Best Aerospace & Defense Stocks for 2026
Multi-decade platform programmes and aftermarket support give this cohort unusually long earnings visibility; Quality and Health separate primes from suppliers.
Aerospace and Defense names earn revenue on multi-decade platform programmes plus aftermarket support, which produces unusually long earnings visibility for an industrial cohort. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar (margin durability) and the Health pillar (programme-cost discipline); Valuation is the tiebreaker between the prime contractors and the supplier base.
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Top 20 Aerospace & Defense stocks by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600150.SHG | China CSSC Holdings Ltd | 76.8 |
| 2 | 001316.SHE | Zhejiang XiaSha Precision | 71.7 |
| 3 | ISI.TA | Imagesat International ISI Ltd | 69.9 |
| 4 | ARYT.TA | Aryt Industries Ltd | 69.7 |
| 5 | 600685.SHG | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Group Co Ltd | 69.2 |
| 6 | 300008.SHE | Bestway Marine & Energy Technology Co Ltd | 68.3 |
| 7 | 329180.KO | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd | 67.9 |
| 8 | 009540.KO | Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co Ltd | 67.0 |
| 9 | 439260.KO | DAEHAN SHIPBUILDING LTD | 66.5 |
| 10 | AM.PA | Dassault Aviation SA | 66.1 |
| 11 | CHRT.LSE | Cohort | 65.3 |
| 12 | ASIMAR.BK | Asian Marine Services Public Company Limited | 65.2 |
| 13 | EMBJ.US | Embraer S.A. | 64.3 |
| 14 | TATT.US | Tat Techno | 64.0 |
| 15 | SAF.PA | Safran SA | 63.6 |
| 16 | BBD-A.TO | Bombardier Inc | 62.6 |
| 17 | 2507.HK | Cirrus Aircraft Ltd | 62.4 |
| 18 | MTX.XETRA | MTU Aero Engines AG | 62.3 |
| 19 | BBD-B.TO | Bombardier Inc | 61.9 |
| 20 | THEON.AS | Theon International Plc | 61.7 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.