NOC Northrop Grumman
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Healthcare · Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys
Northrop Grumman (NOC) is a healthcare company in the Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys industry, with a market capitalization of $78.9 billion. Shares last traded at $555.51, 28.1% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 4.0%. NOC trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.46, below the Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys median of 25.82. Net profit margin is 10.4%, above the peer median of 9.9%. Revenue grew 2.2% year over year. The shares yield 1.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
NOC Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $1.29B | $8.99 | 31% |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.19B | $8.05 | 28% |
| 2023-12-31 | $1.12B | $7.34 | 54% |
| 2022-12-31 | $1.05B | $6.76 | 21% |
| 2021-12-31 | $983M | $6.11 | 14% |
| 2020-12-31 | $953M | $5.69 | 30% |
| 2019-12-31 | $880M | $5.18 | 39% |
| 2018-12-31 | $821M | $4.70 | 25% |
| 2017-12-31 | $689M | $3.92 | 24% |
| 2016-12-31 | $640M | $3.55 | 31% |
| 2015-12-31 | $603M | $3.15 | 30% |
| 2014-12-31 | $563M | $2.65 | 27% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.89 | 2026-10-20 |
| Q2 2026 | $7.68 | 2026-07-21 |
| Q1 2026 | $6.14 | 2026-04-21 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $9.94 | 2026-01-27 |
| FY 2025 | $29.08 | 2026-01-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $7.67 | 2025-10-21 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys peers
NOC vs 11 industry peers (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys), by market cap. Data as of close
| NOC | Northrop Grumman | $78.9B | 17.46 | 1.81 | 10.4% | -0.41% |
| GRMN | Garmin | $52.9B | 26.22 | 6.71 | 25.6% | +0.70% |
| LHX | L3Harris Technologies | $51.9B | 25.41 | 1.31 | 5.2% | +0.51% |
| TDY | Teledyne Technologies | $30.4B | 29.60 | 4.66 | 15.8% | +0.34% |
| DRS | Leonardo Drs, Inc. | $9.8B | 26.98 | 2.53 | 9.4% | -1.91% |
| NN | Nextnav Inc. | $1.6B | — | 408.12 | — | -16.57% |
| LUNR | Intuitive Machines, Inc. | $1.5B | — | 3.19 | -27.1% | -7.22% |
| CODA | Coda Octopus Group, Inc. | $102M | 20.24 | 3.57 | 17.6% | +0.00% |
| MIND | MIND TECHNOLOGY, INC | $35M | — | 1.01 | -6.8% | -5.39% |
| DETX | LIBERTY DEFENSE HOLDINGS, LTD. | — | — | — | — | -14.71% |
| LYNX | Lyntris Inc. | — | — | — | — | +0.48% |
🇨🇦 Northrop Grumman also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under ZNOC. A CDR represents the same underlying NOC shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.