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ES vs NOC: Dividend Comparison 2026

ES yields 4.45% · NOC yields 1.38%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 NOC wins by $9.7K in total portfolio value· pulled ahead in Year 10
10 years
ES
ES
● Live price
4.45%
Share price
$68.41
Annual div
$3.05
5Y div CAGR
33.7%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$102.4K
Annual income
$29,915.45
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NOC
NOC
● Live price
1.38%
Share price
$671.59
Annual div
$9.24
5Y div CAGR
58%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$112.0K
Annual income
$45,261.73
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Portfolio growth — ES vs NOC

📍 NOC pulled ahead of the other in Year 10

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodESNOC
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, ES + NOC cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
ES pays
NOC pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

ES
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$378.34/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$25,428.13/yr
NOC
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$116.95/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$38,472.47/yr
At 15% tax rate, NOC beats the other by $13,044.34/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of ES + NOC for your $10,000?

ES: 50%NOC: 50%
100% NOC50/50100% ES
Portfolio after 10yr
$107.2K
Annual income
$37,588.59/yr
Blended yield
35.07%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on NOC right now

ES
Analyst Ratings
11
Buy
14
Hold
4
Sell
Consensus: Hold
Price Target
$73.14
+6.9% upside vs current
Range: $60.00 — $80.00
Altman Z
0.7
Piotroski
5/9
NOC
Analyst Ratings
20
Buy
14
Hold
1
Sell
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$736.31
+9.6% upside vs current
Range: $623.00 — $815.00
Altman Z
3.3
Piotroski
7/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

ES buys
0
NOC buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for ES or NOC in the last 90 days.
STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →
MetricESNOC
Forward yield4.45%1.38%
Annual dividend / share$3.05$9.24
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR33.7%58%
Portfolio after 10y$102.4K$112.0K
Annual income after 10y$29,915.45$45,261.73
Total dividends collected$73.7K$85.7K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorStockIndustrials
Analyst consensusHoldBuy
Analyst price target$73.14$736.31

Year-by-year: ES vs NOC ($10,000, DRIP)

YearES PortfolioES Income/yrNOC PortfolioNOC Income/yrGap
1$11,295$595.11$10,917$217.38+$378.00ES
2$12,926$839.92$12,032$350.44+$894.00ES
3$15,032$1,201.01$13,445$570.31+$1.6KES
4$17,829$1,745.20$15,327$941.01+$2.5KES
5$21,663$2,586.51$17,984$1,584.04+$3.7KES
6$27,107$3,927.03$21,987$2,744.54+$5.1KES
7$35,144$6,139.95$28,481$4,954.86+$6.7KES
8$47,551$9,946.91$39,952$9,477.48+$7.6KES
9$67,697$16,816.79$62,380$19,631.40+$5.3KES
10← crossover$102,351$29,915.45$112,009$45,261.73$9.7KNOC

ES vs NOC: Complete Analysis 2026

ESStock

Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company, engages in the energy delivery business. The company operates through Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, Natural Gas Distribution, and Water Distribution segments. It is involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity; solar power facilities; and distribution of natural gas. The company operates regulated water utilities that provide water services to approximately 226,000 customers. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and fire protection, and other customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The company was formerly known as Northeast Utilities and changed its name to Eversource Energy in April 2015. Eversource Energy is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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NOCIndustrials

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, and produces weapons and mission systems. It offers products and services, such as integrated battle management systems, weapons systems and aircraft, and mission systems. This segment also provides command and control and weapons systems, including munitions and missiles; precision strike weapons; propulsion, such as air-breathing and hypersonic systems; gun systems and precision munitions; life cycle service and support for software, weapons systems, and aircraft; and logistics support, sustainment, operation, and modernization for air, sea, and ground systems. The company's Mission Systems segment offers cyber, command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. This segment also provides airborne multifunction sensors; maritime/land systems and sensors; navigation, targeting, and survivability solutions; and networked information solutions. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. The company was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

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