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Northrop GrummanNOC

Aerospace & Defense · West Falls Church, Virginia[2] · In the S&P 500
$557.54−0.86%After hours: $557.54 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 4.7% over 1 year
Northrop Grumman over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$500$600$700Nov2026MarMayJulSep$557.54$600NovMarJul$557.54
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$79.21B
Price to earnings17.6x
Forward P/E19.3x
Dividend yield1.77%
Year to date−2.2%
One year−4.7%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorIndustrials
52-week range (closes)
$473.46$768.02

Quality and valuation

How Northrop Grumman compares with other industrials stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Northrop Grumman and 7 aerospace & defense peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: weaker than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A weaker business than most industrials companies, priced about in line with them.

Northrop Grumman trades at 19.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 21.4x for the 89 industrials stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +6.5% vs +8.2%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 10.6% vs 17.5%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 8.8% vs 13.1%
NOC trades at 19.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Aerospace & Defense peers
NOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xTDG24.6xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4xNOC19.3xLMT20.6xGD21.3xTDG24.6xRTX26.8xHWM33.6xGE35.7xSector median 21.4x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 17.6x earnings, NOC is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
15x20x25x30xAverage 21.0x2025202617.6x20x30xAverage 21.0x2025202617.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Northrop Grumman's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 6.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$5bn$10bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$11.1bnQ3 ’26$0bn$5bn$10bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$11.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +6.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
−5%0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’256.7%Q3 ’260%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’256.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 11.4% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2511.4%Q3 ’260%5%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2511.4%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $3.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26$0bn$2bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$1.4bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsNOCSector median
Revenue growth+6.5%+8.2%
Operating margin10.6%17.5%
Free cash flow margin8.8%13.1%
Price to earnings17.6x25.8x

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