Northrop Grumman

NOC · NYSE

$534.00+$23.35 (+4.57%)TodayMarket closed ·
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About NOC

Northrop Grumman Corp. engages in the provision of advanced aircraft systems. The company is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and currently employs 95,000 full-time employees. Its segments include Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems, and Space Systems. Aeronautics Systems is engaged in the design, development, production, integration, sustainment and modernization of military aircraft systems for the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, other United States government agencies, and international customers. Defense Systems is engaged in the design, engineering, development, integration, and manufacturing of deterrent systems, advanced tactical weapons, and missile defense solutions. Mission Systems is a provider of mission solutions and multifunction systems. Its products and services include command, control, communications and computers, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. Space Systems delivers end-to-end mission solutions through the design, development, integration, production and operation of space, missile defense, and launch systems.

Employees
95,000
Headquarters
Falls Church, Virginia
Listed
Dec 10, 1951
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense

NOC key statistics

Market cap
72.54B
Price-earnings ratio
16.24
Dividend yield
1.84%
Average volume
1.04M
Volume
1.53M
Open price
$523.64
High today
$550.89
Low today
$523.64
52 Week high
$774.00
52 Week low
$470.06

Northrop Grumman (NOC) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Northrop Grumman (NOC) shares are priced at $534.00, giving the company a market cap of 72.54B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.24 and a dividend yield of 1.84%.

Today the stock has traded between $523.64 and $550.89. The current price is 2.0% above the day's low and 3.1% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.53M shares, above the average of 1.04M shares a day.

Over the past year Northrop Grumman has ranged from $470.06 to $774.00, and now sits 21% of the way up that range.

Northrop Grumman met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q3 FY26 it reported $7.89 per share against an estimate of $7.25.

The average analyst price target is $659.51, 23.5% above the current price, from 17 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

59%of 17 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy58.8%
  • Hold35.3%
  • Sell5.9%
Price target · 24 analystsAvg $659.51
Low
$543.38
Now
$534.00
High
$855.75

NOC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 7.4% on average.

  1. Q4 FY24: reported $6.39 per share against an estimate of $6.41
  2. Q1 FY25: reported $6.06 per share against an estimate of $6.31
  3. Q2 FY25: reported $7.11 per share against an estimate of $6.89
  4. Q3 FY25: reported $7.67 per share against an estimate of $6.52
  5. Q4 FY25: reported $7.23 per share against an estimate of $7.04
  6. Q1 FY26: reported $6.14 per share against an estimate of $6.12
  7. Q2 FY26: reported $7.68 per share against an estimate of $6.89
  8. Q3 FY26: reported $7.89 per share against an estimate of $7.25

NOC news

  • Northrop Grumman Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    Northrop Grumman Releases Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

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