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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.07%, EPS fell 5.75%, free cash flow grew 53.5% and total debt fell 4.83%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for three.

519.86 20.23 +4.05%
Market cap
$71.0B
P/E
16.5×
Fwd P/E
19.5×
Dividend yield
1.84%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
3.01
Beneish M
−2.42
Dividend safety
82/100

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Return on equity

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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 4.33%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

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%
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd. compare 0.00%
TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare −25.8%
Aerospace & Defense industry median 6.43%
Industrials sector median 4.33%
Market median 1.35%

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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