How is this list of defense stocks ranked?

By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.

How often does this page update?

Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.

Is this investment advice?

No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.

Primes & defense tech · updated nightly

Best defense stocks

US defense primes and defense-tech names, ranked by our SEC-grounded quality score.

#	Company	Our call	Grade	Score
1	GD GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	Buy	B+	77
2	HEI HEICO CORP	Hold	B	73
3	LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.	Buy	B	72
4	TXT TEXTRON INC	Buy	B	71
5	RTX RTX Corp	Hold	B-	69
6	BA BOEING CO	Hold	B-	68
7	NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/	Hold	B-	67
8	HII HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.	Buy	B-	67
9	LHX L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/	Hold	C+	65
10	LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	Hold	C+	64
11	TDG TransDigm Group INC	Hold	C+	62
12	KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.	Sell	C	59
13	AXON AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.	Hold	D	49
14	AVAV AeroVironment Inc	Hold	D	45

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How is this list of defense stocks ranked?: By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.
Is this investment advice?: No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.

Company

Our call

Grade

Score

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP

Buy

B+

HEI

HEICO CORP

Hold

LDOS

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Buy

TXT

TEXTRON INC

Buy

RTX

RTX Corp

Hold

B-

BOEING CO

Hold

B-

NOC

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/

Hold

B-

HII

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Buy

B-

LHX

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/

Hold

C+

LMT

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP

Hold

C+

TDG

TransDigm Group INC

Hold

C+

KTOS

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Sell

AXON

AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.

Hold

AVAV

AeroVironment Inc

Hold

Common questions

How is this list of defense stocks ranked?: By our composite quality score, computed nightly from each company's SEC XBRL filings — growth, profitability, balance-sheet health and valuation factors — plus our BUY/HOLD/SELL/AVOID verdict where one exists. No analyst opinions, no price momentum chasing.
How often does this page update?: Scores and verdicts are re-evaluated nightly against fresh SEC filings; the list refreshes on that cycle. A rating changes only when a filing fact changes — never on price action alone.
Is this investment advice?: No — it's impersonal, SEC-grounded research and education. Rankings are model outputs that can be wrong or stale; always do your own research. See our disclosures page for methodology and conflicts.