Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC

510.52 1.54 0.30% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$72.4B
P/E
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Return on assets

Northrop Grumman Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 8.97%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (8.30%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.55% (fiscal 2023) to 16.1% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 2.70% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.30%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 8.30% (0.40)
FY2024 8.70% 4.15
FY2023 4.55% (6.79)
FY2022 11.3% (4.75)
FY2021 16.1% 8.64
FY2020 7.45% 1.74
FY2019 5.71% (3.16)
FY2018 8.87% (0.58)
FY2017 9.45% 1.28
FY2016 8.17% 0.37

Against its own ten years

Low 4.55% High 16.1%
Ten-year median 8.30%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare 15.4%
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 10.4%
HEI Heico Corporation compare 9.18%
HEI.A Heico Corporation compare 9.18%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation 8.97%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare 7.73%
GD General Dynamics Corporation compare 7.67%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 4.42%
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation compare −5.76%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 2.70%
Industrials sector median 1.30%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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