Northrop Grumman/$NOC
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber, creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program, and maintains and upgrades numerous other military aircraft. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, long-range missiles, and missile defense systems. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and rocket motors.
- Ticker
- $NOC
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 95,000
- Headquarters
- Falls Church, United States
- Website
- www.northropgrumman.com
Northrop Grumman Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$75B
16.87
$31.50
-0.10
$9.40
1.86%
Price and volume
Market cap
$75B
Beta
-0.1
52-week high
$774.00
52-week low
$479.02
Average daily volume
701K
Dividend rate
$9.40
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.168
Quick ratio
1.014
Long term debt to equity
0.911
Total debt to equity
0.953
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
29.87%
Interest coverage (TTM)
8.70%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
7,255
Gross margin (TTM)
20.06%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.48%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.36%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
14.54%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$450,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.15%
Return on equity (TTM)
26.96%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
16.865
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.764
Price to book
4.22
Price to tangible book (TTM)
169.6
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
20.756
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.82%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
25.595
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.77%
Forward dividend yield
1.86%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
5.90%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
16.03%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.23%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.14%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.38%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
10.98%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.01%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.04%
What the Analysts think about Northrop Grumman
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Northrop Grumman lifted its 2026 revenue forecast by $250 million to a range of $43.75–$44.25 billion and raised adjusted profit guidance, supported by sustained weapons demand, as its total backlog climbed 9% to $104.7 billion (Reuters via Investing.com).
The company delivered adjusted Q2 earnings per share of $7.68, topping the $6.82 consensus, while revenue of $10.9 billion slightly exceeded forecasts, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of earnings beats (Reuters via Investing.com).
Aeronautics Systems sales rose 13% year-over-year to $3.5 billion, driven by higher volumes on the B-21 Raider program and mature production on the E-130J TACAMO, bolstering segment profitability (Reuters via Investing.com).
Northrop Grumman’s Q2 net earnings declined 7% year-over-year to $1.09 billion, primarily due to a $329 million drop in operating income despite revenue growth (SEC).
The Defense Systems segment operating income plunged 38% to $156 million in Q2, reflecting margin compression and a $68 million unfavorable EAC adjustment on the Stand-in Attack Weapon program (SEC).
Northrop Grumman’s shares fell in pre-market trading after the Q2 release as investors weighed escalating program costs and rising capital expenditures, highlighting concerns over cash flow sustainability (Reuters via Investing.com).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 21 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Northrop Grumman
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Fund name | Fund size | $NOC weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence€DFND | €1.6B | 3.56% |
iShares Global Aerospace & Defence£DFND | £1.4B | 3.56% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector€2B7C | €673M | 1.32% |
iShares S&P 500 Industrials Sector£IISU | £578M | 1.32% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.85% |
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