Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC
Set alert
As of Nov 3, 1:50 PM ET
- YTD
- -3.29%
- 1 year
- -4.17%
- Open
- 551.68
- Prev close
- 555.32
- Mkt cap
- 78.29B
- Vol
- 229.90K
- Avg vol
- 870.77K
- EPS
- 31.68
- P/E
- 17.40
- Div yield
- 1.76%
More statistics
- Low
- 547.78
- High
- 555.54
- Forward P/E
- 18.55
- Beta
- -0.14
- Short ratio
- 2.34
- Inst. own
- 84.69%
- Dividend
- 9.88
- Ex-div date
- Aug 30, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 26, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 520.34
- 200-d avg
- 591.06
- 1y target
- 636.00
YTD chart
Events in this range
- Jan 27, 2026Earnings: 7.23; estimate 6.98; surprise 3.58%
- Feb 23, 2026Dividend: 2.31
- Apr 21, 2026Earnings: 6.14; estimate 6.06; surprise 1.32%
- Jun 1, 2026Dividend: 2.47
- Jul 21, 2026Earnings: 7.68; estimate 6.82; surprise 12.61%
- Aug 31, 2026Dividend: 2.47
- Oct 20, 2026Earnings: 7.89; estimate 7.18; surprise 9.89%
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Overweight → Overweight
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: BNP Paribas · Outperform → Outperform
- Oct 21, 2026Rating: UBS · Buy → Buy
- Oct 22, 2026Rating: Barclays · Underweight → Underweight
- Oct 26, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 27, 2026Rating: Bernstein · Market Perform → Market Perform
Signals (36)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 26, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 20, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 13, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 7, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Sep 30, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 18, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 31, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 31, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 24, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 21, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 9, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 2, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 months ago |
Newest 20 of 36.
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 78.91B
- Enterprise value
- 92.86B
- Trailing P/E
- 17.53
- Forward P/E
- 18.55
- PEG ratio
- 4.18
- Price / sales
- 1.81
- Price / book
- 4.22
- EPS (TTM)
- 31.68
- Beta
- -0.14
- Dividend yield
- 1.77%
- Payout ratio
- 30.18%
- Profit margin
- 10.37%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 43.59B
- Revenue growth
- 6.70%
- Free cash flow
- 3.14B
- Total cash
- 3.74B
- Total debt
- 17.40B
- Return on equity
- 26.07%
- Shares outstanding
- 142.06M
- Short % of float
- 1.63%
- 50-day average
- 520.34
- 200-day average
- 591.06
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 | 7.31B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.29% | 11,783,817 | 6.55B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.33% | 8,997,139 | 5.00B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital International Investors | 4.12% | 5,852,674 | 3.25B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 3.56% | 5,062,384 | 2.81B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wellington Management Group, LLP | 3.47% | 4,932,780 | 2.74B | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.17% | 4,508,215 | 2.50B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| WASHINGTON MUTUAL INVESTORS FUND | 2.71% | 3,856,435 | 2.14B | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund | 2.43% | 3,458,606 | 1.92B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.25% | 1,779,027 | 988.16M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Concord Street Trust-Fidelity 500 Index Fund | 1.22% | 1,733,093 | 962.65M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST-State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1.17% | 1,656,116 | 919.89M | Sep 29, 2026 |