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
43
1 Year
531 Month
481 Week
561 Day
Rank Durability
Persist
34
1 Year
436 Month
473 Month
38Trend Hold
Business Beat
Profit
51
Composite
58Revenue
41Margin
53Cash Flow
Money Flow
Pressure
45
60 Day
4730 Day
335 Day
452 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 | −0.5% | −7.2% | +4.6% | +117.6% | 97 | 84 | 74 | 81 |
| 2 | HUMHumanaHealth Care | −1.3% | −4.1% | +7.5% | +74.2% | 94 | 91 | 28 | 99 |
| 3 | CVSCVS HealthHealth Care | +0.8% | +1.7% | +8.7% | +70.2% | 92 | 21 | 34 | 95 |
| 4 | CASYCasey'sConsumer Staples | −1.6% | +0.3% | +1.3% | +67.1% | 91 | 38 | 80 | 26 |
| 5 | UNHUnitedHealth GroupHealth Care | −0.7% | −0.9% | +3.2% | +43.8% | 84 | 17 | 13 | 83 |
| 6 | CAHCardinal HealthHealth Care | +0.9% | −2.4% | +0.8% | +43.0% | 82 | 7 | 84 | 87 |
| 7 | RTXRTX CorporationIndustrials | +1.7% | +8.4% | +10.5% | +40.5% | 72 | 68 | 89 | 60 |
| 8 | IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETFETF | +0.7% | −1.7% | +7.7% | +29.5% | 70 | 10 | — | 98 |
| 9 | GDGeneral DynamicsIndustrials | +1.3% | +3.7% | +6.6% | +28.9% | 65 | 32 | 78 | 49 |
| 10 | ELVElevance HealthHealth Care | −0.4% | −11.2% | −3.5% | +24.9% | 44 | 34 | 62 | 82 |
| 11 | LMTLockheed MartinIndustrials | +2.5% | +11.9% | +9.5% | +24.2% | 43 | 69 | 20 | 1 |
| 12 | ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | +0.8% | +2.2% | −1.1% | +22.6% | 58 | 38 | — | 40 |
| 13 | XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | −0.6% | +1.8% | −5.8% | +20.7% | 59 | 5 | — | 28 |
| 14 | MCKMcKesson CorporationHealth Care | +2.0% | +3.5% | +7.8% | +18.4% | 56 | 11 | 75 | 24 |
| 15 | LHXL3HarrisIndustrials | +0.2% | +4.0% | −4.1% | +13.1% | 42 | 12 | 26 | 7 |
| 16 | HIIHuntington Ingalls IndustriesIndustrials | +0.2% | +1.0% | −3.1% | +12.6% | 41 | 37 | 88 | 4 |
| 17 | WMWaste ManagementIndustrials | +0.6% | +0.9% | +10.6% | +5.8% | 40 | 44 | 85 | 64 |
| 18 | CORCencoraHealth Care | +1.6% | +1.2% | +11.8% | +5.3% | 37 | 43 | 18 | 65 |
| 19 | NOCNorthrop GrummanIndustrials | +1.6% | +0.1% | −1.4% | +3.5% | 32 | 12 | 78 | 7 |
| 20 | MSIMotorola SolutionsInformation Technology | +2.7% | +0.1% | +1.5% | +2.2% | 29 | 43 | 35 | 17 |
| 21 | YUMYum! BrandsConsumer Discretionary | +1.1% | −7.8% | −3.3% | +0.6% | 33 | 9 | 61 | 19 |
| 22 | CICignaHealth Care | +1.1% | −4.9% | +1.6% | −2.9% | 20 | 28 | 59 | 57 |
| 23 | JJacobs SolutionsIndustrials | +1.9% | +6.3% | +9.5% | −3.4% | 25 | 2 | 35 | 46 |
| 24 | ORLYO’Reilly AutomotiveConsumer Discretionary | +1.5% | +0.1% | −1.1% | −4.6% | 23 | 21 | 38 | 22 |
| 25 | CTASCintasIndustrials | +1.3% | +12.1% | +21.4% | −7.2% | 25 | 7 | 40 | 94 |
| 26 | RSGRepublic ServicesIndustrials | −0.2% | −0.8% | +4.2% | −10.3% | 20 | 7 | 17 | 35 |
| 27 | MCDMcDonald'sConsumer Discretionary | +0.7% | −2.9% | −6.7% | −11.9% | 19 | 7 | 48 | 14 |
| 28 | AZOAutoZoneConsumer Discretionary | +1.2% | −3.9% | −3.3% | −19.0% | 15 | 23 | 5 | 68 |
| 29 | DPZDomino'sConsumer Discretionary | +3.0% | +7.5% | +5.9% | −29.0% | 8 | 36 | 58 | 10 |
| 30 | ROLRollins, Inc.Industrials | −2.2% | −14.2% | −14.6% | −30.9% | 13 | 9 | 46 | 2 |
| 31 | LDOSLeidosIndustrials | +1.6% | +5.2% | +3.2% | −31.1% | 6 | 71 | 56 | 0 |
| 32 | AXONAxon EnterpriseIndustrials | +2.1% | −8.2% | +18.8% | −32.6% | 7 | 94 | 47 | 82 |