Defense Contractor Stocks

Defense contractor stocks include companies that develop and supply military equipment, aerospace systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced defense technologies. These companies often operate through long-term government contracts and play a critical role in national defense and global security infrastructure.

The Defense Contractor Stocks includes 24 publicly traded companies in the USA market.

Together these companies represent a combined market capitalization of $1.13 Trillion with an average price-to-earnings ratio of 33.1.

The largest companies in this list are RTX (RTX CORP) and HON (HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC). Together they account for 36.48% of the total market capitalization of the list.

Below you can explore the complete list of Defense Contractor Stocks, including market capitalization, revenue, valuation ratios, dividend yield, and performance statistics.

All Defense Contractor Stocks Stocks

The full list of Defense Contractor Stocks stocks, sorted by Market Cap and weight inside the sector. Zoom in on the Technicals or Fundamentals or open the list in the screener for additional metrics, charts and export.

Stock Charts

Symbol	Company	Market Cap	Weight	TA Rating	FA Rating	Div %	% Chg	3M %	1Y %	PE	Analysts
RTX	RTX CORP	264.38B	23.39%	6 / 10	5 / 10	1.39%	-0.39%	-2.72%	52.39%	31.16	72.67
HON	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC	147.99B	13.09%	5 / 10	6 / 10	2.08%	-1.35%	6.45%	18.79%	21.59	74.86
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	136.48B	12.07%	3 / 10	5 / 10	2.27%	-1.49%	1.68%	27.61%	20.15	69.66
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	102.46B	9.06%	10 / 10	7 / 10	0.19%	0.21%	13.70%	107.49%	67.97	82.76
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	94.49B	8.36%	3 / 10	5 / 10	1.37%	-0.95%	-0.25%	23.11%	23.47	75.17
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	91.08B	8.06%	1 / 10	6 / 10	1.90%	-0.40%	-8.46%	21.81%	21.68	76.36
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	71.48B	6.32%	4 / 10	6 / 10	7.11%	-0.29%	-12.70%	-5.37%	33.43	75.71
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	65.44B	5.79%	8 / 10	5 / 10	1.41%	0.10%	1.12%	60.55%	32.62	80.80
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	32.39B	2.87%	0 / 10	5 / 10	N/A	-0.32%	-36.66%	-28.00%	58.62	84.29
CW	CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP	27.15B	2.40%	10 / 10	7 / 10	0.13%	-0.62%	10.82%	130.99%	55.22	81.18
LDOS	LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC	19.54B	1.73%	0 / 10	6 / 10	1.10%	0.40%	-20.30%	11.30%	12.99	74.78
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY	13.30B	1.18%	4 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-1.61%	-45.69%	114.54%	127.00	81.48
BAH	BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDINGS	9.86B	0.87%	2 / 10	6 / 10	2.85%	-0.67%	-16.05%	-28.07%	12.79	53.91
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	9.69B	0.86%	0 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	3.04%	-51.28%	29.68%	65.53	83.20
OSK	OSHKOSH CORP	9.26B	0.82%	6 / 10	6 / 10	1.59%	2.44%	-2.88%	74.99%	14.04	77.27
FLR	FLUOR CORP	6.95B	0.61%	8 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	-0.74%	10.44%	42.99%	22.21	75.71
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	6.73B	0.60%	3 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-0.13%	-20.75%	46.78%	12.19	75.29
VSEC	VSE CORP	6.36B	0.56%	10 / 10	5 / 10	0.18%	-0.75%	5.75%	109.35%	57.64	86.67
PSN	PARSONS CORP	5.97B	0.53%	1 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-1.65%	-23.07%	-14.39%	17.30	82.22
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	5.04B	0.45%	8 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-1.26%	-18.41%	75.25%	87.36	80.00
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	1.85B	0.16%	7 / 10	2 / 10	N/A	-1.63%	-11.50%	N/A	N/A	84.00
RCAT	RED CAT HOLDINGS INC	1.54B	0.14%	7 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	0.71%	-6.95%	147.95%	N/A	84.00
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	672.83M	0.06%	8 / 10	4 / 10	1.10%	0.24%	11.84%	7.43%	35.55	76.67
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	242.79M	0.02%	10 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	0.97%	15.64%	44.76%	N/A	82.50

Defense Contractor Stocks Key Metrics Overview

The Defense Contractor Stocks has on average fallen 2.3% over the last 3 months. These averages are based on an weighted average of 24 stocks in this list.

Total Market Cap

1.13T

Total Revenue

424.90B

Total Net Income

33.48B

Avg Price/Earnings (W)

33.1

Avg Debt/Equity (W)

1.1

Avg ROE (W)

26.5

Avg Relative Strength

56.2

Avg Perf Today (W)

-0.6%

Best Perf Today

Worst Perf Today

-1.7%

% Winners Today

33.3%

New Highs (Last Week)

8.3%

New Lows (Last Week)

Avg 1 Week Perf (W)

-0.1%

Avg 2 Week Perf (W)

0.6%

Avg 1 Month Perf (W)

-1.5%

Avg 3 Month Perf (W)

-2.3%

Avg 1 Year Perf (W)

40.8%

Avg 3 Year Perf (W)

111.8%

Defense Contractor Stocks Sector Distribution

The following chart shows how the companies in the Defense Contractor Stocks are distributed across sectors.

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Largest Companies in the Defense Contractor Stocks

The following companies currently represent the largest weights in the Defense Contractor Stocks.

1. RTX CORP (RTX)

2. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (HON)

3. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP (LMT)

4. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC (HWM)

5. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC)

6. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)

7. TRANSDIGM GROUP INC (TDG)

8. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (LHX)

9. AXON ENTERPRISE INC (AXON)

10. CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP (CW)

About the Defense Contractor Stocks

Companies that design, manufacture, or supply military equipment, defense technology, and security systems for government and defense agencies.

Last updated: Monday, April 20, 2026