Northrop Grumman Corporation
NOC
NYSE·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $73.2B
$514.98
▼ -2.51%
P/E
16.35
Mkt Cap
$73.2B
52-Wk Range
$479.02–$774.00
52-Week Range
$479.02 - $774.00
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Price action
Price chart
Down 11.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Long-term government defense contracts
- Advanced technological capabilities
- Deep expertise in complex defense systems
- Strong research and development infrastructure
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta -0.1).
Growth
Stable outlook
Increased national defense spending
Value
Undervalued - trading well below Defense Prime Contractors peers
Momentum
Stable
-4.8% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.86% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying NOC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 20, 2026
JUL 21, 2026
Reported EPS of $7.68 vs $6.82 consensus (+12.6% surprise). Revenue of $10.9B vs $10.8B expected (+0.7%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+12.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+0%
-7%
+1%
+4%
+10%
+4%
+5%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$10.0B
$10.7B
$9.5B
$10.4B
$10.4B
$11.7B
$9.9B
$10.9B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
19.5%
Operating
10.1%
Profit
10.1%
Wall Street consensus
8 analysts · 63% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
63%
Hold
38%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Citi · Aug 13, 2026
vs Industry
How NOC stacks vs Aerospace & Defense
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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