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
411 Month
441 Week
311 Day
Rank Durability
Persist
32
1 Year
396 Month
433 Month
40Trend Hold
Business Beat
Profit
51
Composite
58Revenue
41Margin
52Cash Flow
Money Flow
Pressure
43
60 Day
4430 Day
415 Day
412 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 | −3.7% | +0.4% | −1.8% | +122.8% | 97 | 81 | 74 | 32 |
| 2 | CAHCardinal HealthHealth Care | −2.7% | +2.5% | +1.7% | +60.8% | 92 | 2 | 84 | 82 |
| 3 | CASYCasey'sConsumer Staples | −3.0% | −2.5% | −12.0% | +45.1% | 88 | 23 | 80 | 4 |
| 4 | HUMHumanaHealth Care | +0.4% | +5.2% | +4.7% | +30.9% | 75 | 66 | 29 | 81 |
| 5 | CVSCVS HealthHealth Care | −0.7% | +2.3% | +0.4% | +30.2% | 77 | 18 | 34 | 29 |
| 6 | MCKMcKesson CorporationHealth Care | −2.1% | +0.4% | +2.2% | +29.3% | 77 | 3 | 75 | 16 |
| 7 | ELVElevance HealthHealth Care | −1.4% | +2.4% | +2.0% | +28.2% | 78 | 17 | 63 | 61 |
| 8 | UNHUnitedHealth GroupHealth Care | +0.9% | +2.9% | −1.5% | +27.1% | 74 | 5 | 13 | 60 |
| 9 | RTXRTX CorporationIndustrials | −1.0% | −4.3% | −10.9% | +26.2% | 73 | 41 | 89 | 85 |
| 10 | IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETFETF | −0.8% | +0.4% | −0.2% | +19.3% | 67 | 51 | — | 69 |
| 11 | XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | +0.1% | −1.3% | −11.7% | +16.9% | 61 | 20 | — | 12 |
| 12 | LMTLockheed MartinIndustrials | +2.1% | −4.5% | −8.8% | +15.6% | 57 | 45 | 21 | 33 |
| 13 | ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFETF | −0.9% | −2.1% | −10.9% | +12.8% | 55 | 21 | — | 63 |
| 14 | CORCencoraHealth Care | −1.9% | +0.3% | +1.3% | +11.0% | 54 | 27 | 18 | 68 |
| 15 | GDGeneral DynamicsIndustrials | −0.8% | −4.0% | −9.0% | +10.4% | 52 | 32 | 78 | 40 |
| 16 | HIIHuntington Ingalls IndustriesIndustrials | +0.6% | −1.2% | −11.3% | +6.1% | 44 | 55 | 89 | 5 |
| 17 | YUMYum! BrandsConsumer Discretionary | −0.7% | −2.4% | −0.8% | +3.5% | 42 | 25 | 61 | 20 |
| 18 | JJacobs SolutionsIndustrials | −1.3% | −3.2% | −0.6% | −0.8% | 37 | 3 | 35 | 76 |
| 19 | WMWaste ManagementIndustrials | −0.6% | −0.5% | −4.3% | −1.0% | 28 | 59 | 85 | 9 |
| 20 | CTASCintasIndustrials | +0.0% | −0.6% | −1.3% | −2.0% | 27 | 25 | 39 | 69 |
| 21 | MSIMotorola SolutionsInformation Technology | −1.1% | −4.6% | −1.0% | −3.3% | 29 | 7 | 35 | 33 |
| 22 | RSGRepublic ServicesIndustrials | −0.5% | +0.3% | +3.3% | −3.5% | 24 | 23 | 16 | 23 |
| 23 | LHXL3HarrisIndustrials | −0.3% | −3.9% | −10.8% | −6.1% | 23 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 24 | CICignaHealth Care | −2.4% | −0.1% | −2.4% | −9.7% | 22 | 61 | 58 | 36 |
| 25 | NOCNorthrop GrummanIndustrials | +0.7% | −3.9% | −9.3% | −10.7% | 17 | 13 | 78 | 21 |
| 26 | ORLYO’Reilly AutomotiveConsumer Discretionary | −2.3% | −3.3% | −8.2% | −18.1% | 15 | 23 | 37 | 58 |
| 27 | MCDMcDonald'sConsumer Discretionary | +0.0% | −2.9% | −6.8% | −18.6% | 12 | 48 | 47 | 11 |
| 28 | DPZDomino'sConsumer Discretionary | −1.7% | −1.9% | −4.4% | −27.7% | 8 | 19 | 57 | 39 |
| 29 | LDOSLeidosIndustrials | −2.9% | −7.8% | −6.1% | −27.8% | 8 | 60 | 56 | 39 |
| 30 | AZOAutoZoneConsumer Discretionary | −1.1% | −1.3% | −5.6% | −30.0% | 6 | 25 | 6 | 92 |
| 31 | AXONAxon EnterpriseIndustrials | −2.0% | −10.8% | −11.5% | −30.6% | 6 | 93 | 46 | 93 |
| 32 | ROLRollins, Inc.Industrials | −2.5% | −3.1% | −7.4% | −38.2% | 4 | 12 | 45 | 0 |