What are the best Dividend Stocks stocks in Aerospace & Defense?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. This page ranks Aerospace & Defense stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria by dividend yield, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Dividend Stocks stocks does ShareValue.ai find in Aerospace & Defense?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Aerospace & Defense stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria, ranked by dividend yield. Use the screener (with both the Dividend Stocks preset and Aerospace & Defense filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Dividend Stocks stock in Aerospace & Defense right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOCG34.SA) ranks first among Aerospace & Defense stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria with a composite score of 52.3 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Dividend Stocks screen use?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Dividend Stocks criteria apply across every industry ShareValue.ai covers, so this Aerospace & Defense list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this Aerospace & Defense list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Dividend Stocks in Aerospace & Defense for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

Aerospace and Defense names earn revenue on multi-decade platform programmes plus aftermarket support, which produces unusually long earnings visibility for an industrial cohort. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar (margin durability) and the Health pillar (programme-cost discipline); Valuation is the tiebreaker between the prime contractors and the supplier base.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Aerospace & Defense stocks by dividend yield

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Yield	P/E
1	NOCG34.SA	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Industrials	16.6%	17.7
2	RTX.TO	RTX CDR (CAD Hedged)	Industrials	5.5%	35.5
3	003570.KO	SNT Dynamics Co Ltd	Industrials	5.2%	-
4	SWBI.US	Smith & Wesson Brands Inc	Industrials	3.5%	35.5
5	LOM.XETRA	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Industrials	3.0%	25.1
6	009540.KO	Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co Ltd	Industrials	2.7%	-
7	LMT.US	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Industrials	2.3%	21.4
8	2357.HK	AviChina Industry & Technology Co Ltd	Industrials	2.3%	11.7
9	001316.SHE	Zhejiang XiaSha Precision	Industrials	2.2%	18.6
10	443060.KO	HD Hyundai Marine Solution	Industrials	2.1%	-
11	688543.SHG	Jiangxi Guoke Defence Group Co. Ltd. A	Industrials	2.1%	38.4
12	BA.LSE	BAE Systems plc	Industrials	2.0%	27.0
13	329180.KO	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd	Industrials	2.0%	-
14	HII.US	Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc	Industrials	1.9%	18.7
15	QQ.LSE	Qinetiq Group PLC	Industrials	1.8%	-
16	0317.HK	CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Group Co Ltd	Industrials	1.8%	12.0
17	NOC.US	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Industrials	1.7%	18.2
18	AM.PA	Dassault Aviation SA	Industrials	1.6%	22.9
19	AIR.PA	Airbus Group SE	Industrials	1.6%	30.9
20	AIR.XETRA	Airbus SE	Industrials	1.6%	30.9

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Aerospace & Defense industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.