Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC

510.52 1.54 0.30% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$72.4B
P/E
16.2×
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Return on equity

Northrop Grumman Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 27.0%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (26.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.7% (fiscal 2023) to 59.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 6.43% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 26.2% (1.58)
FY2024 27.8% 14.09
FY2023 13.7% (21.02)
FY2022 34.7% (24.92)
FY2021 59.6% 26.72
FY2020 32.9% 6.44
FY2019 26.4% (15.72)
FY2018 42.2% (4.15)
FY2017 46.3% 8.41
FY2016 37.9% 6.70

Against its own ten years

Low 13.7% High 59.6%
Ten-year median 32.9%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare 89.2%
HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare 34.9%
NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation 27.0%
HEI Heico Corporation compare 18.4%
HEI.A Heico Corporation compare 18.4%
GD General Dynamics Corporation compare 17.8%
LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare 9.50%
RKLB Rocket Lab Corporation compare −7.92%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare −25.8%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 6.43%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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