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Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.

Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) has a market cap of US$2.2B as of Oct 2, 2026 close, ranked #14 by whole market cap among companies with space divisions. How it is built

AADX on NYSE · USA · Only part of this company is space; it is ranked separately and never enters pure-play or segment totals.

Market cap

US$2.2B

Priced on NYSE (AADX) · as of Oct 2, 2026 close

Shares outstanding

172.4M

Shares as of Aug 5, 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026 (SEC EDGAR)

Coverage

Companies with space divisions

Ranked by whole market cap; only part of each company is space.

Next event

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Nothing on the calendar yet

Price · NYSE (AADX)

as of Oct 2, 2026End of day

US$12.61▲ +7.7%

Regular-session last sale across US venues on Oct 2, 2026, not the official closing auction price.

Oct 2, 2026 · US$12.61

Change: ▼ −33.8%
High: US$23.88 Jul 1, 2026
Low: US$11.53 Sep 10, 2026
Range: Jun 3, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026 · 85 sessions

Regular-session last sales, as traded. Prices are not adjusted for share splits.

What they do

as of Oct 3, 2026

Applied Aerospace & Defense designs and manufactures subsystems for space and defence customers in three end markets: Space and Launch Systems, which was 23 percent of its 2025 revenue; Defense Aviation and Airborne Systems; and C5ISR and Precision Strike Systems. It is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama. Its shares have traded on the New York Stock Exchange as AADX since its initial public offering in June 2026 at US$20 a share. Only part of the company is space.

A plain description of the business, reviewed Oct 3, 2026. Drawn from: Form 424B4 prospectus (June 3, 2026) and 8-K filings (CIK 0002118195). Corrections: see corrections.

Recent filings and events

as of Oct 1, 2026

Last results filing: Form 8-K, item 2.02: results of operations, filed Aug 12, 2026 · period Aug 12, 2026

Aug 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13GPassive ownership report · SEC EDGAR
Aug 12, 202610-Q10-Q - FY26 Q2 · SEC EDGAR
Aug 12, 20268-KItems 2.02, 9.01 · SEC EDGAR
Aug 12, 2026EarningsApplied Aerospace & Defense reported results of operations (Form 8-K, item 2.02) · SEC EDGAR
Aug 10, 20268-KItems 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 · SEC EDGAR
Jun 4, 2026S-8Employee plan registration · SEC EDGAR
Jun 4, 20268-KItems 1.01, 3.03, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01 · SEC EDGAR
Jun 4, 2026424B4Prospectus · SEC EDGAR
Jun 3, 20263Initial insider holdings · SEC EDGAR
Jun 3, 20263Initial insider holdings · SEC EDGAR

Sources: SEC EDGAR. All filings on EDGAR. Insider forms (Form 4) are in the table below. Dated events are on the calendar and the launch manifest.

Insider transactions (Form 4)

Last 7 insider transactions reported on Form 4
Date	Reporting person	Transaction	Shares	Price	Owned after	Filing
Jul 15, 2026	AA&D Holdings, LP10% owner	Other transaction	−11,456,787	US$0.00	126,786,731	Form 4 filed Jul 17, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	Lynch Susan DDirector	Open-market or private purchase	+8,000	US$20.00	8,000	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	McRae Jeffrey L.Chief Financial Officer	Open-market or private purchase	+25,000	US$20.00	25,000	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	Goldstein Scott (NMN)Director	Grant or award	+4,250	US$20.00	4,250	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	Goldstein Scott (NMN)Director	Open-market or private purchase	+500	US$20.00	4,750	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	Katzman James CDirector	Grant or award	+4,250	US$20.00	4,250	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026
Jun 4, 2026	Katzman James CDirector	Open-market or private purchase	+25,000	US$20.00	29,250	Form 4 filed Jun 4, 2026

What each Form 4 reported, as filed. Non-derivative transactions only; option grants and exercises appear on the filing itself. All filings on EDGAR.

Contract awards · last 12 months

No US federal contract award of US$250K or more on file for the last 12 months.

US federal awards of US$250K or more, from USAspending.gov. Amounts are as the source states them. Defense awards reach USAspending about 90 days after signing.

Upcoming events

Nothing on the manifest for Applied Aerospace & Defense yet.

Each row links to its source. The calendar lists every company's dates; the full launch manifest explains the status labels.

Peers

Mercury SystemsMRCYUS$5.1B#12 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
Karman Space & DefenseKRMNUS$4.5B#13 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
LyntrisLYNXUS$1.5B#15 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
Frequency ElectronicsFEIMUS$968M#16 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close
Comtech TelecommunicationsCMTLUS$40M#17 · as of Oct 2, 2026 close

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Listings

Every listing of Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc.
Ticker	Exchange	Currency	Share class	Role
AADX	NYSE	USD	Common	Pricing listing

Share classes

as of Aug 5, 2026

Shares outstanding by class
Class	Shares	As of	Counted	Source
Common	172,393,518	Aug 5, 2026	At its own listed price	SEC EDGAR

How this market cap is built

as of Oct 2, 2026End of day

Shares outstanding: 172,393,518 · every class, counted once · shares as of Aug 5, 2026 · from the 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026
Price: US$12.61 · priced on NYSE (AADX) · regular-session last sale on Oct 2, 2026
Market cap: US$2.2B = 172,393,518 shares × US$12.61
In Canadian dollars: C$3.1B · Bank of Canada rate for Oct 2, 2026: US$1 = C$1.4246
On the list: Number 14 of 17 companies with space divisions with a computed market cap. Only part of this company is space.

Market cap = shares outstanding × one price × one exchange rate (methodology). The price is a last sale across several US venues, not the official closing auction price.

How this number is built: methodology. Where the data comes from: sources. Who runs this site and what they hold: disclosures.