Small Cap
Aerospace & Defense
Stocks Ranked by
Market Capitalization
| Name | Market cap | Price |
Price change % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HAWK
1
HawkEye 360 Inc
HAWK
$1.6B
| $1.6B | $16.38 | 0.49% |
|
|
LYNX
2
Lyntris
LYNX
$1.56B
| $1.56B | $13.46 | 5.65% |
|
3
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.23B
| $1.23B | $28.62 | 0.14% |
|
4
Red Cat Holdings
RCAT
$1.19B
| $1.19B | $7.80 | 2.01% |
|
|
AVEX
5
AEVEX Corp
AVEX
$1.13B
| $1.13B | $16.26 | 1.12% |
|
6
National Presto Industries
NPK
$1.09B
| $1.09B | $153.33 | 0.62% |
|
|
YSS
7
York Space Systems
YSS
$1.06B
| $1.06B | $7.71 | 2.16% |
|
8
Satellogic
SATL
$746M
| $746M | $4.85 | 1.25% |
|
9
Eve Holding
EVEX
$739M
| $739M | $2.12 | 0.47% |
|
10
Park Aerospace
PKE
$668M
| $668M | $30.71 | 3.31% |
|
|
ELMT
11
The Elmet Group
ELMT
$655M
| $655M | $21.50 | 32.8% |
|
12
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$601M
| $601M | $37.63 | 0.24% |
|
13
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$592M
| $592M | $13.20 | 0.38% |
|
14
TAT Technologies
TATT
$502M
| $502M | $38.62 | 0.42% |
|
15
Virgin Galactic
SPCE
$458M
| $458M | $3.02 | 3.42% |
|
|
EH
16
EHang Holdings
EH
$342M
| $342M | $4.51 | 0.44% |
|
|
IA
17
Innovative Solutions & Support
IA
$332M
| $332M | $18.57 | 2.67% |
|
|
MRLN
18
Merlin Inc
MRLN
$307M
| $307M | $3.04 | 2.01% |
|
Small Cap Aerospace & Defense Stocks at a Glance
Aerospace and defense companies build aircraft, engines, missiles, satellites, ships, and defense systems, plus the maintenance services behind them. Government budgets and multi-year backlogs give unusual revenue visibility, while commercial aerospace rides the air-travel and jet-delivery cycle.
There are 18 small cap Aerospace & Defense stocks — companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry with a market cap between $250M and $2B — worth a combined $14.8B.
The largest by market cap are HawkEye 360 Inc (HAWK) at $1.6B, Lyntris (LYNX) at $1.56B and Cadre Holdings (CDRE) at $1.23B.
Among institutional investors, AEVEX Corp (AVEX) drew the most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: 146 funds opened new positions.
- Combined market cap: $14.8B across 18 stocks.
- Small Cap: market cap between $250M and $2B.
- Largest constituent: HawkEye 360 Inc (HAWK), $1.6B market cap.
- Most net new fund positions in Q2 2026: AEVEX Corp (AVEX), +146 holders.
Market caps and prices updated daily; fund activity based on aggregated SEC 13F filings for Q2 2026.