Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Stock

About Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation is led by CEO Kathy J. Warden, employs 97,000 people, headquartered in Falls Church, US, publicly traded since 1981.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) stock trades at $551.44 with a market capitalization of $78.34B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.19, price-to-book of 4.06, price-to-sales of 1.69. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $473.46 and $774.00, and currently trades 28.8% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.94%.

On profitability, Northrop Grumman Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of 26.58%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 11.67%, an operating margin of 11.08%, a net profit margin of 10.48%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Northrop Grumman Corporation reported annual revenue of $42.0B, net profit of $4.2B. Over the last 5 fiscal years, revenue grew at an average annual rate of 2.7%, and net profit grew at an average annual rate of 5.6%. Over that span net profit grew faster than revenue, so net margin widened.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.14, total assets of $51.4B, $4.4B in cash and equivalents.

NOC has an average daily trading volume of 929,699 shares, a beta of -0.11.

Northrop Grumman Corporation by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Northrop Grumman Corporation reported revenue of $24.5B rising to $42.0B, a change of +71.2% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 2.7% a year over five years, 4.7% over three, 2.2% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $4.2B.

Operating margin went from 13.0% in 2016 to 10.2% in 2025, a fall of 2.8 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 10.48%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $42.9B and net profit $4.5B.

Borrowings rose from $7.1B to $19.7B, cash on hand is $2.1B, cash from operations was $4.8B in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 30.5% over five years, and was 25.1% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at 9.9% a year over five years, 8.3% over three, 9.3% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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