northrop grumman corp. - NOC

NOC

Close Chg Chg %
682.21 9.20 1.35%

Closed Market

691.40

+9.20 (1.35%)

Volume: 570.14K

Last Updated:

Mar 25, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: northrop grumman corp. - NOC

NOC Key Data

Open

$686.93

Day Range

681.80 - 692.79

52 Week Range

450.13 - 774.00

Market Cap

$96.81B

Shares Outstanding

141.92M

Public Float

141.60M

Beta

0.03

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

23.46

EPS

$29.23

Yield

135.45%

Dividend

$2.31

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Feb 23, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

932.38K

 

NOC Performance

1 Week
 
-3.51%
 
1 Month
 
-5.83%
 
3 Months
 
18.15%
 
1 Year
 
33.18%
 
5 Years
 
113.83%
 

NOC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About northrop grumman corp. - NOC

Northrop Grumman Corp. engages in the provision of advanced aircraft systems. It operates through the following segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems, and Space Systems. The Aeronautics Systems segment is involved in the design, development, production, integration, sustainment, and modernization of advanced aircraft systems for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, other U.S. government agencies, and international customers. The Defense Systems segment includes integrated battle management systems, weapons systems and aircraft, and mission systems sustainment and modernization. The Mission Systems segment offers advanced mission solutions and multifunction systems, primarily for the U.S. defense and intelligence community, and international customers. The Space Systems segment delivers end-to-end mission solutions through the design, development, integration, production and operation of space, missile defense, launch and strategic missile systems for national security, civil government, commercial, and international customers. The company was founded by John K. Northrop, Thomas V. Jones, and Kent Kresa in 1939 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

NOC At a Glance

Northrop Grumman Corp.
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone 1-703-280-2900 Revenue 41.95B
Industry Aerospace & Defense Net Income 4.18B
Sector Electronic Technology 2025 Sales Growth 2.245%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 95,000
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NOC Valuation

P/E Current 23.382
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 19.607
Price to Sales Ratio 1.954
Price to Book Ratio 4.856
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 17.24
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 16.599
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.276
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.187

NOC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 441,621.053
Income Per Employee 44,021.053
Receivables Turnover 4.744
Total Asset Turnover 0.833

NOC Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.088
Quick Ratio 0.993
Cash Ratio 0.317

NOC Profitability

Gross Margin 19.815
Operating Margin 10.202
Pretax Margin 12.08
Net Margin 9.968
Return on Assets 8.303
Return on Equity 26.167
Return on Total Capital 12.101
Return on Invested Capital 12.775

NOC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 107.257
Total Debt to Total Capital 51.751
Total Debt to Total Assets 34.809
Long-Term Debt to Equity 102.069
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 49.248
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Annual Financials for Northrop Grumman Corp. - NOC

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
36.60B 39.29B 41.03B 41.95B
Sales Growth
+2.62% +7.34% +4.44% +2.24%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
29.13B 32.74B 32.67B 33.64B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
1.34B 1.34B 1.37B 1.47B
Depreciation
1.15B 1.26B 1.31B 1.43B
Amortization of Intangibles
197.00M 80.00M 57.00M 45.00M
COGS Growth
+2.57% +12.40% -0.21% +2.97%
Gross Income
7.47B 6.55B 8.36B 8.31B
Gross Income Growth
+2.83% -12.35% +27.64% -0.59%
Gross Profit Margin
+20.42% +16.67% +20.38% +19.81%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
3.87B 4.01B 3.99B 4.03B
Research & Development
1.20B 1.20B 1.10B 1.10B
Other SG&A
2.67B 2.81B 2.89B 2.93B
SGA Growth
+7.67% +3.64% -0.55% +1.03%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
3.60B 2.54B 4.37B 4.28B
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.74B 354.00M 1.27B 1.45B
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
506.00M 545.00M 621.00M 665.00M
Interest Expense Growth
-8.99% +7.71% +13.94% +7.09%
Gross Interest Expense
506.00M 545.00M 621.00M 665.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
5.84B 2.35B 5.02B 5.07B
Pretax Income Growth
-34.71% -59.80% +113.81% +1.04%
Pretax Margin
+15.94% +5.97% +12.22% +12.08%
Income Tax
940.00M 290.00M 842.00M 886.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.29B 949.00M 628.00M 298.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
3.00M 15.00M 13.00M 22.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(353.00M) (670.00M) 204.00M 555.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
1.00M (4.00M) (3.00M) 11.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
4.90B 2.06B 4.17B 4.18B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
4.90B 2.06B 4.17B 4.18B
Net Income Growth
-30.11% -58.01% +103.02% +0.19%
Net Margin Growth
+13.38% +5.23% +10.17% +9.97%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
4.90B 2.06B 4.17B 4.18B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
4.90B 2.06B 4.17B 4.18B
EPS (Basic)
31.6075 13.571 28.3946 29.1429
EPS (Basic) Growth
-27.67% -57.06% +109.23% +2.64%
Basic Shares Outstanding
154.90M 151.50M 147.00M 143.50M
EPS (Diluted)
31.4653 13.5263 28.3367 29.0821
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-27.73% -57.01% +109.49% +2.63%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
155.60M 152.00M 147.30M 143.80M
EBITDA
4.94B 3.88B 5.74B 5.75B
EBITDA Growth
+0.67% -21.61% +48.13% +0.21%
EBITDA Margin
+13.50% +9.86% +13.99% +13.71%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 742.20
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate 6.029
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 27.995
Last Quarter’s Earnings 7.23 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 26.34 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 30.121
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 20 20 22 21
Mean Estimate 6.03 6.86 28.00 30.12
High Estimates 6.42 7.01 28.95 31.84
Low Estimate 5.79 6.72 27.60 28.69
Coefficient of Variance 2.86 1.22 1.09 2.65

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 12 12 13
OVERWEIGHT 2 2 3
HOLD 11 11 11
UNDERWEIGHT 2 2 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Northrop Grumman Corp. - NOC

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 4, 2026 Kathryn G. Simpson Corp VP & General Counsel 1 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $745 per share 745.00
Mar 3, 2026 Roshan Roeder CVP & Pres. Mission Systems 2,353 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $720 per share 1,694,160.00
Feb 20, 2026 Robert J. Fleming CVP and Pres. Space Systems 2,704 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Benjamin R. Davies CVP & Pres. Defense Systems 6,444 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Kathy J. Warden Chair, CEO and President; Director 31,020 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Kathy J. Warden Chair, CEO and President; Director 196,681 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $701.12 per share 137,896,982.72
Feb 20, 2026 Kathy J. Warden Chair, CEO and President; Director 201,538 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Kathryn G. Simpson Corp VP & General Counsel 5,168 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Kathryn G. Simpson Corp VP & General Counsel 1,068 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $702.56 per share 750,334.08
Feb 20, 2026 Kathryn G. Simpson Corp VP & General Counsel 1,847 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $701.12 per share 1,294,968.64
Feb 20, 2026 Robert J. Fleming CVP and Pres. Space Systems 6,513 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Robert J. Fleming CVP and Pres. Space Systems 2,619 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $701.12 per share 1,836,233.28
Feb 20, 2026 Thomas H. Jones CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems 6,513 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Thomas H. Jones CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems 11,205 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $701.12 per share 7,856,049.60
Feb 20, 2026 Thomas H. Jones CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems 12,210 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Michael A. Hardesty Corp VP, Controller & CAO 1,494 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Michael A. Hardesty Corp VP, Controller & CAO 2,672 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $700.63 per share 1,872,083.36
Feb 20, 2026 Michael A. Hardesty Corp VP, Controller & CAO 3,388 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $701.12 per share 2,375,394.56
Feb 20, 2026 Michael A. Hardesty Corp VP, Controller & CAO 3,631 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Feb 20, 2026 Christopher Grady Director 71 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $695.06 per share 49,349.26

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