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 $1.17 Trillion with an average price-to-earnings ratio of 34.8.

The largest companies in this list are RTX (RTX CORP) and LMT (LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP). Together they account for 36.17% 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.

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. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP (LMT)

3. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC (HON)

4. NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP (NOC)

5. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC (HWM)

6. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)

7. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC (LHX)

8. TRANSDIGM GROUP INC (TDG)

9. AXON ENTERPRISE INC (AXON)

10. CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP (CW)

Defense Contractor Stocks Key Metrics Overview

The Defense Contractor Stocks has on average risen 15.3% over the last 3 months. These averages are based on an weighted average of 24 stocks in this list.

Total Market Cap

1.17T

Total Revenue

423.75B

Total Net Income

33.48B

Avg Price/Earnings (W)

34.8

Avg Debt/Equity (W)

1.1

Avg ROE (W)

26.5

Avg Relative Strength

72.1

Avg Perf Today (W)

-0.1%

Best Perf Today

2.2%

Worst Perf Today

-5.7%

% Winners Today

37.5%

New Highs (Last Week)

New Lows (Last Week)

4.2%

Avg 1 Week Perf (W)

-1.8%

Avg 2 Week Perf (W)

-4.4%

Avg 1 Month Perf (W)

-1.2%

Avg 3 Month Perf (W)

15.3%

Avg 1 Year Perf (W)

45.5%

Avg 3 Year Perf (W)

117.4%

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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Industrials (100%)

Consumer Discretionary (0%)

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	274.58B	23.51%	10 / 10	5 / 10	1.34%	0.60%	12.39%	54.54%	32.57	73.10
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	147.78B	12.66%	8 / 10	5 / 10	2.11%	0.94%	35.47%	46.07%	22.19	70.00
HON	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC	146.16B	12.52%	5 / 10	5 / 10	2.04%	-0.65%	15.47%	9.42%	21.55	74.71
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	102.87B	8.81%	10 / 10	5 / 10	1.25%	0.11%	27.51%	47.71%	25.82	75.00
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	97.00B	8.31%	9 / 10	7 / 10	0.20%	0.70%	18.89%	84.89%	64.17	82.76
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	95.55B	8.18%	8 / 10	6 / 10	1.79%	-0.82%	4.13%	34.15%	22.87	76.25
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	68.81B	5.89%	10 / 10	5 / 10	1.40%	-0.13%	28.15%	77.12%	34.27	80.80
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	67.76B	5.80%	0 / 10	6 / 10	7.41%	-2.64%	-6.02%	-10.86%	31.78	77.14
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	40.88B	3.50%	1 / 10	5 / 10	N/A	0.36%	-14.44%	-9.21%	74.22	84.29
CW	CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP	25.48B	2.18%	10 / 10	7 / 10	0.14%	1.67%	24.52%	112.39%	52.19	81.18
LDOS	LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC	21.08B	1.80%	1 / 10	6 / 10	0.99%	-1.32%	-9.71%	24.60%	13.91	77.27
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY	17.18B	1.47%	8 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-2.38%	23.41%	201.98%	169.16	81.48
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	10.78B	0.92%	4 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-2.99%	-11.18%	72.67%	71.71	85.83
BAH	BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDINGS	9.49B	0.81%	1 / 10	6 / 10	3.06%	2.00%	-7.74%	-24.47%	12.39	53.64
OSK	OSHKOSH CORP	9.21B	0.79%	7 / 10	6 / 10	1.52%	-0.72%	12.90%	53.69%	13.64	76.36
FLR	FLUOR CORP	6.69B	0.57%	2 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	2.19%	11.56%	21.19%	21.03	75.71
AMTM	AMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	6.60B	0.57%	4 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-2.10%	-7.33%	47.76%	11.98	75.29
PSN	PARSONS CORP	5.41B	0.46%	0 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-5.67%	-16.73%	-13.45%	16.12	82.22
VSEC	VSE CORP	5.19B	0.44%	4 / 10	4 / 10	0.18%	-3.31%	5.38%	53.92%	47.50	86.67
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	4.74B	0.41%	5 / 10	4 / 10	N/A	-2.93%	13.38%	74.37%	83.13	80.00
RCAT	RED CAT HOLDINGS INC	2.03B	0.17%	10 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	0.18%	111.18%	213.65%	N/A	84.00
VOYG	VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC-A	1.64B	0.14%	2 / 10	2 / 10	N/A	-4.20%	3.19%	N/A	N/A	86.15
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	616.72M	0.05%	7 / 10	4 / 10	1.19%	-0.21%	20.83%	-1.83%	32.51	76.67
POWW	OUTDOOR HOLDING CO	235.75M	0.02%	9 / 10	3 / 10	N/A	-2.90%	8.06%	39.58%	N/A	82.50

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: Thursday, March 19, 2026