stockrowThe Boeing Company (BA) vs Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
- The Boeing Company BA 173.09 +0.34%
- Northrop Grumman Corporation NOC 524.47 −0.15%
The Boeing Company and Northrop Grumman Corporation are both Aerospace & Defense companies. The Boeing Company is the larger, with a market value of $136.7B against $74.6B — 1.8× the size. Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 16.5× against 17.9×. The Boeing Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.5% against 6.51%. Northrop Grumman Corporation has the higher net margin (10.4% vs 7.70%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.84% vs 19.2%). Across the 22 metrics below, Northrop Grumman Corporation leads on 15 and The Boeing Company on 7.
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| Metric | BA | NOC | Aerospace & Defense median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 9.42% | 20.02% | 26.41% |
| Operating margin | 10.26% | 10.61% | 3.69% |
| Net margin | 7.70% | 10.37% | 2.74% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.12% | 9.64% | 0.73% |
| Return on equity | (858.49%) | 26.07% | 5.39% |
| Return on assets | 4.56% | 8.88% | 2.18% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.15% | 9.84% | 0.64% |
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