10 Worst Performing Defense Stocks So Far in 2025

5. Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS)

YTD Decline in Share Price: -48.56%

Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS) is an advanced data center solutions provider. The company’s services include data center management, colocation, cloud hosting, and managed services solutions. It also provides customized solutions for military markets in different parts of the world.

It is one of the worst performing stocks in 2025, with a year-to-date decline of 48.56% in its share price. The stock has been affected by a general downturn in the industry and also a notice of noncompliance it received from NYSE American in December for no longer meeting listing requirements of having at least $6 million or more in stockholders’ equity.

Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS) was given until January 17 to submit a plan on how it intends to regain compliance. The plan was accepted in March this year, with the company being granted a listing extension until June 18, 2026.

On March 3, Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS) announced preliminary 2024 results and reaffirmed its commitment to transforming into a pure-play AI data center operator by the end of this year. In August last year, its Giga-tronics defense unit filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy laws.

Earlier in the year in February, Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GPUS) reached an agreement with Key Utility to expand the data center in Michigan from 30 MW to 300 MW to allow the company to advance its AI infrastructure. On March 28, it marked a significant milestone in the transformation, after completing its first installation of NVIDIA GPUs for a customer.