Best Aerospace & Defense Stocks in the United States for 2026
Top-ranked Aerospace & Defense stocks in United States. 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.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Aerospace & Defense stocks in United States by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TATT.US | Tat Techno | 64.8 |
| 2 | HWM.US | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 61.4 |
| 3 | LMT.US | Lockheed Martin Corporation | 60.8 |
| 4 | SWBI.US | Smith & Wesson Brands Inc | 59.6 |
| 5 | ISSC.US | Innovative Solutions and Support | 59.5 |
| 6 | GD.US | General Dynamics Corporation | 59.4 |
| 7 | OPXS.US | Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. Common Stock | 58.9 |
| 8 | PKE.US | Park Aerospace Corp | 58.3 |
| 9 | NPK.US | National Presto Industries Inc | 56.7 |
| 10 | SARO.US | StandardAero, Inc. | 56.3 |
| 11 | AIRI.US | Air Industries Group | 56.2 |
| 12 | WWD.US | Woodward Inc | 55.9 |
| 13 | BWXT.US | BWX Technologies Inc | 55.7 |
| 14 | PHGE.US | Biomx Inc | 55.7 |
| 15 | CDRE.US | Cadre Holdings Inc | 55.5 |
| 16 | RGR.US | Sturm Ruger & Company Inc | 55.1 |
| 17 | CODA.US | Coda Octopus Group Inc | 54.3 |
| 18 | VVX.US | V2X Inc | 54.3 |
| 19 | VWAV.US | VisionWave Holdings, Inc. Common Stock | 54.1 |
| 20 | CW.US | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 54.0 |
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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 within the Aerospace & Defense industry, the United States. Use the screener for the full ranked list.