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Northrop Grumman financials

Yes. Northrop Grumman earned 4.52B USD of net income over the last twelve months, 10.4% of its revenue. It made a profit in 38 of its 41 fiscal years since 1985. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2008.

Revenue (TTM)
43.59B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.52B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.83B USD
Cash and short-term investments
3.74B USD
Total debt
16.64B USD
Shareholders' equity
18.68B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Northrop Grumman earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
7.97 USD
Revenue estimate
12.21B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS7.89Beat +9.9%Revenue11.12BMissed -0.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q2 FY20287.95———12.29B———
Q1 FY20287.00——+9.28%11.14B——+6.87%
Q1 FY20276.41——+4.33%10.42B——+5.47%
Q4 FY20267.97——+10.24%12.21B——+4.21%
Q3 FY20267.187.89+9.89%+2.87%11.14B11.12B-0.16%+6.71%
Q2 FY20266.827.68+12.61%+8.02%10.80B10.88B+0.69%+5.07%
Q1 FY20266.066.14+1.32%+84.94%9.75B9.88B+1.34%+4.36%
Q4 FY20256.987.23+3.58%+13.15%11.62B11.71B+0.78%+9.60%
Q3 FY20256.447.67+19.10%+9.57%10.72B10.42B-2.75%+4.27%
Q2 FY20256.927.11+2.75%+11.79%10.06B10.35B+2.86%+1.30%

Northrop Grumman growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
43.59B USD
Net income (TTM)
4.52B USD
Gross margin
20.02%
Operating margin
10.61%
Net margin
10.37%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202541.95B+2.24%4.18B+0.19%19.81%10.75%9.97%7.21B+5.35%
FY202441.03B+4.44%4.17B+103.02%20.38%10.65%10.17%6.84B+61.72%
FY202339.29B+7.34%2.06B-58.01%16.67%6.46%5.23%4.23B-44.96%
FY202236.60B+2.62%4.90B-30.11%20.42%9.84%13.38%7.68B-12.02%
FY202135.67B-3.08%7.01B+119.66%20.38%15.84%19.64%8.73B+56.30%

How Northrop Grumman makes its money

Revenue41.95B 100.0%
Cost of revenue33.64B 80.2%
Gross profit8.31B 19.8%
Research and development1.10B 2.6%
Selling and administration4.03B 9.6%
Operating income4.51B 10.8%
Tax886.00M 2.1%
Net income4.18B 10.0%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Northrop Grumman revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Aeronautics Systems: 29.3%Mission Systems: 28.2%Space Systems: 24.3%Defense Systems: 18.1%29.3%Aeronautics Systems28.2%Mission Systems24.3%Space Systems18.1%Defense Systems
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Aeronautics Systems12.99B29.3%+8.0%
Mission Systems12.51B28.2%+9.7%
Space Systems10.77B24.3%-8.2%
Defense Systems8.00B18.1%-6.5%

By region

FY2025
Europe: 63.1%Asia Pacific: 36.9%63.1%Europe36.9%Asia Pacific
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Europe3.29B63.1%+15.8%
Asia Pacific1.92B36.9%+23.6%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20254.76B3.31B
FY20244.39B2.62B
FY20233.88B2.10B
FY20222.90B1.47B
FY20213.57B2.15B
FY20204.31B2.89B
FY20194.30B3.03B
FY20183.83B2.58B
FY20172.61B1.69B
FY20162.81B1.89B

Northrop Grumman financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
3.74B USD
Total debt
16.64B USD
Net cash
-12.89B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.83B USD
Current ratio
1.23
Debt to equity
0.89
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.09

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20254.40B17.88B3.31B
FY20244.35B18.40B2.62B
FY20233.11B16.05B2.10B
FY20222.58B15.00B1.47B
FY20213.53B14.66B2.15B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202551.38B34.70B16.67B
FY202449.36B34.07B15.29B
FY202346.54B31.75B14.80B
FY202243.76B28.44B15.31B
FY202142.58B29.65B12.93B
FY202044.47B33.89B10.58B
FY201941.09B32.27B8.82B
FY201837.65B29.47B8.19B
FY201734.92B27.87B7.05B
FY201625.61B20.36B5.26B

Northrop Grumman valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
17.21
Forward P/E (FY2026)
18.42
Price to sales (TTM)
1.78
Price to book
4.16
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
12.21

Capital structure

Market capitalization
77.66B USD
+
Total debt
16.64B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
3.74B USD
=
Enterprise value
90.55B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)16.81————
FY2027 (est.)18.3116.81———
FY2026 (est.)18.4218.31———
Now (TTM)17.2118.321.784.1612.21
FY202519.5719.211.954.9113.49
FY202416.5318.011.684.5112.40
FY202334.5018.011.814.7920.28
FY202217.2623.922.315.5212.85
FY20218.8615.701.744.808.56

Northrop Grumman against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Howmet Aerospace, TransDigm Group, General Dynamics, L3Harris Technologies, Honeywell Aerospace, and HEICO, the US Aerospace & Defense companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median17.2
    8.535.4
  • Gross marginBelow its median19.8%
    16.7%20.4%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 34.5%
  • Operating marginAbove its median10.8%
    6.5%15.8%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 20.7%
  • Net marginBelow its median10.0%
    5.2%19.6%
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 12.8%
  • Return on equityBelow its median25.1%
    13.9%54.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 6Peers' median 16.4%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years7.9%
    4.0%7.9%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 17.9%
  • Revenue growthBelow its median2.2%
    -3.1%7.3%
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 11.1%
  • EPS growthAt its median2.6%
    -57.0%128.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 19.3%
  • Debt to EBITDAAt its median2.48×
    1.68×3.79×
    Against its peers: 5 of 7Peers' median 1.67×
  • Current ratioAt its median1.09
    1.001.28
    Against its peers: 7 of 7Peers' median 1.79

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Northrop Grumman dividends

Annual dividend
9.88 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.81%
Payout ratio
30.10%
Years of dividend growth
23
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
2.47 USD
Last ex-dividend date
31 Aug 2026
Last payment date
16 Sept 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share8.998.057.346.766.165.675.164.703.903.50

Northrop Grumman ownership

Institutions
85.12%
Institutional holders
1,875 (-77)
Free float
99.68%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 85.1% Others 14.9%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 141.61M shares ·99.7% Closely held 456.96K shares ·0.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 202605641.001.02K
Q3 202601036.08K95.00
Q2 20260113.65K95.00
Q1 2026032152.95K141.26K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025143.50M143.80M-2.38%
FY2024147.00M147.30M-3.09%
FY2023151.50M152.00M-2.31%
FY2022154.90M155.60M-3.29%
FY2021160.30M160.90M-4.00%

Common questions about Northrop Grumman's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep