Peers · Industrials
Alternatives to CAT
6 stocks in the same industrials sector with similar yield and safety profiles to CAT (0.81% yield, 8.8/10 safety).
The closest alternative to CAT in our universe is DE — nearly identical yield (1.09% vs 0.81% for CAT) and a 8.1/10 safety score compared to CAT's 8.8/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 0.52% to 1.90% and safety scores range from 7.8 to 8.8/10.
Switching from CAT to a peer is not always straightforward — a higher yield peer often carries a lower safety score, and vice versa. The table below ranks each alternative by how closely it matches CAT on both dimensions simultaneously, so you can see the full yield-vs-safety tradeoff at a glance.
Closest matches
| Ticker | Yield | Safety | How it differs from CAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE · Deere & Company | 1.09% | 8.1/10 · Strong | 0.7 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| NOC · Northrop Grumman Corporation | 1.71% | 8.8/10 · Strong | 0.90% yield gap (higher) |
| RTX · RTX Corporation | 1.39% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 0.58% yield gap (higher) |
| GE · GE Aerospace | 0.52% | 7.8/10 · Solid | 1.0 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| MMM · 3M Company | 1.90% | 8.8/10 · Strong | 1.09% yield gap (higher) |
| EMR · Emerson Electric Co. | 1.48% | 8.1/10 · Strong | 0.7 safety-score gap (riskier) |
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