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U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Analysis

UpdatedJul 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies83
  • 7D3.1%
  • 3M26.9%
  • 1Y44.4%
  • YTD31.7%

The Aerospace & Defense industry has gained 3.1% in the last week and General Electric up 3.1%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 44%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 19 Jul 2025US$1.2tUS$389.2bUS$30.6b35.8x38.8x3x
Mon, 16 Jun 2025US$1.1tUS$387.0bUS$29.9b33.9x37.2x2.9x
Wed, 14 May 2025US$1.0tUS$386.6bUS$29.3b33.4x34.6x2.6x
Fri, 11 Apr 2025US$921.6bUS$377.4bUS$28.8b29.2x32x2.4x
Sun, 09 Mar 2025US$924.5bUS$376.7bUS$30.1b31.8x30.7x2.5x
Tue, 04 Feb 2025US$948.3bUS$375.7bUS$30.0b33.8x31.6x2.5x
Thu, 02 Jan 2025US$879.1bUS$403.7bUS$28.0b33.1x31.4x2.2x
Sat, 30 Nov 2024US$955.2bUS$403.8bUS$27.8b35.3x34.3x2.4x
Mon, 28 Oct 2024US$932.7bUS$402.9bUS$27.7b33.7x33.7x2.3x
Wed, 25 Sep 2024US$926.5bUS$388.9bUS$23.3b35x39.8x2.4x
Fri, 23 Aug 2024US$878.7bUS$388.4bUS$23.2b33.5x37.8x2.3x
Sun, 21 Jul 2024US$802.4bUS$381.3bUS$24.0b36.8x33.4x2.1x
Tue, 18 Jun 2024US$787.2bUS$381.1bUS$23.9b32.3x33x2.1x
Thu, 16 May 2024US$805.9bUS$380.8bUS$23.8b30.7x33.8x2.1x
Sat, 13 Apr 2024US$773.4bUS$371.9bUS$27.6b30.2x28x2.1x
Mon, 11 Mar 2024US$584.4bUS$303.9bUS$18.7b31.4x31.3x1.9x
Wed, 07 Feb 2024US$563.3bUS$302.9bUS$18.4b29.5x30.6x1.9x
Fri, 05 Jan 2024US$577.5bUS$302.1bUS$20.9b27.3x27.6x1.9x
Sun, 03 Dec 2023US$567.2bUS$301.6bUS$20.9b28.1x27.2x1.9x
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$535.5bUS$300.4bUS$20.6b25.5x25.9x1.8x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$519.2bUS$306.0bUS$22.5b26.3x23x1.7x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$551.1bUS$305.7bUS$22.8b25.4x24.2x1.8x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$574.6bUS$299.3bUS$23.0b26.8x25x1.9x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$573.1bUS$297.4bUS$21.9b25.1x26.2x1.9x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$563.4bUS$300.1bUS$21.8b23.5x25.8x1.9x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$588.7bUS$294.7bUS$21.8b24.3x27x2x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$571.0bUS$294.6bUS$21.7b23.5x26.4x1.9x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$579.2bUS$292.0bUS$22.2b24.9x26.1x2x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$598.9bUS$287.1bUS$22.2b24.9x27x2.1x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$614.6bUS$286.9bUS$22.4b32.8x27.4x2.1x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$595.5bUS$282.9bUS$22.0b29.4x27.1x2.1x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$511.0bUS$280.6bUS$21.7b23.3x23.6x1.8x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$562.1bUS$280.5bUS$21.6b24.3x26x2x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$543.5bUS$284.1bUS$21.0b19.9x25.8x1.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.8x


Total Market Cap: US$543.5bTotal Earnings: US$21.0bTotal Revenue: US$284.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Aerospace & Defense Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 29.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the American Aerospace & Defense industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 38.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 29.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.1x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market0.96%
Industrials1.02%
Aerospace & Defense3.14%
Aerospace and Defense3.14%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GE General ElectricUS$263.273.1%
+US$6.8b		65.4%PE36.8x
RTX RTXUS$151.503.2%
+US$6.2b		47.4%PE44x
RKLB Rocket LabUS$51.3931.7%
+US$5.9b		888.3%PS52.9x
HWM Howmet AerospaceUS$190.496.0%
+US$4.4b		144.1%PE61.3x
TDG TransDigm GroupUS$1.60k3.5%
+US$3.0b		29.0%PE52.2x

Latest News

RTX
US$151.50
RTX
7D
3.2%
1Y
47.4%
HWM
US$190.49
Howmet Aerospace
7D
6.0%
1Y
144.1%
TDG
US$1,597.30
TransDigm Group
7D
3.5%
1Y
29.0%
AXON
US$756.09
Axon Enterprise
7D
3.6%
1Y
145.1%

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RKLB
US$51.39
Rocket Lab
7D
31.7%
1Y
888.3%
ACHR
US$13.29
Archer Aviation
7D
26.5%
1Y
186.4%
HII
US$254.49
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7D
-1.4%
1Y
-3.4%

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VVX
US$47.28
V2X
7D
-2.6%
1Y
-6.2%
ATRO
US$34.56
Astronics
7D
-4.3%
1Y
62.6%
EVEX
US$6.90
Eve Holding
7D
-2.1%
1Y
106.6%

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BA
US$229.34
Boeing
7D
1.1%
1Y
27.6%
LMT
US$463.96
Lockheed Martin
7D
-0.8%
1Y
-2.3%
GE
US$263.27
General Electric
7D
3.1%
1Y
65.4%
GD
US$298.98
General Dynamics
7D
-1.1%
1Y
3.7%
AIRO
US$24.97
AIRO Group Holdings
7D
-13.3%
1Y
n/a

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LOAR
US$76.15
Loar Holdings
7D
-4.3%
1Y
36.6%

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