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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships. Valued at $6.6 billion by market cap, the company offers non-nuclear and nuclear-powered vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, and also provides after-market services for military ships worldwide.
Shares of this largest military shipbuilding company have considerably underperformed the broader market over the past year. HII has declined 41.4% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) has rallied nearly 17.6%. In 2025, HII stock is down 10.7%, compared to SPX’s 1.7% rise on a YTD basis.