Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC
Nov 5, 2026, 2:05 PM EST
- YTD
- -9.13%
- 1 year
- -9.17%
- Market cap
- 73.62B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 43.59B
- Profit margin
- 10.37%
- EPS (ttm)
- 31.68
- Shares out
- 142.06M
- P/E ratio
- 16.36
- Forward P/E
- 17.56
- Dividend
- 9.88 (1.78%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 30, 2026
- YTD return
- -9.13%
- 1-year return
- -9.17%
- Volume
- 725.80K
- Avg volume
- 888.62K
- Open
- 522.16
- Previous close
- 525.35
- Day's range
- 518.24 – 539.72
- 52-week range
- 473.46 – 768.02
- Beta
- -0.14
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 636.00 (+22.7%)
- Earnings date
- Jan 26, 2027
5D -54.95 (-9.58%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 91.83B
- PEG ratio
- 4.12
- Price / sales
- 1.71
- Price / book
- 4.00
- Dividend yield
- 1.80%
- Payout ratio
- 30.18%
- Revenue growth
- 6.70%
- Free cash flow
- 3.14B
- Total cash
- 3.74B
- Total debt
- 17.40B
- Return on equity
- 26.07%
- Short % of float
- 1.63%
- 50-day average
- 520.44
- 200-day average
- 589.98
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 430.00
- Target (mean)
- 636.00
- Target (high)
- 815.00
- Strong buy3
- Buy12
- Hold10
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Jan 26, 2027
Expected Jan 26, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 7.94.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 7.94 | — | — | — |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 7.18 | 7.89 | +0.71 | +9.89% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 6.82 | 7.68 | +0.86 | +12.61% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 6.06 | 6.14 | +0.08 | +1.32% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 6.98 | 7.23 | +0.25 | +3.58% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 6.44 | 7.67 | +1.23 | +19.10% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Bernstein | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Oct 26, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Oct 21, 2026 | UBS | main | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 21, 2026 | BNP Paribas | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Northrop Grumman Corporation
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.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Country
- United States
- Website
- northropgrumman.com
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN MARIANNE CATHERINE | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 29, 2026 | 11,706 |
| FUDGE ANN M | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 20, 2025 | 5,792 |
| JONES THOMAS H. | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 16, 2026 | 11,204 |
| KLEINER MADELEINE A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 20, 2025 | 21,002 |
| KRISHNA ARVIND | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Sep 29, 2026 | 2,837 |
| ROUGHEAD GARY | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 19, 2026 | 12,210 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Corporation | 9.27% | 13,169,195 | 6.92B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.29% | 11,783,817 | 6.19B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.33% | 8,997,139 | 4.73B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital International Investors | 4.12% | 5,852,674 | 3.08B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 3.56% | 5,062,384 | 2.66B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3.47% | 4,932,780 | 2.59B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 4,508,215 | 2.37B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND | 2.71% | 3,856,435 | 2.03B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.43% | 3,458,606 | 1.82B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.25% | 1,779,027 | 935.20M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.22% | 1,735,472 | 912.30M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.17% | 1,656,116 | 870.59M | Sep 29, 2026 |
