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Ranked by Compass Score · 20 companies · Updated June 10, 2026
Defence budgets across NATO are climbing at a pace not seen since the Cold War, and every generalist fund manager with a Bloomberg terminal has noticed. That consensus is now priced into the most obvious names. When a sector gets that crowded with late money, the stocks everyone agrees on tend to deliver the returns of a utility with the volatility of a meme coin.
The Compass Score cuts through that by weighing eight factors simultaneously: valuation, revenue growth, balance sheet quality, order book visibility, geopolitical exposure, supply chain depth, insider activity, and relative momentum. Applied to defence, it surfaces companies where the underlying business is accelerating faster than the share price has moved to reflect it. Some of those names will surprise you. The crowded trade rarely does.
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Higher Compass Scores reflect where fundamentals, momentum, and forward catalysts align. Tap any company for the full breakdown.
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $189.5B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Avoid · $8M
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $42.8B
Standout: Catalysts (90/100) · Direction: Hold · $45.9B
Standout: Revenue Growth (80/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $197.1B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $3.6B
Standout: Valuation (82/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $6.2B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Hold · $13.2B
Standout: Profitability (85/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $8.8B
Standout: Momentum (87/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $6.7B
Standout: Momentum (89/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $3.1B
Standout: Valuation (77/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $3.9B
Standout: Catalysts (78/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $5.0B
Standout: Momentum (87/100) · Direction: Hold · $7.6B
Standout: Momentum (82/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $3.8B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $56.1B
Standout: Catalysts (87/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $3.3B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $24.0B
Standout: Revenue Growth (98/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $5.1B
Standout: Catalysts (75/100) · Direction: Accumulate · $5.1B
By Alexandria's Compass Score, Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) currently ranks highest among Defence names with a score of 95/100 (True North). Compass Scores are recomputed weekly across eight factors, so rankings shift as the fundamentals do.
Every company is scored 1-100 on eight weighted factors: revenue growth, profitability, valuation, momentum, theme purity, moat, catalysts, and market position. The composite is percentile-normalized into a Compass Score and a tier from True North to Avoid. It is a contrarian lens that rewards what the crowd overlooks rather than what is already priced in.
A high Compass Score reflects where fundamentals, momentum, and forward catalysts align. It is research, not investment advice. Use the ranking as a starting point, then read each company's full Compass Direction analysis before making any decision.
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Compass Scores are proprietary editorial research generated by Alexandria's analysis engine from publicly available data. They are one data point among many and do not constitute investment advice or a recommendation regarding any security. Rankings update weekly and may change.