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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 +28.50% 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 78th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
ATRO	ASTRONICS CORP	$3.16B	52.00%	10.90%	15.66%	11.50%	2.84	2.97	32.50%	8.40%	9.93%
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC	$595.92M	6.60%	4.60%	8.15%	7.30%	0.40	3.62	27.40%	4.40%	6.73%
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	$600.62M	4.30%	3.50%	3.90%	4.30%	0.26	3.35	18.70%	2.10%	1.98%
MOG.A	MOOG INC	$11.61B	18.10%	8.10%	14.36%	15.00%	1.15	2.09	28.30%	8.80%	11.74%
EMBJ	EMBRAER SA	$13.51B	10.80%	2.80%	10.73%	14.40%	2.64	1.50	17.50%	4.60%	11.55%
HXL	HEXCEL CORP	$6.79B	11.40%	5.60%	9.48%	7.50%	1.10	2.43	25.00%	7.80%	11.53%
RTX	RTX CORP	$267.02B	11.80%	4.50%	10.17%	18.80%	1.59	1.01	20.30%	8.30%	12.05%
DCO	DUCOMMUN INC	$2.52B	-4.50%	-2.50%	-2.53%	-2.90%	0.77	3.36	27.30%	-3.50%	-3.02%
CVU	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC	$68.37M	14.00%	4.90%	11.10%	7.80%	1.80	1.97	22.50%	5.10%	8.22%
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$122.35B	86.20%	10.40%	22.08%	20.50%	6.12	1.19	11.80%	8.20%	11.08%
DRS	LEONARDO DRS INC	$9.69B	11.80%	7.50%	12.48%	23.30%	0.50	1.92	24.90%	8.50%	10.35%
SARO	STANDARDAERO INC	$7.83B	12.10%	4.80%	11.01%	12.60%	1.49	2.14	15.00%	5.10%	9.46%
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	$90.89B	34.40%	15.40%	22.38%	30.40%	1.31	1.82	36.00%	20.50%	26.87%
VVX	V2X INC	$2.27B	8.30%	2.90%	8.43%	15.90%	1.82	1.32	8.50%	1.90%	3.93%
CDRE	CADRE HOLDINGS INC	$1.23B	10.80%	4.30%	9.03%	11.00%	1.65	2.14	41.80%	5.30%	9.95%
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	$95.84B	17.40%	7.70%	13.77%	25.10%	1.24	1.44	15.40%	8.20%	10.39%
NPK	NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC	$1.06B	8.70%	8.70%	12.93%	13.60%	0.21	5.22	16.50%	7.90%	10.01%
HEI	HEICO CORP	$43.67B	18.30%	9.10%	13.26%	24.10%	0.87	2.72	40.40%	16.40%	22.89%
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$46.25B	9.50%	4.50%	8.16%	16.10%	1.11	1.18	25.50%	8.10%	12.24%
IA	INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC	$336.50M	27.00%	15.30%	21.51%	29.40%	0.92	2.97	54.90%	20.50%	29.16%
ESLT	ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD	$33.85B	15.10%	4.90%	11.28%	14.50%	2.14	1.40	25.00%	7.40%	9.91%
PKE	PARK AEROSPACE CORP	$667.98M	10.80%	9.80%	12.44%	30.90%	0.10	15.29	31.90%	16.70%	22.40%
OPXS	OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$73.01M	15.10%	12.60%	15.65%	19.60%	0.17	7.09	30.70%	9.80%	11.22%
LOAR	LOAR HOLDINGS INC	$6.07B	5.80%	3.30%	5.70%	12.60%	0.94	4.91	52.20%	11.60%	21.86%
AIR	AAR CORP	$4.97B	12.20%	5.80%	11.59%	11.70%	0.97	2.84	18.80%	5.70%	9.61%
WWD	WOODWARD INC	$19.65B	21.70%	11.30%	19.53%	24.40%	1.10	1.65	29.50%	13.20%	17.59%
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	$62.29B	-20.00%	7.70%	19.15%	13.00%	-3.72	3.02	59.60%	19.10%	46.27%
BWXT	BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$13.97B	27.90%	8.50%	12.48%	11.10%	2.32	2.40	22.10%	10.10%	13.17%
TATT	TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$491.98M	11.70%	9.00%	12.07%	15.60%	0.31	4.83	25.00%	11.30%	13.44%
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	$73.72B	26.60%	8.90%	15.82%	17.60%	1.84	1.17	20.10%	10.50%	13.80%
HII	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	$11.10B	12.90%	5.30%	9.37%	10.40%	1.39	1.23	12.40%	5.00%	7.14%
ARXS	ARXIS INC	$21.70B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.57	5.21	N/A	N/A	N/A
CODA	CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC	$110.78M	8.30%	7.60%	10.68%	27.00%	0.10	10.15	66.80%	17.70%	23.73%
TXT	TEXTRON INC	$13.62B	11.90%	5.20%	9.63%	9.80%	1.25	1.71	17.80%	6.10%	8.48%
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	$245.95M	1.50%	1.30%	2.10%	44.00%	0.12	4.74	86.50%	6.40%	9.68%
CW	CURTISS WRIGHT CORP	$20.67B	20.70%	10.30%	18.05%	29.10%	0.97	1.60	37.70%	14.80%	20.05%
CAE	CAE INC	$7.61B	5.50%	2.60%	6.54%	7.20%	1.05	0.83	28.60%	5.80%	11.17%
ELMT	ELMET GROUP CO	$484.92M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.52	3.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	$4.84B	-2.00%	-1.20%	0.04%	0.10%	0.55	2.96	28.60%	-3.00%	0.07%
VSEC	VSE CORP	$5.41B	3.70%	2.70%	2.75%	7.70%	0.50	3.77	15.60%	5.50%	8.20%
KRMN	KARMAN HOLDINGS INC	$4.56B	9.40%	3.00%	7.68%	9.50%	2.43	3.56	41.70%	6.30%	17.39%
SIF	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC	$130.77M	10.00%	5.20%	10.06%	8.10%	0.93	1.77	16.60%	4.00%	5.53%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$336.33B	49.00%	7.00%	12.94%	13.30%	6.23	0.98	35.40%	17.70%	22.29%
HONA	HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC	$48.73B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-4.39	1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC	$8.82B	1.10%	0.90%	1.41%	4.40%	0.19	5.54	23.00%	2.00%	3.40%
AZ	A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP	$258.28M	-48.70%	-43.70%	-50.81%	-65.10%	0.17	7.52	20.10%	-241.30%	-231.69%
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	$38.90B	5.90%	2.80%	4.88%	6.00%	1.04	2.15	59.40%	6.20%	9.22%
PL	PLANET LABS PBC	$6.07B	-93.10%	-29.20%	-32.36%	-42.20%	1.54	2.84	55.40%	-95.10%	-92.36%
LYNX	LYNTRIS INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.08	1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	$7.47B	-4.60%	-3.60%	-4.29%	-9.80%	0.30	4.26	26.50%	-10.10%	-11.34%
AADX	APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE INC	$1.99B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.81	2.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVEX	AEVEX CORP	$1.81B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.51	5.66	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDA	MDA SPACE LTD	$4.01B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.99	0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBDT	FIRST BREACH INC	$36.81M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.86	0.46	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPCX	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$1.95T	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.52	5.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
BA	BOEING CO	$161.87B	90.00%	1.30%	9.48%	6.60%	26.19	1.14	4.70%	2.20%	5.68%
BETA	BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.65B	-70.70%	-59.00%	-46.07%	-156.80%	0.20	14.47	62.50%	-2,200.20%	-1,764.30%
SPAI	SAFE PRO GROUP INC	$93.26M	-107.60%	-97.50%	-118.79%	-2,684.00%	0.13	8.76	62.20%	-500.00%	-499.53%
RDW	REDWIRE CORP	$2.72B	-22.00%	-16.30%	-12.48%	-94.10%	0.19	3.92	20.10%	-60.70%	-51.19%
FLY	FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC	$3.50B	-33.20%	-23.90%	-28.53%	-118.80%	0.34	2.73	22.90%	-129.10%	-133.79%
HAWK	HAWKEYE 360 INC	$1.61B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.14	9.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
DPC	DPC HOLDINGS PLC	$6.34B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.44	1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC	$441.14M	-88.50%	-30.70%	-38.08%	-32.20%	1.06	1.62	-9,106.10%	-23,867.40%	-22,883.04%
MNTS	MOMENTUS INC	$88.29M	-90.50%	-60.70%	-28.16%	-195.60%	0.13	13.70	63.60%	-930.70%	-890.04%
PRZO	PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$23.24M	-134.80%	-93.90%	-95.18%	-161.20%	0.27	5.10	28.90%	-426.80%	-426.83%
RKLB	ROCKET LAB CORP	$37.07B	-7.60%	-5.70%	-4.60%	-16.90%	0.20	5.48	37.30%	-21.50%	-21.89%
AIRO	AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$219.00M	-3.50%	-3.30%	-2.54%	-60.50%	0.05	2.87	58.60%	-23.90%	-17.25%
SATL	SATELLOGIC INC	$722.58M	-3,465.40%	-68.50%	-74.67%	-89.60%	4.79	2.34	78.90%	-325.60%	-319.45%
SIDU	SIDUS SPACE INC	$202.45M	-35.30%	-31.10%	-14.41%	-133.00%	0.03	33.30	-166.90%	-970.30%	-966.23%
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.01B	-33.10%	-14.40%	-14.85%	-23.60%	1.94	3.80	10.90%	-78.60%	-75.14%
HOVR	NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD	$108.26M	-119.80%	-89.20%	-41.29%	13,453.70%	0.18	22.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
LUNR	INTUITIVE MACHINES INC	$3.35B	N/A	-10.30%	-7.61%	-18.50%	-3.36	1.66	16.30%	-26.80%	-23.08%
PEW	GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$68.47M	-6.50%	-5.50%	-6.25%	-70.10%	0.19	9.43	12.80%	-6.80%	-6.81%
YSS	YORK SPACE SYSTEMS INC	$1.02B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.19	5.34	N/A	N/A	N/A
FJET	STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC	$110.54M	-156.70%	-112.80%	-91.99%	-144.80%	0.09	11.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
KITT	NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC	$4.81M	-1,499.00%	-114.40%	-698.02%	-308.70%	5.93	0.13	-205.30%	-1,132.20%	-931.48%
ASTC	ASTROTECH CORP	$12.68M	-81.80%	-65.50%	-98.26%	-73.80%	0.33	6.17	33.40%	-1,397.80%	-1,397.62%
EH	EHANG HOLDINGS LTD	$336.46M	-35.20%	-18.40%	-30.61%	-23.10%	1.04	1.84	61.40%	-95.50%	-94.60%
BYRN	BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$80.11M	-5.80%	-4.70%	-9.16%	-10.20%	0.20	4.86	52.50%	-3.40%	-4.90%
EVEX	EVE HOLDING INC	$731.82M	-221.20%	-47.10%	-59.46%	-41.20%	19.05	3.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACHR	ARCHER AVIATION INC	$4.20B	-41.00%	-35.90%	-38.94%	-62.70%	0.16	10.21	14.50%	-11,589.90%	-11,586.96%
DPRO	DRAGANFLY INC	$203.20M	-27.50%	-26.30%	-22.97%	-441.70%	0.04	29.62	15.30%	-358.80%	-378.37%
MRLN	MERLIN INC	$305.22M	N/A	-371.50%	-116.09%	-308.70%	-1.45	14.67	0.60%	-5,997.50%	-2,095.10%
EVTL	VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD	$76.67M	-1.00%	0.60%	-19.72%	-16.40%	-3.93	0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
DUKR	DUKE ROBOTICS CORP	$18.40M	-146.40%	-86.10%	-30.08%	-750.50%	0.13	14.47	32.40%	-611.00%	-550.65%
FACT	FACT II ACQUISITION CORP	$260.48M	-44.10%	2.10%	2.05%	2.10%	-1.03	1.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPUS	HYPERSCALE DATA INC	$131.61M	-106.30%	-32.90%	-48.51%	-45.50%	2.21	0.57	26.10%	-78.10%	-59.03%
AIRI	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP	$12.71M	-9.40%	-3.00%	0.37%	0.20%	2.27	1.24	19.70%	-3.80%	0.15%
VWAV	VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC	$13.99M	-93.90%	-61.30%	-31.25%	1,332.30%	0.31	0.16	40.00%	-17,998.80%	-15,303.76%
DFSC	DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.84M	-143.90%	-81.70%	-122.26%	-293.80%	1.05	2.16	33.90%	-121.00%	-118.49%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$77.59M	N/A	-856.10%	-8,461.79%	-1,662.10%	-154.54	0.77	-22.10%	-11,799.20%	-9,398.51%

Defense Stocks FAQ

What are the best defense stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO)

Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) is the #1 top defense stock out of 91 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 18 points higher than the defense industry average of 33.

ATRO passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Astronics has seen its stock return 67.4% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 64 percentage points.

Astronics has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 36.07% from Astronics's current stock price of $73.49.

Astronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Astronics, 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. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) is the #2 top defense stock out of 91 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the defense industry average of 33.

SWBI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Smith & Wesson Brands has seen its stock return 41.53% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 38 percentage points.

Smith & Wesson Brands has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 24.15% from Smith & Wesson Brands's current stock price of $13.29.

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.

3. Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR)

Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR) is the #3 top defense stock out of 91 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 9 points higher than the defense industry average of 33.

RGR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sturm Ruger & Co has seen its stock return 3.58% over the past year.

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 3.91%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.06%. 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 94.5% 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 2.6%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.06%. 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 50.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. L3harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX)

L3harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has an annual dividend yield of 1.99%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.06%. L3harris Technologies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. L3harris Technologies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

L3harris Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 49.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are defense stocks down?

Defense stocks were down -0.25% in the last day, and down -2.67% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why defense stocks are down.

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 43, which is 26 points higher than the defense industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Textron's stock has dropped -2.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -5 percentage points.

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) 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.

V2x has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the defense industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

V2x's stock has gained 32.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the defense industry by 29 percentage points.

3. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) 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.

Lockheed Martin has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the defense industry average of 17. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LMT a Valuation Rating of "B".

Lockheed Martin's stock has gained 14.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the defense industry by 11 percentage points.

Are defense stocks a good buy now?

66.2% of defense stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect defense stocks to rise by 32.63% over the next year.

5.95% of defense stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.86% of defense stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.81% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% 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 15.5x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Defense Stocks FAQ

1. Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO)

2. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

3. Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR)

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

2. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

3. L3harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX)

1. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

3. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

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Sectors & IndustriesIndustrialsAerospace & DefenseBest Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top defense stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Defense Stocks FAQ

1. Astronics (NASDAQ:ATRO)

2. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

3. Sturm Ruger & Co (NYSE:RGR)

1. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

2. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

3. L3harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX)

1. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

3. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas

Sectors & Industries IndustrialsAerospace & Defense
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 +28.50% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.