Northrop Grumman Corporation

NOC Industrials Aerospace & Defense

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $42.0 billion, up 2.24% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+6.71%
EPS
+2.86%
Free cash flow
+44.1%
Total debt
−4.81%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

524.83 0.52 −0.10%
Market cap
$74.6B
P/E
16.5×
Fwd P/E
18.7×
Dividend yield
1.82%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.01
Beneish M
−2.42
Dividend safety
82/100

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Net margin

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Northrop Grumman Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.4%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.97%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.23% (fiscal 2023) to 19.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 2.74% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.52%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2025 9.97% (0.20)
FY2024 10.2% 4.94
FY2023 5.23% (8.15)
FY2022 13.4% (6.26)
FY2021 19.6% 10.97
FY2020 8.67% 2.03
FY2019 6.64% (4.09)
FY2018 10.7% (0.30)
FY2017 11.0% 2.76
FY2016 8.27% (0.19)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 10.1% 0.05
Jun 2026 10.1% 1.20
Mar 2026 8.86% (3.32)
Dec 2025 12.2% 1.63
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.23% High 19.6%
Ten-year median 9.97%
Current reading's percentile 58

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare 21.1%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare 19.1%
HEI Heico Corporation compare 16.4%
HEI.A Heico Corporation compare 16.4%
HONA Honeywell Aerospace inc. compare 13.7%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation 10.4%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 8.62%
GD General Dynamics Corporation compare 8.24%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 8.23%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 2.74%
Industrials sector median 2.52%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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