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 74th 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $290.80 | -0.76% | 6.66% | 18.42% | 43.00% | 55.57% | 41.08% | 217.81% | 264.41% | 454.96% | $295.09 | $143.67 | 1.45% | 102.41% | 1.01 | 199,000 | -0.50% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $67.98 | 1.04% | 8.28% | 22.53% | 19.28% | 45.54% | 31.54% | 55.88% | 24.92% | 259.49% | $68.47 | $41.08 | 0.71% | 65.50% | 0.79 | 324,000 | -21.36% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $333.06 | -0.88% | 3.44% | 13.12% | 34.86% | 31.31% | 77.20% | 208.79% | 168.64% | 640.96% | $338.17 | $146.82 | 1.51% | 126.85% | 1.02 | 518,000 | 59.38% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $74.71 | 3.18% | 12.94% | 43.15% | 55.97% | 117.37% | 346.83% | 601.50% | 414.53% | 206.55% | $75.80 | $16.77 | 1.44% | 345.50% | 1.23 | 904,000 | -21.46% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $94.23 | 0.72% | 0.43% | 9.15% | 15.41% | 11.99% | 19.52% | 35.82% | 90.86% | 156.06% | $94.71 | $57.70 | 0.51% | 63.31% | 1.07 | 1,449,000 | 20.75% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $43.61 | 0.07% | 3.10% | 4.48% | 6.39% | 35.35% | 21.04% | 99.59% | N/A | N/A | $46.64 | $27.07 | 6.50% | 61.08% | 0.83 | 148,000 | -46.38% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $425.90 | 1.68% | 10.05% | 30.32% | 50.68% | 67.80% | 111.87% | 92.24% | 149.69% | 249.67% | $427.72 | $158.88 | 0.43% | 168.06% | 0.58 | 686,000 | -20.33% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $73.63 | -0.41% | 3.05% | 13.29% | 23.64% | 43.92% | 85.33% | 473.44% | 939.97% | 171.80% | $73.98 | $38.78 | 0.47% | 89.88% | 1.27 | 856,000 | -38.02% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $217.89 | 2.18% | 8.16% | 25.80% | 4.25% | 55.80% | 79.88% | 280.99% | 263.21% | 665.87% | $220.57 | $84.21 | 1.22% | 158.75% | 0.83 | 1,823,000 | -1.09% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $105.08 | -0.62% | 8.30% | 28.95% | 26.82% | 40.33% | 48.82% | 113.32% | 178.14% | 380.26% | $107.05 | $46.51 | 1.84% | 125.93% | 1.10 | 598,000 | 41.37% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $666.90 | 1.88% | 7.77% | 17.26% | 11.34% | 28.32% | 38.59% | 46.39% | 123.78% | 257.11% | $669.68 | $426.24 | 0.42% | 56.46% | 0.24 | 967,000 | 0.10% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $582.43 | 0.79% | 7.28% | 22.09% | 18.08% | 23.53% | 19.63% | 30.25% | 70.55% | 170.53% | $582.93 | $410.11 | 0.09% | 42.02% | 0.26 | 2,371,000 | 34.49% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $224.89 | 0.28% | 3.03% | 15.22% | 17.33% | 22.02% | 82.87% | 453.78% | 710.41% | 1,012.22% | $226.87 | $105.04 | 0.87% | 114.10% | 1.16 | 1,672,000 | -20.34% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $114.24 | 0.28% | 6.02% | 22.26% | 24.65% | 32.07% | 66.31% | 103.35% | 105.47% | 786.27% | $115.34 | $51.76 | 0.95% | 120.73% | 0.97 | 162,000 | -3.57% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $25.09 | -0.28% | 7.77% | 21.38% | 25.89% | 44.95% | 78.96% | 82.47% | 76.32% | 71.15% | $26.12 | $11.97 | 3.95% | 109.69% | 0.72 | 323,000 | -1.52% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $730.84 | 1.44% | 6.95% | 39.72% | 48.65% | 65.73% | 148.66% | 319.06% | 434.32% | 762.35% | $737.51 | $293.61 | 0.90% | 148.92% | 0.44 | 114,000 | 18.75% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $346.46 | 1.77% | 3.18% | 22.49% | 21.87% | 31.40% | 58.58% | 77.99% | 82.25% | 310.79% | $361.59 | $193.09 | 4.18% | 79.43% | 0.44 | 1,529,000 | -27.57% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $367.38 | -0.36% | 3.81% | 8.86% | 11.13% | 22.46% | 36.66% | 52.35% | 139.91% | 188.41% | $369.70 | $239.20 | 0.63% | 53.59% | 0.57 | 1,894,000 | 26.01% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $22.18 | 1.98% | 20.48% | 86.39% | 98.92% | 45.35% | 118.09% | 158.21% | 248.19% | 730.71% | $22.60 | $5.30 | 1.88% | 318.49% | 0.74 | 518,000 | -15.08% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $42.57 | 0.73% | 3.85% | 28.53% | 7.50% | -11.33% | 22.15% | 227.46% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 13.67% | 51.12% | 0.93 | 1,657,000 | 41.14% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $663.84 | 0.48% | 9.71% | 22.04% | 20.69% | 37.79% | 81.42% | 300.51% | 462.48% | 909.64% | $669.98 | $266.88 | 0.92% | 148.74% | 0.92 | 224,000 | -17.04% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.72 | -2.90% | -0.56% | 0.19% | 5.82% | 31.05% | 3.93% | 3.18% | -48.39% | -46.93% | $11.50 | $7.73 | 6.78% | 38.68% | 0.87 | 330,000 | -15.38% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $4.36 | 4.31% | -0.91% | 27.49% | 78.69% | 24.93% | -9.36% | 22.47% | 2.11% | -47.97% | $5.85 | $2.02 | 25.47% | 115.84% | 0.74 | 96,000 | -11.11% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $201.92 | 1.05% | 7.12% | 12.22% | 28.57% | 34.46% | 67.62% | 105.14% | 191.12% | 136.88% | $202.17 | $112.27 | 0.12% | 79.85% | 0.63 | 4,799,000 | 31.23% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $352.55 | -1.53% | -0.29% | 13.62% | 14.70% | 10.28% | 49.65% | 113.07% | 159.21% | 1,214.85% | $361.69 | $216.68 | 2.53% | 62.71% | 0.87 | 591,000 | 54.31% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $14.81 | -3.64% | -1.79% | 3.49% | -4.64% | 9.54% | 135.08% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 16.61% | 176.31% | 0.62 | 27,000 | -15.63% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $32.48 | -0.22% | 5.52% | 18.45% | 16.42% | 7.30% | 36.36% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $32.97 | $21.31 | 1.49% | 52.42% | 1.14 | 2,429,000 | 52.77% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $74.86 | 2.42% | 2.35% | 9.36% | -7.27% | -1.29% | -5.06% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 24.89% | 20.54% | 1.34 | 527,000 | 25.78% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $11.31 | -1.39% | 10.40% | 22.14% | 11.98% | 33.37% | 33.53% | 50.60% | 92.18% | N/A | $12.22 | $5.76 | 7.45% | 96.35% | 0.40 | 110,000 | -55.28% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $103.02 | 0.07% | 10.21% | 43.48% | 33.62% | 99.34% | 140.36% | 116.70% | 28.79% | 506.00% | $103.84 | $39.42 | 0.79% | 161.34% | 0.90 | 971,000 | 8.49% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $52.40 | 1.63% | 2.26% | 31.49% | 29.67% | 70.07% | 89.17% | 780.52% | 747.90% | 700.00% | $53.59 | $23.37 | 2.22% | 124.22% | 0.58 | 116,000 | 5.45% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $34.05 | 2.71% | 3.09% | 17.25% | 23.82% | 15.19% | 41.52% | 58.67% | 35.01% | 227.72% | $34.24 | $20.36 | 0.55% | 67.24% | 1.20 | 864,000 | 83.05% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $130.72 | 4.95% | 14.97% | 78.75% | 47.51% | 140.83% | 288.93% | 1,091.61% | 335.73% | 4,185.90% | $132.00 | $23.90 | 0.97% | 446.95% | 1.22 | 4,862,000 | 34.64% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $108.50 | -0.90% | 2.15% | 61.48% | 41.18% | 101.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $112.00 | $25.03 | 3.13% | 333.57% | 1.44 | 2,445,000 | 80.98% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.79 | -2.19% | -2.19% | -11.82% | 14.74% | 49.17% | 26.06% | -23.18% | -74.68% | N/A | $2.14 | $1.08 | 16.16% | 65.74% | 1.30 | 457,000 | 22.85% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $16.85 | -3.71% | -3.16% | -3.55% | -24.57% | -26.39% | -42.37% | 69.35% | 20.88% | 602.08% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 51.55% | 23.17% | 1.07 | 583,000 | 109.71% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,450.00 | 1.15% | 4.16% | 14.12% | 16.05% | -7.91% | 9.68% | 113.13% | 152.87% | 556.64% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 10.70% | 22.51% | 1.01 | 380,000 | 128.92% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $28.78 | 1.77% | 26.73% | 60.96% | 117.54% | 346.20% | 655.38% | 471.03% | N/A | N/A | $30.90 | $2.79 | 6.85% | 931.54% | 1.74 | 19,964,000 | -0.74% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $82.59 | -1.98% | 2.28% | 14.22% | 34.93% | 40.05% | 23.60% | 32.44% | 66.41% | 112.15% | $84.64 | $45.28 | 2.42% | 82.42% | 1.11 | 1,256,000 | 8.65% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $37.74 | -1.49% | 1.51% | 18.16% | -17.85% | 6.25% | 5.01% | -30.42% | -47.79% | -28.50% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 21.67% | 33.22% | 0.53 | 248,000 | 26.53% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $214.18 | 1.34% | 6.35% | 27.19% | 37.03% | 66.06% | 110.43% | 314.19% | 429.89% | 648.88% | $216.41 | $91.55 | 1.03% | 133.95% | 1.23 | 267,000 | -2.55% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $392.86 | 3.77% | 7.64% | 67.42% | 5.01% | 46.09% | 137.54% | 349.55% | 199.69% | 1,493.11% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 5.98% | 284.22% | 1.10 | 2,019,000 | 38.48% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.10 | 2.31% | -2.52% | 0.00% | -30.02% | -4.62% | -41.29% | -97.23% | -99.51% | N/A | $6.64 | $2.18 | 53.31% | 42.20% | 2.01 | 6,076,000 | 81.26% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.84 | -2.81% | -2.42% | 7.56% | -15.38% | -21.43% | -29.34% | -2.22% | 16.07% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 35.21% | 35.57% | 0.64 | 31,300 | 78.86% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $27.81 | 0.32% | -2.83% | -0.07% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $22.40 | 29.59% | 24.15% | 3.88 | 486,000 | 38.46% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.56 | 2.01% | 18.27% | 80.71% | 22.34% | -4.30% | 23.61% | -4.81% | N/A | N/A | $5.12 | $1.26 | 30.47% | 183.67% | 1.09 | 10,236,000 | 24.06% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $247.68 | -0.02% | 5.61% | 19.82% | 16.89% | 7.73% | 46.62% | 17.16% | 17.55% | 96.48% | $248.75 | $128.88 | 0.43% | 92.18% | 1.17 | 5,944,000 | -8.79% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $9.51 | -4.23% | 5.67% | 18.88% | 26.29% | 2.04% | -41.44% | -10.70% | -52.28% | N/A | $17.91 | $6.26 | 46.90% | 51.94% | 0.93 | 68,000 | -20.00% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $96.30 | 6.10% | 13.49% | 73.54% | 43.73% | 101.93% | 290.83% | 1,657.30% | 825.96% | N/A | $99.58 | $14.71 | 3.29% | 554.66% | 1.98 | 36,105,000 | 45.53% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $13.37 | 1.29% | 7.05% | 73.86% | -28.88% | -48.68% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.28 | 65.78% | 83.65% | 3.90 | 775,000 | 17.78% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $119.62 | 0.37% | 1.70% | 14.05% | 8.99% | 10.86% | 23.47% | 63.73% | 29.37% | 59.24% | $121.14 | $77.63 | 1.25% | 54.09% | 0.62 | 91,000 | -45.51% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $8.78 | -3.62% | -29.53% | -5.41% | -64.10% | -60.17% | -92.86% | -99.94% | -100.00% | N/A | $160.65 | $4.73 | 94.53% | 85.62% | 2.07 | 882,000 | -19.82% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $636.04 | -0.18% | 0.69% | 14.59% | -2.47% | -14.37% | 8.57% | 244.79% | 299.12% | 4,286.48% | $885.92 | $469.24 | 28.21% | 35.55% | 1.19 | 679,000 | 48.90% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $14.46 | -1.70% | 3.58% | 9.05% | -19.40% | -21.50% | -4.43% | 6.32% | -76.45% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.71 | 51.41% | 13.77% | 1.76 | 562,000 | -24.46% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $1.05 | 8.14% | 17.71% | 13.88% | -64.41% | -89.77% | -94.74% | -99.91% | N/A | N/A | $21.60 | $0.69 | 95.14% | 51.73% | 0.85 | 4,897,000 | 18.83% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.36 | -0.43% | -0.32% | 4.12% | -5.07% | -7.60% | -17.39% | 131.68% | -9.65% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 34.08% | 13.87% | 0.28 | 129,000 | 24.04% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $3.37 | -9.16% | -15.96% | 250.31% | 171.77% | 85.16% | 39.83% | -97.07% | N/A | N/A | $5.39 | $0.63 | 37.48% | 436.62% | 1.75 | 27,766,000 | -42.31% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $11.71 | 7.83% | 6.65% | 77.69% | 36.96% | -33.09% | -19.63% | 333.70% | 15.37% | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 56.08% | 140.45% | 1.86 | 44,389,000 | 71.89% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $6.05 | 0.50% | -8.33% | 6.33% | 21.00% | 6.33% | -34.38% | -76.73% | -94.09% | N/A | $10.64 | $2.76 | 43.14% | 119.20% | 1.17 | 1,380,000 | -1.08% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $7.35 | 1.52% | -4.55% | 31.48% | 10.69% | -35.13% | 5.30% | 77.11% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 40.53% | 47.09% | 1.12 | 370,000 | 15.99% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $33.41 | 12.30% | 10.96% | 64.74% | 19.11% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 54.73% | 108.81% | 2.77 | 5,027,000 | 112.83% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.37 | 1.48% | -0.72% | 10.48% | -12.74% | -25.95% | -25.95% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.15 | $0.53 | 36.13% | 160.95% | 0.59 | 617,000 | -58.78% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $9.59 | 2.68% | 1.05% | 45.30% | -1.94% | 85.14% | 180.41% | -63.81% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 33.40% | 488.34% | 1.10 | 1,874,000 | -28.17% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $35.38 | 6.73% | 12.93% | 46.02% | 3.15% | -17.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 52.16% | 103.22% | 2.96 | 2,031,000 | 75.69% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $21.58 | 10.67% | 16.27% | 100.19% | 82.42% | 92.34% | 13.22% | 113.98% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 13.51% | 251.75% | 0.71 | 19,603,000 | 61.04% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $6.40 | 2.56% | 12.28% | 87.68% | -15.01% | 109.15% | 91.62% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 30.13% | 335.37% | 1.32 | 358,000 | 25.17% |
| FJET | STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC | $10.54 | -5.22% | -11.05% | 57.55% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $6.40 | 66.54% | 64.69% | 66.57 | 1,083,000 | 57.64% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $8.86 | 0.00% | 0.57% | 11.45% | -25.36% | -26.72% | -2.53% | 243.41% | -16.10% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 39.40% | 61.68% | 1.99 | 37,563,000 | -32.64% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.52 | -3.00% | -0.44% | -3.62% | 1.12% | -36.96% | -0.88% | -37.57% | -60.18% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.83 | 41.29% | 59.72% | 0.78 | 1,032,000 | -37.76% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $2.15 | -7.33% | -7.33% | 22.16% | -31.09% | 38.71% | 138.89% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 48.56% | 514.29% | 0.90 | 2,560,000 | 54.87% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $3.19 | 0.00% | -14.25% | -0.62% | -30.04% | -75.69% | -71.31% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $2.74 | 85.09% | 16.64% | 0.25 | 860,000 | -88.02% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $11.91 | -10.85% | -13.00% | 42.12% | 0.00% | 238.35% | 2.67% | 16.31% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 35.31% | 477.87% | 0.08 | 901,000 | 18.55% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.30 | -0.30% | -0.60% | 15.38% | 2.17% | -6.52% | -24.83% | -36.90% | -77.70% | -95.35% | $4.64 | $2.77 | 28.88% | 19.13% | 0.57 | 81,000 | -10.99% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $1.97 | 1.29% | -9.03% | -38.01% | -55.54% | -76.96% | -84.71% | -99.69% | N/A | N/A | $26.46 | $1.62 | 92.57% | 21.30% | 1.12 | 36,300 | -56.27% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.30 | 5.26% | -14.29% | 15.38% | -17.36% | -71.70% | -91.98% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.18 | 96.99% | 66.67% | 1.35 | 24,434,000 | -45.22% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $3.71 | -0.54% | 12.42% | -5.36% | -8.62% | -35.14% | -43.96% | -68.72% | -94.38% | -98.08% | $8.01 | $2.47 | 53.68% | 50.51% | 0.55 | 1,800 | -92.34% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $6.15 | -3.30% | 7.89% | -8.62% | -14.82% | 25.00% | 72.27% | 124.04% | -44.59% | -22.84% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 21.95% | 163.95% | 0.42 | 10,100 | -31.29% |
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