Category 06

Defense contractors

Public contractors with direct and material revenue from military systems, defense technology, shipbuilding, or defense services.

Classification and underwriting

Category definition
Public contractors with direct and material revenue from military systems, defense technology, shipbuilding, or defense services.
Inclusion rules
  • defense contractors
  • military systems
  • defense services
Exclusion rules
  • dual-use tech without material defense exposure
Value-chain roles
  • prime contractor
  • platform manufacturer
  • systems supplier
  • defense service provider
Exposure measurement
Defense revenue share, funded and unfunded backlog, program mix, contract type, and customer concentration.
Core operating signals
  • book-to-bill
  • funded backlog
  • unfunded backlog
  • contract awards
  • program margin
  • cash conversion
Underwriting variables
  • budget priorities
  • program concentration
  • fixed-price exposure
  • supply chain
  • security requirements
Failure conditions
  • program cancellation
  • cost overrun
  • budget reversal
  • contract loss
  • execution failure
Monitoring triggers
  • appropriations
  • award announcements
  • backlog revisions
  • program charges
  • customer concentration
Portfolio use
Long-cycle backlog exposure assessed against procurement, execution, and government-customer concentration.

Defense contractors company research

Latest annual filing available through SEC EDGAR. Fiscal periods and currencies remain separate.

CompanyRevenueOperating marginNet marginOperating cash flowAssetsLiabilitiesAnnual filing
LMT · LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP USD 75 B 10.3% 6.7% USD 8.6 B USD 59.8 B USD 53.1 B 10-K · 2025-12-31
NOC · NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ USD 42 B 10.8% 10% USD 4.8 B USD 51.4 B USD 34.7 B 10-K · 2025-12-31
GD · GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP USD 52.5 B 10.2% 8% USD 5.1 B USD 57.2 B USD 31.6 B 10-K · 2025-12-31
HII · HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. USD 12.5 B 5.3% 4.8% USD 1.2 B USD 12.7 B USD 7.7 B 10-K · 2025-12-31
LHX · L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/ USD 21.9 B 9.7% 7.3% USD 3.1 B USD 41.2 B USD 21.6 B 10-K · 2026-01-02

Research coverage only. No row identifies a holding, ranking, recommendation, target price, or performance result.