Aerospace-defense
Defense primes and steady-demand contractors.
Updated June 18, 2026
Aerospace and defense contractors plus a few steady-demand industrials (NOC, LMT, GD, RTX). Unusually low volatility for a cyclical, with a post-2022 defense-spending tailwind — the best risk-adjusted cyclical group.
Cluster Scores — equal-weight average of 29 stock member percentiles
Market Beat
Perform
46
1 Year
631 Month
761 Week
711 Day
Rank Durability
Persist
35
1 Year
406 Month
523 Month
39Trend Hold
Business Beat
Profit
51
Composite
58Revenue
41Margin
53Cash Flow
Money Flow
Pressure
44
60 Day
5230 Day
665 Day
522 Day
Cumulative excess return vs SPY — trailing 52 weeks
Average weekly rank — trailing 52 weeks (0 = bottom, 100 = top)
32 names cluster here, grouped purely by how their prices have moved together over the last five years (with the market’s common move removed) — not by GICS sector. Each row shows price change over 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 1 year, then the four SYMBOL-card scores: Perform (beat vs the S&P 500), Persist (how steadily it holds rank), Profit (business growth) and Pressure (money flow & volatility). Scores are percentiles from 0–100; greener is stronger.
| # | Stock | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y | Perform | Persist | Profit | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNCCentene CorporationHealth Care | −0.4% | +4.9% | +8.1% | +103.8% | 95 | 81 | 74 | 74 |
| 2 | HUMHumanaHealth Care | −1.4% | −1.3% | +12.0% | +65.3% | 92 | 75 | 28 | 99 |
| 3 | CVSCVS HealthHealth Care | +1.3% | +0.7% | +8.6% | +56.2% | 88 | 51 | 34 | 77 |
| 4 | CASYCasey'sConsumer Staples | −0.3% | +3.2% | +7.6% | +55.8% | 88 | 21 | 80 | 27 |
| 5 | CAHCardinal HealthHealth Care | +0.9% | −0.7% | +14.6% | +40.7% | 84 | 28 | 84 | 92 |
| 6 | UNHUnitedHealth GroupHealth Care | −1.6% | +2.2% | +6.3% | +39.8% | 80 | 17 | 13 | 91 |
| 7 | RTXRTX CorporationIndustrials | +0.4% | +3.3% | +8.3% | +34.3% | 80 | 29 | 89 | 34 |
| 8 | XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | −0.9% | −4.3% | −0.4% | +29.4% | 78 | 34 | — | 30 |
| 9 | GDGeneral DynamicsIndustrials | +0.1% | +5.9% | +8.3% | +27.3% | 72 | 48 | 78 | 39 |
| 10 | ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | −0.2% | −1.4% | +4.2% | +27.1% | 76 | 30 | — | 41 |
| 11 | IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETFETF | −0.6% | +3.0% | +9.7% | +24.0% | 68 | 55 | — | 99 |
| 12 | ELVElevance HealthHealth Care | −1.0% | +7.6% | +0.2% | +20.0% | 63 | 73 | 62 | 90 |
| 13 | LHXL3HarrisIndustrials | +0.3% | +0.1% | −5.5% | +13.4% | 54 | 12 | 26 | 4 |
| 14 | HIIHuntington Ingalls IndustriesIndustrials | −0.0% | +2.2% | −2.4% | +12.8% | 53 | 8 | 88 | 5 |
| 15 | LMTLockheed MartinIndustrials | +1.0% | +2.7% | −0.1% | +11.5% | 55 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 16 | MCKMcKesson CorporationHealth Care | +1.7% | +6.7% | +3.9% | +9.6% | 49 | 8 | 75 | 7 |
| 17 | YUMYum! BrandsConsumer Discretionary | +0.7% | +2.3% | +8.4% | +8.8% | 48 | 24 | 61 | 53 |
| 18 | NOCNorthrop GrummanIndustrials | +1.4% | +6.0% | −0.9% | +6.2% | 44 | 35 | 78 | 1 |
| 19 | WMWaste ManagementIndustrials | +0.7% | +4.7% | +5.9% | +2.8% | 37 | 58 | 85 | 55 |
| 20 | CORCencoraHealth Care | +0.3% | +7.2% | +10.3% | +0.3% | 35 | 14 | 18 | 47 |
| 21 | MSIMotorola SolutionsInformation Technology | +1.4% | +1.8% | +3.1% | −0.8% | 31 | 12 | 35 | 31 |
| 22 | JJacobs SolutionsIndustrials | −0.0% | −0.1% | +2.7% | −4.9% | 28 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
| 23 | CICignaHealth Care | +0.6% | +6.4% | +1.4% | −6.4% | 19 | 8 | 59 | 63 |
| 24 | MCDMcDonald'sConsumer Discretionary | −0.7% | +1.6% | −1.9% | −6.4% | 26 | 30 | 48 | 21 |
| 25 | ORLYO’Reilly AutomotiveConsumer Discretionary | +1.4% | −6.3% | −4.5% | −6.9% | 24 | 33 | 38 | 22 |
| 26 | RSGRepublic ServicesIndustrials | +0.2% | +2.9% | +4.4% | −9.6% | 21 | 57 | 17 | 14 |
| 27 | CTASCintasIndustrials | +1.1% | +5.6% | −0.1% | −17.4% | 15 | 24 | 40 | 87 |
| 28 | AZOAutoZoneConsumer Discretionary | +2.1% | −3.9% | −1.4% | −18.9% | 14 | 23 | 5 | 72 |
| 29 | ROLRollins, Inc.Industrials | −0.7% | +6.5% | −5.6% | −20.9% | 11 | 68 | 46 | 3 |
| 30 | AXONAxon EnterpriseIndustrials | −2.8% | +0.9% | +16.4% | −29.5% | 13 | 92 | 47 | 97 |
| 31 | DPZDomino'sConsumer Discretionary | −0.5% | +1.2% | −4.6% | −33.9% | 7 | 34 | 58 | 8 |
| 32 | LDOSLeidosIndustrials | +0.4% | +3.9% | −14.0% | −34.9% | 6 | 9 | 56 | 1 |