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These companies build aircraft, defense systems, and the heavy machinery that runs the physical economy. They live on multi-year backlogs, so order books, program execution, and government budgets tend to matter more than any single quarter.
| # | Company | Price | Day | Market cap | P/E | Health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAT Caterpillar Caterpillar manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel and gas engines, and industrial turbines, sold through a network of independent dealers worldwide. | $800.47 | +0.54% | $368.0B | 42.6× | 6/8 | Open → |
| 2 | GE GE Aerospace GE Aerospace, the remaining core of General Electric after its 2024 three-way split, makes jet engines for commercial and military aircraft, including the LEAP engine built with Safran. | $308.20 | +0.84% | $319.8B | 37.9× | 5/8 | Open → |
| 3 | RTX RTX RTX combines three aerospace and defense units: Collins Aerospace, which supplies aircraft components and avionics; Pratt and Whitney, which builds jet engines such as the geared turbofan; and Raytheon, which makes missiles and air defense systems including Patriot. | $185.97 | +0.90% | $250.6B | 37.5× | 8/8 | Open → |
| 4 | DE Deere Deere and Company manufactures John Deere tractors, combines, and sprayers for farmers, plus construction, forestry, and turf equipment. | $620.93 | -4.85% | $167.4B | 33.6× | 4/6 | Open → |
| 5 | BA Boeing Boeing builds commercial jets, including the 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliner, and 777 families, alongside a defense unit producing fighters, tankers, and satellites, and a services arm selling parts and maintenance. | $190.37 | +1.40% | $150.5B | 76.8× | 7/9 | Open → |
| 6 | LMT Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin is the largest US defense contractor by revenue, with the F-35 fighter program as its single biggest product. | $509.59 | +0.33% | $117.6B | 23.7× | 6/9 | Open → |
| 7 | FDX FedEx FedEx runs overnight air express, ground parcel delivery, and less-than-truckload freight, anchored by its Memphis air hub. | $291.71 | -0.01% | $69.0B | 15.7× | 4/7 | Open → |
| 8 | UPS UPS United Parcel Service picks up and delivers packages through one integrated network of aircraft, trucks, and sorting hubs spanning US domestic and international routes. | $94.57 | +0.47% | $67.5B | 14.4× | 4/6 | Open → |
Company groupings are curated; figures are real — market caps and prices from EOD market data, health from SEC XBRL filings, and the smart-money activity from Form 4 and STOCK Act disclosures. Educational only, not financial advice.