Peers · Industrials
Alternatives to NOC
6 stocks in the same industrials sector with similar yield and safety profiles to NOC (1.71% yield, 8.8/10 safety).
The closest alternative to NOC in our universe is MMM — nearly identical yield (1.90% vs 1.71% for NOC) and a 8.8/10 safety score compared to NOC's 8.8/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 0.81% to 2.44% and safety scores range from 8.1 to 9.3/10.
Switching from NOC 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 NOC 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 NOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMM · 3M Company | 1.90% | 8.8/10 · Strong | Very close match on yield and safety |
| GD · General Dynamics Corp. | 1.68% | 9.3/10 · Strong | 0.5 safety-score gap (safer) |
| RTX · RTX Corporation | 1.39% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 0.5 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| EMR · Emerson Electric Co. | 1.48% | 8.1/10 · Strong | 0.7 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| CAT · Caterpillar Inc. | 0.81% | 8.8/10 · Strong | 0.90% yield gap (lower) |
| ITW · Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 2.44% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 0.73% yield gap (higher) |
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