Primes and defense-tech riding higher global military budgets.
Equal-weight performance of 7 Defense & Aerospace stocks (LMT, RTX, NOC, GD, LHX, HII, PLTR) as of the close on 2026-09-18: 1W -0.2%, 1M -6.1%, 3M +7.8%, 6M -12.0%, YTD -3.2%.
| Ticker | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTR | +2.5% | -1.3% | +48.7% | +10.4% | -0.1% |
| NOC | +0.0% | -4.3% | +4.0% | -22.4% | -7.5% |
| LMT | +0.8% | -5.4% | +8.1% | -13.4% | +10.3% |
| LHX | -0.7% | -7.3% | -13.5% | -28.4% | -15.8% |
| RTX | -0.7% | -7.6% | +6.7% | -0.4% | +5.8% |
| GD | -1.1% | -8.1% | +2.8% | +1.6% | +4.9% |
| HII | -2.6% | -8.5% | -1.9% | -31.2% | -19.8% |
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