.50% | -2.43% | -10.27% | -33.99% | -20.55% | 18.58% | -72.65% | -95.98% | N/A | $7.60 | $2.76 | 47.11% | 45.65% | 1.24 | 392,000 | -21.13% |
| FJET | STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC | $8.05 | 8.78% | 20.33% | 64.29% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $4.51 | 74.44% | 78.49% | 10.06 | 946,000 | 8.99% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $27.41 | -3.25% | -5.68% | 4.18% | -3.28% | -8.63% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 62.93% | 57.44% | 3.01 | 1,390,000 | -47.69% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $2.97 | -0.67% | -3.57% | -3.26% | -36.94% | -23.65% | -19.73% | -46.39% | -71.61% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.81 | 61.42% | 5.69% | 0.79 | 927,000 | -22.75% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $2.81 | -0.35% | -0.35% | -2.09% | -18.55% | -53.93% | -73.47% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $2.55 | 86.87% | 10.20% | 0.29 | 182,000 | -3.19% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.92 | 2.67% | -4.00% | 6.67% | 1.05% | 10.98% | 295.06% | -81.19% | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 54.07% | 448.57% | 0.95 | 226,000 | -47.20% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $6.43 | 1.74% | -4.88% | -7.75% | -24.88% | -24.26% | -5.58% | 132.13% | -42.64% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 56.02% | 17.34% | 1.99 | 23,707,000 | -1.16% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $14.57 | 6.82% | -1.55% | 64.63% | 103.21% | 100.97% | 400.69% | 539.04% | 33.92% | 52.57% | $15.00 | $2.33 | 2.87% | 525.32% | 0.35 | 79,000 | 180.14% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $2.50 | 11.11% | 0.00% | 30.89% | -24.47% | -17.22% | -69.52% | -99.50% | N/A | N/A | $15.37 | $1.62 | 83.73% | 54.32% | 1.19 | 93,000 | 252.27% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $2.50 | -0.40% | -3.88% | -19.09% | -38.76% | -49.75% | -61.77% | -79.18% | -95.83% | -99.26% | $8.01 | $2.39 | 68.79% | 4.60% | 0.46 | 6,400 | 255.56% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.21 | -0.94% | -2.32% | -7.88% | -13.55% | -25.22% | -18.57% | 4.47% | -20.27% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 43.64% | 17.93% | 0.68 | 8,500 | -40.14% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.18 | 7.19% | -3.24% | -10.05% | -36.07% | -51.62% | -92.69% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.16 | 98.21% | 9.82% | 1.33 | 20,843,000 | 204.37% |
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