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.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Return on invested capital
Northrop Grumman Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.58%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.22% (fiscal 2023) to 21.0% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Aerospace & Defense industry median of 1.56% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.30%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.3% | (0.38) |
| FY2024 | 10.7% | 4.44 |
| FY2023 | 6.22% | (2.95) |
| FY2022 | 9.17% | (6.76) |
| FY2021 | 15.9% | 3.18 |
| FY2020 | 12.8% | (0.07) |
| FY2019 | 12.8% | 1.29 |
| FY2018 | 11.5% | (7.99) |
| FY2017 | 19.5% | (1.43) |
| FY2016 | 21.0% | 0.90 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation compare | 22.4% |
| HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc. compare | 16.9% |
| TDG Transdigm Group Incorporated compare | 14.3% |
| ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd. compare | 13.3% |
| GD General Dynamics Corporation compare | 11.8% |
| HEI Heico Corporation compare | 10.6% |
| HEI.A Heico Corporation compare | 10.6% |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation | 9.58% |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies Inc compare | 5.12% |
| Aerospace & Defense industry median | 1.56% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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