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Aerospace & Defense Stocks

DeltaScreener covers 88 Aerospace & Defense companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 88 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 88, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies88
Combined market cap$3.64T
Median P/E17.1
Median ROE0.0%
Dividend payers25 of 88

Across the largest Aerospace & Defense companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 17.1, median return on equity is 0.0%, the median net margin is 2.0%, 25 of the 88 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Aerospace & Defense companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $147.49 $2.04T — -8.32% —
GE GE Aerospace $285.64 $296.37B 38.39 49.03% 0.57%
RTX RTX Corporation $191.01 $257.76B 32.94 11.80% 1.54%
BA Boeing Company (The) $188.35 $148.87B 74.18 104.83% —
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $604.18 $139.57B 19.07 86.24% 2.66%
GD General Dynamics Corporation $349.36 $94.52B 20.25 17.43% 1.89%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation $551.44 $78.34B 16.19 26.58% 1.94%
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. $185.89 $74.13B 49.16 34.41% 0.24%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated $1104.84 $61.07B 34.27 — 7.97%
HONA Honeywell Aerospace Inc. $163.31 $51.76B 68.91 — —
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. $253.97 $47.29B 23.76 9.41% 2.11%
HEI Heico Corporation $297.36 $41.43B 49.75 18.30% 0.09%
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd. $735.34 $34.46B 48.60 15.27% 0.59%
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc. $420.37 $34.15B 170.23 5.92% —
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation $52.60 $31.48B — -7.56% —
WWD Woodward, Inc. $303.55 $17.92B 35.65 21.75% 0.39%
CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation $464.94 $17.17B 37.22 20.69% 0.19%
TXT Textron Inc. $76.83 $13.21B 14.58 11.93% 0.10%
EMBJ Embraer S.A. $70.84 $13.00B 29.41 12.81% 0.88%
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc. $127.19 $11.65B 34.76 27.92% 0.80%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $274.08 $10.80B 15.98 12.89% 2.06%
DRS Leonardo DRS, Inc. $34.51 $9.21B 30.61 11.76% 0.98%
CAE CAE Inc $25.00 $8.05B 38.17 5.47% —
RAL Ralliant Corporation $66.49 $7.36B — -60.82% 0.27%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $38.68 $7.26B 248.34 1.14% —
SARO StandardAero, Inc. $21.78 $7.21B 21.26 12.12% —
AVAV AeroVironment, Inc. $123.25 $6.26B — -6.64% —
HXL Hexcel Corporation $79.62 $6.03B 43.04 11.41% 0.84%
LOAR Loar Holdings Inc. $61.57 $5.77B 85.72 5.77% —
AMTM Amentum Holdings, Inc. $21.76 $5.32B 23.12 4.44% —
KRMN Karman Holdings Inc. $36.65 $4.86B 119.83 9.42% —
PL Planet Labs PBC $13.41 $4.56B — -93.11% —
MRCY Mercury Systems Inc $74.87 $4.56B — -2.01% —
BETA Beta Technologies, Inc. $19.80 $4.46B — -57.71% —
VSEC VSE Corporation $142.17 $3.99B 59.89 3.73% 0.24%
AIR AAR Corp. $95.25 $3.83B 20.79 11.63% —
FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc. $18.23 $3.05B — -32.55% —
ACHR Archer Aviation Inc. $3.91 $3.01B — -40.86% —
DCO Ducommun Incorporated $157.26 $2.37B — -3.72% —
VVX V2X, Inc. $74.09 $2.32B 24.24 8.35% —
LUNR Intuitive Machines, Inc. $10.52 $2.14B — — —
ARXS Arxis, Inc. $51.72 $2.09B 431.00 — —
ATRO Astronics Corporation $57.89 $2.09B 33.05 51.97% —
RDW Redwire Corporation $8.36 $2.09B — -20.75% —
AADX Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. $10.00 $1.72B — -58.42% —
VOYG Voyager Technologies, Inc. $25.09 $1.53B — -33.05% —
CDRE Cadre Holdings, Inc. $29.99 $1.28B 28.74 10.76% 1.60%
HAWK HawkEye 360, Inc. $12.28 $1.20B — — —
LYNX Lyntris Inc. $10.28 $1.19B 18.65 — —
NPK National Presto Industries, Inc. $148.93 $1.06B 25.35 10.83% 0.66%
YSS York Space Systems Inc. $6.31 $866.73M — -18.11% —
SKYH Sky Harbour Group Corporation $9.53 $777.93M 241.34 0.75% —
RGR Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. $45.47 $726.53M 57.83 — 1.89%
ELMT The Elmet Group Co. $21.74 $662.19M — — —
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. $13.71 $614.75M 26.84 6.63% 3.55%
AVEX AEVEX Corp. $10.83 $611.57M 24.42 — —
EVEX Eve Holding, Inc. $1.64 $571.52M — -221.18% —
PKE Park Aerospace Corp. $25.70 $559.01M 47.68 10.75% 1.66%
TATT TAT Technologies Ltd. $31.65 $411.39M 21.72 11.75% —
IA Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. $19.66 $351.90M 18.54 27.02% —
SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. $2.46 $316.20M — -88.50% —
POWW Outdoor Holding Company $2.46 $285.51M 89.80 — —
AIRO AIRO Group Holdings, Inc. $4.75 $149.89M — -3.48% —
DPRO Draganfly Inc. $3.58 $140.13M — -27.52% —
SIF SIFCO Industries, Inc. $20.14 $125.96M 36.67 — —
SIDU Sidus Space, Inc. $1.16 $117.31M — -35.30% —
BYRN Byrna Technologies, Inc. $4.82 $112.81M — — —
CODA Coda Octopus Group, Inc. $9.16 $103.35M 25.11 8.32% —
HOVR New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. $1.28 $85.92M — -90.30% —
OPXS Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. $9.60 $66.81M 18.83 0.06% —
SPAI Safe Pro Group Inc. $3.21 $65.36M — -107.61% —
EVTL Vertical Aerospace Ltd. $0.39 $64.93M 2.54 — —
CVU CPI Aerostructures, Inc. $4.86 $64.39M 17.98 — —
PEW GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc. $1.92 $56.67M — -6.55% —
MNTS Momentus Inc. $2.15 $47.22M — -90.48% —
XTIA XTI Aerospace, Inc. Common Stock $1.07 $41.17M — — —
FJET Starfighters Space, Inc. $0.75 $41.04M — -156.73% —
FBDT First Breach Inc. $0.75 $33.82M — — —
VTSI VirTra, Inc. $2.72 $30.79M — -6.13% —
GPUS Hyperscale Data, Inc. $0.17 $27.91M — -95.34% —
PRZO ParaZero Technologies Ltd. $0.50 $14.46M — -72.51% —
AIRI Air Industries Group $2.60 $12.61M — -9.36% —
ASTC Astrotech Corporation $5.04 $10.13M — -91.69% —
DUKR DUKE Robotics Corp. $4.15 $9.15M — -146.36% —
VWAV VisionWave Holdings, Inc. $3.72 $8.93M — -85.39% —
DFNS T3 Defense Inc. $4.11 $4.15M — — —
DFSC DEFSEC Technologies Inc. - common stock, no R/S concurrent with offering $0.76 $2.04M — -143.89% —
KITT Nauticus Robotics, Inc. $1.25 $1.56M — — —

Highest dividend yield in Aerospace & Defense

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated $1104.84 $61.07B 34.27 — 7.97%
SWBI Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. $13.71 $614.75M 26.84 6.63% 3.55%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $604.18 $139.57B 19.07 86.24% 2.66%
LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. $253.97 $47.29B 23.76 9.41% 2.11%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $274.08 $10.80B 15.98 12.89% 2.06%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation $551.44 $78.34B 16.19 26.58% 1.94%
GD General Dynamics Corporation $349.36 $94.52B 20.25 17.43% 1.89%
RGR Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. $45.47 $726.53M 57.83 — 1.89%
PKE Park Aerospace Corp. $25.70 $559.01M 47.68 10.75% 1.66%
CDRE Cadre Holdings, Inc. $29.99 $1.28B 28.74 10.76% 1.60%

Lowest P/E in Aerospace & Defense

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
EVTL Vertical Aerospace Ltd. $0.39 $64.93M 2.54 —
TXT Textron Inc. $76.83 $13.21B 14.58 11.93%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $274.08 $10.80B 15.98 12.89%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation $551.44 $78.34B 16.19 26.58%
CVU CPI Aerostructures, Inc. $4.86 $64.39M 17.98 —
IA Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. $19.66 $351.90M 18.54 27.02%
LYNX Lyntris Inc. $10.28 $1.19B 18.65 —
OPXS Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. $9.60 $66.81M 18.83 0.06%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation $604.18 $139.57B 19.07 86.24%
GD General Dynamics Corporation $349.36 $94.52B 20.25 17.43%

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Aerospace & Defense stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Aerospace & Defense stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 88 Aerospace & Defense companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Aerospace & Defense company?

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) is the largest Aerospace & Defense company by market capitalisation, at $2.04T.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Aerospace & Defense stocks?

Across the 88 largest Aerospace & Defense companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 17.1. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Aerospace & Defense stock has the highest dividend yield?

Transdigm Group Incorporated (TDG) has the highest dividend yield among Aerospace & Defense stocks at 7.97%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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