What is the Aerospace & Defense industry?

Aerospace & Defense is an industry within the Industrials sector. This list ranks every Aerospace & Defense company in our global universe, above a $2 billion market cap, by market capitalization in US dollars. It refreshes nightly and overlays live prices through the day.

Do Aerospace & Defense companies pay dividends?

Some do, some do not. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. To find the income payers, cross-reference this list with our dividend lists.

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Aerospace & Defense: Largest Stocks by Market Cap

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We tag each company with its Aerospace & Defense industry classification from its profile, then rank the industry by market capitalization, converted to US dollars with daily exchange rates and overlaid with live prices. The universe spans global stocks above a $2 billion market cap and refreshes nightly.

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What is the Aerospace & Defense industry?: Aerospace & Defense is an industry within the Industrials sector. This list ranks every Aerospace & Defense company in our global universe, above a $2 billion market cap, by market capitalization in US dollars. It refreshes nightly and overlays live prices through the day.
Do Aerospace & Defense companies pay dividends?: Some do, some do not. Open any company to see its dividend yield, payout ratio, and safety read. To find the income payers, cross-reference this list with our dividend lists.

Rank	Company				30d	Country
1	Space Exploration Technologies Corp.SPCX	$1.57T	$119.85	−3.34%$4.14		US
2	GE AerospaceGE	$356.09B	$341.30	−2.16%$7.53		US
3	RTX CorporationRTX	$261.85B	$194.44	+0.48%$0.93		US
4	Airbus SEAIR.DE	$172.28B	$218.84	−1.70%$3.77		NL
5	Boeing Co. Cedear Each 6 Rep 1BAC.BA	$166.48B	$8.80	−1.90%$0.17		US
6	The Boeing CompanyBA	$165.13B	$209.48	−2.13%$4.55		US
7	Safran S.A.SAF.PA	$154.81B	$371.33	−1.46%$5.49		FR
8	Rolls-Royce Holdings plcRR.L	$151.38B	$18.29	−0.56%$0.10		GB
9	Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT	$117.48B	$509.54	+0.15%$0.77		US
10	Howmet Aerospace Inc.HWM	$108.82B	$271.98	−0.17%$0.45		US
11	General Dynamics CorporationGD	$100.22B	$370.60	+0.55%$2.02		US
12	Northrop Grumman CorporationNOC	$74.42B	$523.96	+0.46%$2.39		US
13	BAE Systems plcBA.L	$74.05B	$25.26	−0.27%$0.07		GB
14	TransDigm Group IncorporatedTDG	$67.38B	$1,204.73	−0.80%$9.70		US
15	Honeywell Aerospace IncHONA	$64.17B	$202.47	−4.33%$9.16		US
16	Rheinmetall AGRHM.DE	$52.71B	$1,132.51	+0.62%$6.98		DE
17	Thales S.A.HO.PA	$52.62B	$256.05	+0.36%$0.91		FR
18	L3Harris Technologies, Inc.LHX	$52.27B	$280.55	−0.52%$1.46		US
19	HEICO CorporationHEI	$47.43B	$340.44	−0.65%$2.22		US
20	Axon Enterprise, Inc.AXON	$42.52B	$527.48	+3.37%$17.20		US
21	Rocket Lab USA, Inc.RKLB	$38.05B	$65.74	−2.78%$1.88		US
22	Elbit Systems Ltd.ESLT	$35.37B	$754.85	+1.79%$13.30		IL
23	Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Class BASELS.IS	$34.27B	$7.52	+0.85%$0.06		TR
24	Leonardo S.p.A.LDO.MI	$32.93B	$57.07	−1.67%$0.97		IT
25	Saab AB (publ)SAAB-B.ST	$31.57B	$59.53	+1.34%$0.79		SE
26	Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.012450.KS	$31.33B	$609.04	+2.97%$17.57		KR
27	Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedHAL.BO	$31.05B	$46.42	−0.52%$0.24		IN
28	Bharat Electronics LimitedBEL.NS	$30.88B	$4.22	−0.29%$0.01		IN
29	Hd Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.329180.KS	$26.73B	$301.14	−0.67%$2.03		KR
30	Curtiss-Wright CorporationCW	$26.19B	$709.02	+0.17%$1.18		US
31	Kongsberg Gruppen ASAKOG.OL	$25.21B	$28.66	−0.14%$0.04		NO
32	Singapore Technologies Engineering LtdS63.SI	$25.13B	$8.05	+0.00%$0.00		SG
33	Dassault Aviation S.A.AM.PA	$24.85B	$322.50	−1.19%$3.89		FR
34	Bombardier Inc.BBD-B.TO	$24.02B	$243.43	+0.64%$1.55		CA
35	Woodward, Inc.WWD	$23.28B	$390.75	−0.54%$2.13		US
36	China CSSC Holdings Limited600150.SS	$21.54B	$4.83	−1.15%$0.06		CN
37	MTU Aero Engines AGMTX.DE	$20.57B	$382.08	−2.22%$8.69		DE
38	FTAI Aviation Ltd.FTAI	$20.49B	$199.71	−3.74%$7.75		US
39	Avic Shenyang Aircraft Co., Ltd.600760.SS	$17.78B	$6.27	+0.93%$0.06		CN
40	Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.042660.KS	$17.03B	$55.60	−1.14%$0.64		KR
41	CSG N.V.CSG.AS	$16.09B	$16.09	−1.37%$0.22		CZ
42	Textron Inc.TXT	$15.79B	$90.79	−0.75%$0.69		US
43	BWX Technologies, Inc.BWXT	$15.53B	$169.56	−0.95%$1.62		US
44	AECC Aviation Power Co.,Ltd600893.SS	$13.20B	$4.95	+0.90%$0.04		CN
45	Moog Inc.MOG-B	$12.98B	$402.97	+1.83%$7.25		US
46	Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.010140.KS	$12.24B	$14.33	+1.19%$0.17		KR
47	Embraer S.A.EMBJ	$12.10B	$65.93	+2.87%$1.84		BR
48	Leonardo DRS, Inc.DRS	$11.85B	$44.41	+0.61%$0.27		US
49	Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd.YSHLF	$11.53B	$2.93	+0.00%$0.00	—	CN
50	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.HII	$10.64B	$270.04	+0.34%$0.91		US
51	China Spacesat Co.,Ltd.600118.SS	$10.56B	$8.93	+1.46%$0.13		CN
52	LIG Defense&Aerospace079550.KS	$10.04B	$459.65	−2.16%$10.14		KR
53	Hensoldt AGHAG.DE	$9.93B	$86.00	−1.47%$1.28		DE
54	Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LimitedMAZDOCK.NS	$9.78B	$24.25	−0.48%$0.12		IN
55	Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.047810.KS	$9.47B	$97.20	−0.07%$0.07		KR
56	StandardAero, Inc.SARO	$8.86B	$26.65	−0.30%$0.08		US
57	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.KTOS	$8.61B	$45.94	−0.20%$0.09		US
58	AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd.000768.SZ	$8.43B	$3.03	+0.39%$0.01		CN
59	AVIC Airborne Systems Co., Ltd.600372.SS	$8.06B	$1.67	+1.63%$0.03		CN
60	Hexcel CorporationHXL	$7.97B	$105.73	+1.85%$1.92		US
61	CAE Inc.CAE	$7.90B	$24.57	−0.49%$0.12		CA
62	Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd.272210.KS	$7.72B	$41.30	+0.00%$0.00		KR
63	China Aerospace Times Electronics Co. Ltd.600879.SS	$7.38B	$2.24	+3.14%$0.07		CN
64	Planet Labs PBCPL	$7.37B	$22.15	−1.42%$0.32		US
65	AeroVironment, Inc.AVAV	$7.22B	$142.60	+0.28%$0.40		US
66	Loar Holdings Inc.LOAR	$6.55B	$69.93	−0.09%$0.06		US
67	Karman Holdings Inc.KRMN	$5.95B	$44.88	−2.79%$1.29		US
68	TKMS AG & Co. KGaATKMS.DE	$5.78B	$90.92	−0.87%$0.80		DE
69	Mercury Systems, Inc.MRCY	$5.69B	$94.73	−1.41%$1.35		US
70	HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co443060.KS	$5.61B	$125.12	−6.56%$8.79		KR
71	VSE CorporationVSEC	$5.46B	$194.60	−2.51%$5.01		US
72	OHB SEOHB.DE	$5.42B	$278.47	+0.62%$1.72		DE
73	AAR Corp.AIR	$5.40B	$135.69	+0.26%$0.35		US
74	Seatrium Ltd5E2.SI	$5.33B	$1.57	+1.50%$0.02		SG
75	Fincantieri S.p.A.FCT.MI	$5.24B	$14.63	+1.63%$0.23		IT
76	Amentum Holdings, Inc.AMTM	$5.16B	$21.16	+2.32%$0.48		US
77	RENK Group AGR3NK.F	$5.03B	$50.26	−0.02%$0.01		DE
78	Bharat Dynamics LimitedBDL.BO	$4.78B	$13.04	−0.14%$0.02		IN
79	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering (Group) Company Limited600685.SS	$4.20B	$3.73	+1.00%$0.04		CN
80	Cochin Shipyard LimitedCOCHINSHIP.NS	$3.83B	$14.56	−0.35%$0.05		IN
81	Lisi S.A.FII.PA	$3.36B	$73.42	−1.98%$1.49		FR
82	Aecc Aero-Engine Control Co.,Ltd.000738.SZ	$3.35B	$2.55	+1.47%$0.04		CN
83	Firefly Aerospace Inc.FLY	$3.23B	$19.67	+2.08%$0.40		US
84	Avicopter Plc600038.SS	$3.16B	$3.86	+1.09%$0.04		CN
85	QinetiQ Group plcQQ.L	$3.13B	$6.09	−0.40%$0.02		GB
86	Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers LimitedGRSE.BO	$3.05B	$26.63	+0.12%$0.03		IN
87	Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.AADX	$2.88B	$16.85	−0.88%$0.15		US
88	Theon International PLCW8C.SG	$2.85B	$36.27	−1.37%$0.50		CY
89	Mitsui E&S Holdings Co., Ltd.7003.T	$2.83B	$28.06	+2.73%$0.75		JP
90	Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Co., Ltd.600316.SS	$2.81B	$3.92	−0.15%$0.01		CN
91	Anhui Great Wall Military Industry Co., Ltd.601606.SS	$2.79B	$3.85	−0.23%$0.01		CN
92	AviChina Industry & Technology Company LimitedAVIJF	$2.76B	$0.44	+0.00%$0.00		CN
93	PJSC United Aircraft CorporationUNAC.ME	$2.74B	$0.00	+1.19%$0.00		RU
94	Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group Co.,Ltd.600967.SS	$2.64B	$1.55	+1.35%$0.02		CN
95	Bet Shemesh Engines Holdings (1997) LtdBSEN.TA	$2.63B	$274.97	−1.64%$4.57		IL
96	Astronics CorporationATRO	$2.59B	$67.25	−0.01%$0.01		US
97	Aerospace CH UAV Co.,Ltd002389.SZ	$2.57B	$2.61	+0.34%$0.01		CN
98	Ducommun IncorporatedDCO	$2.54B	$168.66	+0.11%$0.19		US
99	Exail TechnologiesEXA.PA	$2.41B	$141.81	−0.16%$0.23		FR
100	V2X, Inc.VVX	$2.38B	$76.15	+0.71%$0.54		US
101	Data Patterns (India) LimitedDATAPATTNS.BO	$2.31B	$41.28	−0.33%$0.14		IN
102	York Space Systems, Inc.YSS	$2.29B	$17.42	−2.84%$0.51		US
103	Intuitive Machines, Inc.LUNR	$2.20B	$13.83	+2.29%$0.31		US
104	Chemring Group PLCCHG.L	$2.06B	$7.62	+1.53%$0.11		GB
105	Redwire CorpRDW	$2.05B	$8.60	+1.78%$0.15		US