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Ranked by Compass Score · 20 companies · Updated June 10, 2026
Defence is the trade everyone is already in. NATO spending pledges, the AUKUS submarine program, two active land wars, a US defence budget that cleared $886 billion in fiscal year 2024 — the macro case writes itself, which is precisely the problem. When a sector becomes consensus, the easy gains get priced in early, and what's left is a crowded room of investors holding the same five names they saw on the same three lists.
The Compass Score cuts through that. It weights eight factors across valuation, contract backlog depth, supply chain exposure, R&D intensity, geopolitical positioning and a few others the popular screeners skip. What tends to surface are companies that are less visible, less discussed, and less expensive — but doing the real work of arming the next decade. The table below ranks them. The names at the top are not always the ones you'd expect.
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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.