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 77th 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 | $71.03 | -2.78% | -2.59% | 4.10% | 24.18% | 29.26% | 51.19% | 80.32% | 20.04% | 254.44% | $75.00 | $42.09 | 5.29% | 68.76% | 0.80 | 308,000 | -33.04% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $73.15 | -1.60% | -3.34% | -1.97% | 41.63% | 66.63% | 204.41% | 456.70% | 342.80% | 175.77% | $83.95 | $19.89 | 12.86% | 267.77% | 1.21 | 425,000 | -48.73% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $314.59 | -0.47% | -7.56% | -2.62% | 31.52% | 59.80% | 84.59% | 224.69% | 276.08% | 624.19% | $354.20 | $143.67 | 11.18% | 118.97% | 1.00 | 308,000 | 6.94% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $14.11 | -0.91% | 18.97% | 19.78% | 26.43% | 50.27% | 50.03% | 27.92% | -24.83% | -49.46% | $14.59 | $7.73 | 3.29% | 82.54% | 0.81 | 854,000 | -41.02% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $385.88 | 0.34% | 0.08% | -1.44% | 32.97% | 61.61% | 122.74% | 311.96% | 227.57% | 682.40% | $403.31 | $146.82 | 4.32% | 162.83% | 1.01 | 678,000 | 9.35% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $651.22 | -1.95% | -2.49% | 3.44% | 39.17% | 40.39% | 35.91% | 36.95% | 91.06% | 200.71% | $692.00 | $410.11 | 5.89% | 58.79% | 0.26 | 1,651,000 | -30.25% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $40.69 | -7.52% | -9.40% | -3.37% | -4.93% | 29.17% | 20.21% | 94.88% | N/A | N/A | $48.76 | $27.07 | 16.55% | 50.29% | 0.84 | 691,000 | -2.26% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $92.51 | -1.73% | -6.13% | -3.50% | 8.71% | 14.18% | 22.63% | 33.57% | 75.37% | 180.67% | $101.57 | $57.70 | 8.92% | 60.33% | 1.05 | 1,472,000 | 7.52% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $417.51 | -2.81% | -5.18% | 4.54% | 29.20% | 53.54% | 111.90% | 100.76% | 122.25% | 216.44% | $460.00 | $177.42 | 9.24% | 135.32% | 0.60 | 354,000 | -24.36% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $253.91 | -0.09% | -1.90% | 13.12% | 31.98% | 38.14% | 107.60% | 521.72% | 707.34% | 782.55% | $267.31 | $105.04 | 5.01% | 141.73% | 1.14 | 1,384,000 | -46.58% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $703.61 | -0.40% | 0.23% | 9.00% | 26.77% | 42.01% | 130.83% | 312.84% | 486.88% | 899.30% | $730.12 | $266.88 | 3.63% | 163.64% | 0.90 | 251,000 | -13.75% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $16.76 | 12.11% | 21.54% | 28.23% | 86.64% | 112.42% | 150.15% | 151.99% | 107.43% | N/A | $17.28 | $5.76 | 3.01% | 190.97% | 0.40 | 1,933,000 | 533.77% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $28.51 | -0.28% | -4.07% | -7.13% | 4.01% | 5.75% | 8.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.48 | $21.31 | 17.31% | 33.79% | 1.13 | 2,589,000 | -44.25% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $734.98 | -1.65% | -3.18% | 7.30% | 32.34% | 26.75% | 48.35% | 59.85% | 144.99% | 293.56% | $774.00 | $450.13 | 5.04% | 63.28% | 0.23 | 641,000 | -29.48% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $207.00 | -0.59% | 0.23% | 6.05% | 18.48% | 33.55% | 61.06% | 115.63% | 170.38% | 115.22% | $214.50 | $112.27 | 3.50% | 84.38% | 0.60 | 4,138,000 | -52.02% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $108.30 | 0.40% | -7.31% | -4.25% | 31.67% | 46.25% | 68.90% | 105.97% | 150.69% | 409.41% | $121.42 | $46.51 | 10.80% | 132.85% | 1.09 | 273,000 | -60.26% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $27.21 | -0.48% | -5.09% | 11.02% | 36.94% | 43.14% | 105.36% | 100.07% | 80.44% | 82.99% | $29.60 | $11.97 | 8.09% | 127.41% | 0.71 | 336,000 | -20.38% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $4.81 | 0.00% | 6.42% | 27.25% | 52.70% | 90.87% | 39.42% | 38.22% | -0.21% | -39.95% | $5.33 | $2.02 | 9.76% | 138.12% | 0.74 | 256,000 | -13.51% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $877.12 | -2.82% | 6.57% | 29.15% | 75.17% | 73.92% | 152.15% | 401.41% | 546.32% | 916.60% | $960.00 | $349.62 | 8.63% | 150.88% | 0.42 | 213,000 | -26.80% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $86.75 | -0.18% | -5.63% | -0.15% | 13.52% | 40.12% | 53.84% | 26.81% | 50.50% | 97.07% | $95.22 | $45.28 | 8.90% | 91.61% | 1.09 | 1,241,000 | -36.46% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $131.02 | -0.35% | -3.03% | 8.13% | 41.69% | 43.68% | 125.86% | 145.72% | 126.13% | 843.27% | $140.02 | $51.76 | 6.43% | 153.15% | 0.92 | 188,000 | 28.77% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $30.56 | 6.04% | 9.26% | 55.28% | 179.34% | 174.82% | 376.76% | 293.31% | 390.53% | 1,048.87% | $30.94 | $5.30 | 1.23% | 476.60% | 0.75 | 1,387,000 | 24.06% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $57.97 | -1.63% | 3.22% | 12.78% | 49.41% | 58.60% | 135.46% | 896.05% | 985.58% | 729.33% | $64.50 | $23.91 | 10.12% | 142.50% | 0.58 | 118,000 | -41.58% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $38.52 | 0.16% | 0.81% | 1.42% | 16.90% | 6.14% | -3.89% | -31.31% | -45.89% | -47.58% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 20.05% | 35.97% | 0.51 | 160,000 | -11.60% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $361.72 | -2.57% | -1.71% | 4.82% | 26.50% | 31.23% | 66.04% | 77.86% | 89.39% | 354.19% | $379.23 | $195.72 | 4.62% | 84.82% | 0.43 | 1,282,000 | -43.12% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $195.91 | -2.24% | -4.82% | -1.96% | 9.05% | 17.93% | 102.83% | 219.91% | 221.01% | 500.03% | $220.57 | $84.21 | 11.18% | 132.65% | 0.84 | 816,000 | -20.62% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $86.87 | -2.79% | -2.86% | 2.98% | 15.53% | 21.16% | 104.26% | 74.26% | 31.82% | 421.12% | $103.84 | $39.89 | 16.34% | 117.77% | 0.90 | 449,000 | 7.42% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $306.40 | -1.25% | -6.22% | -5.24% | -0.74% | -3.21% | 19.40% | 82.62% | 143.45% | 959.55% | $361.69 | $229.07 | 15.29% | 33.76% | 0.86 | 581,000 | -23.75% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $355.59 | -1.77% | -2.50% | -0.90% | 3.90% | 10.07% | 30.76% | 60.95% | 106.23% | 166.22% | $369.70 | $239.20 | 3.82% | 48.66% | 0.58 | 973,000 | -32.62% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $46.35 | -2.24% | 1.85% | 17.40% | 36.24% | 12.66% | 49.66% | 269.62% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 6.00% | 64.54% | 0.94 | 1,075,000 | -34.81% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $65.80 | 2.13% | -4.75% | -8.95% | 0.90% | 10.79% | 29.02% | 356.31% | 574.18% | 172.46% | $80.75 | $38.78 | 18.51% | 69.68% | 1.27 | 1,819,000 | -14.80% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,268.31 | -0.75% | -4.38% | -3.33% | -2.65% | -1.48% | -5.07% | 76.86% | 111.61% | 480.75% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 21.89% | 7.16% | 0.99 | 214,000 | -46.63% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $217.76 | -3.22% | -2.84% | -10.24% | 9.58% | -4.29% | 46.99% | 7.23% | -11.24% | 77.13% | $254.35 | $128.88 | 14.39% | 68.96% | 1.13 | 9,285,000 | 10.55% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $2.03 | -2.40% | -0.98% | 5.73% | -2.40% | 34.44% | 46.04% | 4.64% | -67.88% | N/A | $2.23 | $1.08 | 8.89% | 87.96% | 1.27 | 420,000 | -15.15% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $10.35 | -4.17% | -19.58% | -29.30% | -45.55% | -50.10% | -46.51% | 16.55% | -22.18% | 350.00% | $34.30 | $10.13 | 69.83% | 2.16% | 1.10 | 513,000 | -12.31% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $102.79 | -3.11% | 12.82% | 12.65% | 52.80% | 65.20% | 261.68% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $118.38 | $25.03 | 13.17% | 310.75% | 1.47 | 1,316,000 | -50.90% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $28.50 | -1.93% | -3.46% | -12.42% | 0.99% | 8.24% | 15.95% | 32.19% | 2.48% | 153.11% | $34.24 | $20.36 | 16.76% | 39.98% | 1.20 | 786,000 | 8.56% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $88.96 | -3.80% | 0.01% | -4.84% | 15.67% | 35.49% | 204.87% | 590.15% | 248.32% | 2,317.39% | $134.00 | $25.78 | 33.61% | 245.07% | 1.21 | 3,257,000 | -37.94% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $13.16 | -0.98% | -1.90% | -12.91% | -7.13% | 13.64% | 135.84% | 278.16% | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 25.90% | 145.52% | 0.67 | 74,000 | 191.34% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $529.97 | -5.20% | -8.48% | 18.57% | -6.76% | -29.11% | 2.82% | 148.81% | 275.60% | 2,641.70% | $885.92 | $396.41 | 40.18% | 33.69% | 1.20 | 796,000 | 0.51% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $25.40 | -1.63% | 0.40% | 11.45% | 96.29% | 183.17% | 597.80% | 522.55% | 146.84% | N/A | $30.90 | $2.79 | 17.79% | 810.39% | 1.75 | 7,003,000 | -35.50% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $10.73 | 1.71% | 6.66% | 12.59% | 10.33% | -44.75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.28 | 72.54% | 47.39% | 3.46 | 898,000 | 20.70% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $68.93 | -3.57% | -1.71% | -4.30% | 19.84% | 49.30% | 302.63% | 1,662.92% | 455.44% | N/A | $99.58 | $14.71 | 30.78% | 368.59% | 1.95 | 18,136,000 | 1.60% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $69.02 | -0.14% | -4.94% | 5.62% | 1.00% | -13.01% | 6.23% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 30.75% | 11.13% | 1.34 | 1,038,000 | 26.59% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $216.47 | -0.58% | -0.06% | 2.47% | 27.27% | 29.61% | 89.94% | 412.60% | 409.46% | 590.16% | $231.60 | $100.53 | 6.53% | 115.33% | 1.23 | 673,000 | -34.08% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.25 | -0.23% | 0.95% | -7.41% | -12.37% | -23.70% | -21.15% | 2.16% | -17.79% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 43.11% | 19.05% | 0.68 | 14,200 | -85.36% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.32 | -0.90% | 2.15% | -0.30% | 10.67% | 3.11% | -13.99% | -27.83% | -78.01% | -94.55% | $4.17 | $2.55 | 20.38% | 30.20% | 0.51 | 49,600 | 112.88% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $8.81 | -0.45% | -0.23% | -1.23% | 9.58% | 0.69% | -30.90% | -10.65% | -60.88% | N/A | $13.74 | $6.26 | 35.88% | 40.76% | 0.93 | 26,300 | -54.66% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $221.57 | -2.52% | -2.95% | -15.84% | -9.66% | -10.31% | 79.63% | 144.72% | 103.95% | 722.46% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 46.98% | 116.69% | 1.08 | 1,776,000 | -14.49% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $2.50 | -1.57% | -1.57% | -7.75% | -30.17% | -20.13% | -15.25% | -97.49% | -99.59% | N/A | $6.64 | $2.18 | 62.35% | 14.68% | 2.04 | 1,152,000 | -14.60% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $19.98 | -7.37% | 3.47% | 19.14% | -36.45% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $15.61 | 49.42% | 27.99% | 2.91 | 2,274,000 | 17.76% |
| YSS | YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC | $21.96 | 1.43% | -9.48% | -19.94% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $38.47 | $20.32 | 42.92% | 8.07% | 2.60 | 434,000 | -26.81% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.97 | -1.50% | -2.96% | -16.88% | 74.34% | 61.48% | 15.20% | -97.25% | N/A | N/A | $5.39 | $0.63 | 63.45% | 213.69% | 1.76 | 2,811,000 | -22.35% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $4.05 | -1.70% | -6.68% | -20.90% | -74.52% | -80.44% | -87.39% | -99.95% | -100.00% | N/A | $43.55 | $3.82 | 90.70% | 6.02% | 2.00 | 182,000 | -18.39% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $143.97 | 1.76% | 5.16% | 14.10% | 39.67% | 31.25% | 63.70% | 95.37% | 36.10% | 80.03% | $149.86 | $77.63 | 3.93% | 85.46% | 0.60 | 118,000 | -21.33% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $12.01 | 2.13% | 8.20% | -1.07% | -13.66% | -23.55% | -43.77% | 18.21% | -72.95% | N/A | $25.79 | $11.07 | 53.43% | 8.48% | 1.65 | 708,000 | 7.76% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $4.91 | -1.60% | -2.00% | 8.15% | 8.87% | -42.10% | 67.29% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 46.40% | 234.01% | 1.28 | 175,000 | -23.25% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $1.02 | 42.46% | 43.66% | 11.48% | -10.53% | -69.82% | -89.70% | -99.89% | N/A | N/A | $12.51 | $0.67 | 91.85% | 52.24% | 0.92 | 57,884,000 | 4,560.55% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $7.13 | -4.30% | -3.65% | -19.98% | -24.15% | -33.80% | -39.32% | -31.31% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 61.27% | 245.95% | 0.10 | 197,000 | -52.98% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $5.43 | 0.37% | 4.42% | -14.89% | -9.65% | -32.55% | -14.62% | 41.96% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 56.07% | 8.67% | 1.14 | 353,000 | 11.01% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.10 | -2.21% | -0.64% | -6.63% | 51.22% | -12.43% | 11.11% | 21.57% | -69.61% | N/A | $5.93 | $1.26 | 47.72% | 147.01% | 1.15 | 2,700,000 | -7.57% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $9.23 | -4.35% | 3.13% | -1.60% | 23.40% | 12.15% | -18.03% | 176.35% | -8.70% | N/A | $22.25 | $4.87 | 58.52% | 89.53% | 1.96 | 11,424,000 | -44.96% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $8.99 | -0.55% | -3.44% | -2.49% | -8.45% | -10.10% | -8.55% | 16.91% | -10.37% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 36.69% | 9.37% | 0.29 | 85,000 | -43.33% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $17.68 | -2.21% | -2.86% | -5.05% | 49.45% | 113.01% | 160.77% | 12.83% | N/A | N/A | $23.32 | $6.14 | 24.17% | 188.18% | 0.74 | 8,646,000 | -6.87% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $6.42 | 1.58% | -6.55% | -9.70% | -12.05% | 31.29% | 190.50% | -87.03% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 55.42% | 293.87% | 1.15 | 1,593,000 | -50.22% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $19.39 | -6.55% | -7.05% | -15.70% | -8.97% | -54.66% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 73.73% | 21.19% | 2.76 | 3,214,000 | 28.56% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.19 | 4.39% | -11.19% | 14.42% | -11.19% | -6.30% | 50.63% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.15 | $0.53 | 44.52% | 126.67% | 0.67 | 404,000 | -55.46% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $4.00 | -1.72% | -0.74% | -13.61% | -33.67% | -17.70% | 9.89% | -74.36% | -95.98% | N/A | $7.60 | $2.76 | 47.37% | 44.93% | 1.24 | 497,000 | -51.27% |
| FJET | STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC | $7.40 | -7.85% | 17.09% | 43.97% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $4.51 | 76.51% | 64.08% | 10.07 | 868,000 | -27.12% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $28.33 | 6.34% | 0.64% | 3.81% | 3.36% | -0.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 61.69% | 62.72% | 3.00 | 2,657,000 | 62.61% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $2.99 | -0.66% | -0.99% | -6.85% | -38.22% | -18.75% | -17.63% | -46.61% | -70.69% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.81 | 61.16% | 6.41% | 0.79 | 1,200,000 | 1.69% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $2.82 | -2.08% | 1.81% | -4.73% | -19.89% | -57.59% | -73.27% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $2.55 | 86.82% | 10.59% | 0.29 | 188,000 | -23.27% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.87 | 0.54% | 0.00% | 1.08% | 6.25% | 12.65% | 274.75% | -81.71% | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 55.26% | 434.29% | 0.95 | 428,000 | 29.70% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $6.32 | -3.07% | -5.95% | -11.85% | -24.49% | -23.39% | -7.06% | 105.86% | -41.21% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 56.77% | 15.33% | 1.99 | 23,986,000 | -20.75% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $13.64 | -0.58% | -7.78% | 109.20% | 93.48% | 94.86% | 365.53% | 498.25% | 30.15% | 42.83% | $15.00 | $2.33 | 9.07% | 485.41% | 0.35 | 28,200 | -27.32% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.17 | 1.21% | -2.34% | -16.50% | -43.39% | -58.25% | -93.40% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.16 | 98.33% | 2.45% | 1.33 | 6,848,000 | -38.79% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $2.25 | -2.17% | 5.14% | 10.29% | -31.19% | -23.99% | -74.84% | -99.52% | N/A | N/A | $15.37 | $1.62 | 85.36% | 38.89% | 1.19 | 26,400 | 53.49% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $2.51 | 3.72% | -4.20% | -18.24% | -35.81% | -49.52% | -61.62% | -79.19% | -95.50% | -99.28% | $8.01 | $2.39 | 68.66% | 5.02% | 0.46 | 1,800 | -84.48% |
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