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Top Defence Stocks of India

Five listed Indian defence names, read through the same evidence stack as the matching Prism Finance video project: market path, filing history, profitability, readiness, attention and innovation context.

Snapshot: 10 July 2026Not investment adviceRanked by Prism readiness
Readiness leaderBharat Electronics · 66
Strongest available pathMazagon Dock · +1765.2%
Widest latest marginHAL · 26.9%
Companies compared5 · NSE-listed
01 · Readiness ranking

Five companies, one comparable score

Companies are ordered by the frozen Fliar BI Prism readiness score used by the matching Prism Finance India video project. The score is a research signal, not a recommendation.

Readiness #1BEL · NSE

Bharat Electronics

Defence public-sector manufacturer of radars, electronic-warfare, communications and naval systems

Founded 1954Bengaluru
66Solid
Snapshot price₹414.9as of page date
Monthly-close return+574.0%five-year window
FY2025 revenue$2.77BBharat Electronics
Net margin22.4%FY2025
Prism attention38.1%share across these five
Filing track recordRevenue, USD billions
+61.0%
$0$0.9B$1.8B$2.8BFY2020: $1.716BFY2021: $1.898BFY2022: $1.944BFY2023: $2.160BFY2024: $2.431BFY2025: $2.770B202020212022202320242025
FY2020–FY2025 · 6 filing periods · Revenue · Official annual filing metric · CAGR 10.1%
52-week position48% through range
₹361.2₹473.4
News mentions8.2K
Community mentions0partial coverage
Indian-scope patents2
Readiness #2HAL · NSE

HAL

Aerospace and defence public-sector company designing and building aircraft, helicopters, aero-engines and avionics

Founded 1940Bengaluru
57Moderate
Snapshot price₹4,507as of page date
Monthly-close return+707.4%five-year window
FY2025 revenue$3.61BHindustan Aeronautics
Net margin26.9%FY2025
Prism attention19.0%share across these five
Filing track recordRevenue, USD billions
+27.0%
$0$1.2B$2.4B$3.6BFY2020: $2.838BFY2021: $3.079BFY2022: $3.114BFY2023: $3.280BFY2024: $3.644BFY2025: $3.611B202020212022202320242025
FY2020–FY2025 · 6 filing periods · Revenue · Official annual filing metric · CAGR 4.9%
52-week position69% through range
₹3,479₹4,978
News mentions4.1K
Community mentions0partial coverage
Indian-scope patents32
Readiness #3BDL · NSE

Bharat Dynamics

Defence public-sector manufacturer of guided missiles and allied weapon systems

Founded 1970Hyderabad
55Moderate
Snapshot price₹1,345as of page date
Monthly-close return+540.6%five-year window
FY2025 revenue$0.39BBharat Dynamics
Net margin15.4%FY2025
Prism attention13.5%share across these five
Filing track recordRevenue, USD billions
-5.0%
$0$0.1B$0.3B$0.4BFY2020: $0.411BFY2021: $0.258BFY2022: $0.356BFY2023: $0.303BFY2024: $0.284BFY2025: $0.390B202020212022202320242025
FY2020–FY2025 · 6 filing periods · Revenue · Official annual filing metric · CAGR -1.0%
52-week position34% through range
₹1,090₹1,850
News mentions2.9K
Community mentions88partial coverage
Indian-scope patents0
Readiness #4COCHINSHIP · NSE

Cochin Shipyard

Shipbuilding and ship-repair yard that built India's first indigenous aircraft carrier

Founded 1972Kochi
48Cautious
Snapshot price₹1,418as of page date
Monthly-close return+652.9%five-year window
FY2025 revenue$0.56BCochin Shipyard
Net margin17.8%FY2025
Prism attention21.3%share across these five
Filing track recordRevenue, USD billions
+24.0%
$0$0.2B$0.4B$0.6BFY2020: $0.453BFY2021: $0.379BFY2022: $0.404BFY2023: $0.288BFY2024: $0.459BFY2025: $0.562B202020212022202320242025
FY2020–FY2025 · 6 filing periods · Revenue · Official annual filing metric · CAGR 4.4%
52-week position29% through range
₹1,187₹1,980
News mentions4.6K
Community mentions463partial coverage
Indian-scope patents0
Readiness #5MAZDOCK · NSE

Mazagon Dock

Defence shipyard building warships and conventional submarines for the Indian Navy

Founded 1934Mumbai
46Cautious
Snapshot price₹2,420as of page date
Monthly-close return+1765.2%five-year window
FY2025 revenue$1.33BMazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Net margin21.0%FY2025
Prism attention8.1%share across these five
Filing track recordRevenue, USD billions
+105.0%
$0$0.4B$0.9B$1.3BFY2020: $0.649BFY2021: $0.545BFY2022: $0.725BFY2023: $0.953BFY2024: $1.135BFY2025: $1.332B202020212022202320242025
FY2020–FY2025 · 6 filing periods · Revenue · Official annual filing metric · CAGR 15.5%
52-week position33% through range
₹2,057₹3,155
News mentions1.8K
Community mentions148partial coverage
Indian-scope patents1
02 · Side-by-side

The comparisons that change the picture

Every bar preserves its own meaning. Price return, revenue scale, profitability and attention are deliberately not blended into one recommendation.

Available monthly-close return

Dated window printed on each company card; not a forecast.

Mazagon Dock
+1765.2%
HAL
+707.4%
Cochin Shipyard
+652.9%
Bharat Electronics
+574.0%
Bharat Dynamics
+540.6%

Latest revenue

USD billions, official filing scope shown on each company card.

HAL
$3.61B
Bharat Electronics
$2.77B
Mazagon Dock
$1.33B
Cochin Shipyard
$0.56B
Bharat Dynamics
$0.39B

Latest profit margin

Company-card labels distinguish continuing-operations and net-income scope.

HAL
26.9%
Bharat Electronics
22.4%
Mazagon Dock
21.0%
Cochin Shipyard
17.8%
Bharat Dynamics
15.4%

Prism news attention

Normalized share across these five names; attention is not quality.

Bharat Electronics
38.1%
Cochin Shipyard
21.3%
HAL
19.0%
Bharat Dynamics
13.5%
Mazagon Dock
8.1%
03 · Prism readout

What the signals say—and what they do not

The headline share is normalized defence news attention across these five names. Partial community coverage and Indian-scope patent records are displayed separately and are not blended into it.

Scale + attention

Bharat Electronics leads the conversation

It holds 38.1% of measured defence news attention and also carries the basket's largest revenue base at $2.77B.

Price path

Mazagon Dock leads the available price paths

Its monthly-close return is +1765.2% for the five-year window. At the other end, Bharat Dynamics is +540.6% for its five-year window. Windows printed on each card must be compared carefully; price history is not a forecast.

Profitability

HAL has the widest latest margin

Its FY2025 net margin is 26.9%. Its revenue history in this snapshot spans only the periods printed on its card, so longer histories are not treated as equivalent.

04 · Scope and sources

How to read this snapshot

Basket and ranking

Five listed Indian defence companies selected for the matching Prism Finance India video project. This is a focused research basket, not a complete sector index.

Companies are ordered by the frozen Fliar BI Prism readiness score used by the matching Prism Finance India video project. The score is a research signal, not a recommendation.

Evidence used

  • Official annual filingsFY revenue history and latest profitability
  • NSE market snapshotDated price, 52-week range, P/E, market capitalisation and monthly-close return
  • Fliar BI PrismReadiness, company and industry news, community context and Indian-scope patent records
Important: Research and educational information only. Not investment advice, a recommendation, or a live-price service. Market figures are frozen as of 10 July 2026.
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