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Company Profile: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)

NOC insider trades (13 months) →

$550.30 −0.90% vs. previous close · Market cap $78.18B

Today's multi-factor rank: 356 of 461 · see the ranking

Momentum
3.3/10
Value
5.0/10
Growth
5.1/10
Quality
4.8/10
Multifactor
4.6/10

Market and Valuation

Price & Market

Prev Close Price:$555.32
Open:$551.68
Day's Low:$547.78
Day's High:$555.54
Bid / Ask:-
Market Cap:78.18B
Enterprise Value:92.55B

52-Week Range

52-Week Low:$470.06
52-Week High:$774.00
Current position in 52-week range
52w Low-52w High
50-Day Avg:$520.42
200-Day Avg:$590.56

Volume

Volume Today:788,415
Avg Volume (3m):870,767
Avg Volume (10d):1,040,450
52-Week Change:-3.78%
vs S&P 500, 52 weeks:-
Beta:-0.14

Valuation Multiples

P/E (trailing):17.38

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

P/E (forward):18.38
PEG Ratio:4.16
Price / Book:4.18
Price / Sales (TTM):1.79
EV / Revenue:2.12
EV / EBITDA:12.66

Dividends

Current yield:1.78%
Annual Dividend Rate:$9.88
Dividend Trailing:$9.56
Yield Trailing:1.72%
5-Year Avg Yield:1.54%
Payout Ratio:30.18%
Last Ex-Dividend Date:-

Valuation Context

P/E vs sector (indicative)

Most Recent Quarter:-
Fiscal Year (Next):-

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Financial Statements TTM (Trailing 12 Months)

Income Statement

Total Revenue (TTM):43.59B
Gross Profit:8.73B
EBITDA:7.31B
Net Income (TTM):4.52B
Rev Growth (YoY):+6.70%
Earnings Growth (YoY):+2.90%
Quarterly earnings growth (YoY):+2.20%

Margins

Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-
Operating Margin:-
Net Margin:-

Per Share

EPS Trailing (TTM):$31.67

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$29.94
Revenue Per Share:$306.49
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$131.51
Last Dividend:-
Ex-Dividend Date:-
Last Split:-

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total cash:3.74B
Total Debt:17.40B
Net Debt (Debt - Cash):13.65B
Debt / Equity:93.13%
Current Ratio:1.23
Quick Ratio:1.07

Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flow:5.27B
Free Cash Flow (FCF):3.14B
FCF Yield (FCF / Market Cap):-
Enterprise Value:92.55B
EV / Revenue:2.12
EV / EBITDA:12.66

Profitability

ROE (Return on Equity):26.07%
ROA (Return on Assets):7.11%
P/E (trailing):17.38
P/E (forward):18.38
Price / Book:4.18
PEG Ratio:4.16
52-Week Change:-3.78%
S&P 500 change, 52 weeks:+11.37%

Historical Evolution (Last 4 Years)

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

EPS and Earnings Per Share

Key EPS Metrics

EPS Trailing (TTM):$31.67

Diluted EPS for the last 12 months: the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026, from the accounts filed with the SEC on Oct 20, 2026. The P/E is the price divided by that EPS.

EPS Forward (Est.):$29.94
P/E (forward):18.38
PEG Ratio:4.16

Growth and Margins

Earnings Growth YoY:-
Quarterly Earnings Growth YoY:-
Rev Growth YoY:-
Net Margin:-
Gross Margin:-
EBITDA Margin:-

Per Share

Revenue Per Share:$306.49
Cash Per Share:-
Book Value:$131.51

Cash Flows (TTM)

Free Cash Flow:3.14B
Operating Cash Flow:5.27B
EBITDA:7.31B
Total Revenue (TTM):43.59B
Net Income (TTM):4.52B
Fiscal Year (Last):-

EPS Surprise History - Last 4 Quarters

Actual vs. Analyst Estimates · Green = beat expectations · Red = missed

Quarter Period Actual EPS Estimated EPS Difference Surprise % Currency

Ownership Structure

Ownership Distribution

% Insiders:-
% Institutional:-
% Inst. (of Float):-
No. of Institutions:-
Visual distribution
InsidersInstitutionalFree Float

Shares & Short Interest

Shares Outstanding:142,064,489
Float (free shares):141,608,462
Short interest (shares):2,312,455
Short % of float:-
Short Ratio (days to cover):2.34
Short interest, prior month:-
Short Interest Date:-

Governance Score (1=Best, 10=Worst)

Overall risk:-
Audit Risk:-
Board risk:-
Compensation Risk:-
Shareholder rights risk:-

Top Institutional Holders

Position Change: ▲ Increased · ▼ Reduced · = Unchanged

Organization Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Top Mutual Funds

Position Change: ▲ Increased ▼ Decreased = Unchanged

Fund Report Date % Shares No. Shares Value (USD) Change %

Recent Insider Trades

Executive / Insider Title Date Action Shares

Options Chain

CALLS

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PUTS

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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K

Direct links to financial reports filed with the SEC.

Type Date Official link
10-Q2026-10-20View filing ↗
8-K2026-08-21View filing ↗
8-K2026-07-21View filing ↗
11-K2026-06-11View filing ↗
SD2026-05-28View filing ↗
8-K2026-05-21View filing ↗
DEFA14A2026-05-13View filing ↗
10-Q2026-04-21View filing ↗
DEF 14A2026-04-03View filing ↗
8-K2026-02-13View filing ↗

Company and Executive Profile

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. The Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, produces, integrates, sustains, and modernizes aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic, surveillance and reconnaissance 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, integrates, and produces strategic deterrent systems, tactical weapons, and missile defense solutions; and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. This segment also offers strategic missiles; integrated all-domain command and control systems; precision strike weapons; tactical solid rocket motors, and high-speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions, and advanced fuzes; and sustainment, operation, and modernization. The Mission Systems segment provides command, control, communication and computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared, and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; microelectronics; navigation and positioning sensors; maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems; cyber solutions; and intelligence processing systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; and launch vehicles and related propulsion systems. The company was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

General Information

Headquarters:United States
City:Falls Church
Employees:95,000
Sector:Industrials
Industry:Aerospace & Defense
Website:-

Key Executives

NameTitleAgeTotal pay
Ms. Kathy J. WardenChair, CEO & President537.34M
Mr. Thomas H. JonesCorporate VP & President of Aeronautics Systems Sector582.08M
Dr. Robert J. FlemingCorporate VP & President of Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector522.36M
Ms. Roshan S. RoederCorporate VP & President of Mission Systems Sector451.90M
Mr. John Thomas GreeneCorporate VP & CFO59-
Mr. Rajender K. ChandhokVice President of Trust Administration and Investments76-
Mr. Michael A. HardestyCorporate VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer53-
Mr. Bruce W. StephensonVice President of Corporate Strategy & Technology--

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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC): Quantitative Analysis

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) — Industrials — Aerospace & Defense. NOC is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, NOC has returned −2.2% against +11.4% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026.

NOC ranks 356 of 461 on today's multifactor score, and 52 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. Its strongest factor is growth (Z 0.05, ranked 148 of 489); its weakest is momentum (Z -0.99, ranked 432 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor-0.262356 of 461
Momentum-0.993432 of 494 ↓11
Value0.007201 of 489 ↓1
Quality-0.111249 of 468 ↓3
Growth0.049148 of 489

Market data

MetricValue
Price$550.30
Market Cap78.18B
P/E17.38
Revenue (last 12 months)43.59B
Price / book4.18
Book value per share$131.51
52-week range$470.06 – $774.00
Dividend yield1.78%
Beta-0.14
Average volume870,767
Shares outstanding142.06M
Short interest (% of float)1.63% (as of Oct 15, 2026)

When does NOC report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are NOC insiders doing? 69 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 18 sells, the last one on Sep 30, 2026 →

NOC latest SEC filings

Filing dates on EDGAR, the SEC's public registry. All NOC filings on EDGAR.

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Frequently asked questions about Northrop Grumman (NOC)

When does Northrop Grumman report earnings?

Northrop Grumman has no announced date in the Nasdaq public calendar checked (Nov 3, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026). Of its last 12 earnings announcements: 12 before the open (SEC filings through Oct 20, 2026). NOC earnings dates and times, quarter by quarter →

What is Northrop Grumman's P/E ratio?

Northrop Grumman's P/E (price over earnings per share for the last twelve months) is 17.4 at the Nov 3, 2026 close. That EPS is the 12-month diluted figure from the SEC, the four quarters ended Sep 30, 2026. The median of the 74 Industrials companies with a P/E is 26.4, and the S&P 500's, 23.5: Northrop Grumman is below its sector median. Industrials stocks, company by company →

Where does Northrop Grumman rank on Quant500?

In the Nov 3, 2026 multi-factor ranking, Northrop Grumman ranks 356 of 461, and 52 of the 69 Industrials companies that score. The ranking orders S&P 500 companies by the average of four factors (momentum, value, quality and growth) and is recalculated every trading day. It is a model output, not investment advice. The full ranking → How it is calculated →

Have Northrop Grumman insiders bought or sold shares?

SEC Form 4 shows no open-market purchase of Northrop Grumman shares from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026. The latest sale was on Aug 3, 2026, by a director, for $52k. In total, from August 2025 through Nov 3, 2026: 0 purchases and 18 sales by directors, officers and large shareholders. All NOC insider trades →

Does Northrop Grumman pay a dividend?

Yes. Its dividend yield is 1.78% at the Nov 3, 2026 close (annual dividend of $9.88 per share). The latest recorded ex-dividend date is Aug 31, 2026.

What sector is Northrop Grumman in, and which index?

Northrop Grumman is classified in the Industrials sector (industry: Aerospace & Defense), per the data provider's classification (similar to GICS, not identical). It is in the S&P 500 today. It is one of the 76 S&P 500 companies in that sector. Industrials stocks →

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