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Northrop Grumman NOC

$516.62
+$2.20 (+0.43%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $514.76 +0.07%
Open$514.85
Prev close$514.42
Day range$513.10 – $518.81
Volume223.0K
Market cap$73.39B
P/E (TTM)16.4
Dividend yield1.82%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

NOC at a glance

NOC last changed hands at $516.62 (up 0.43%). At $73.39B, Northrop Grumman is ranked #227 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

The 52-week range is $476.85 to $767.12. Today's price is about 14% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are behind 10.4% over twelve months, but up 3.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($540.33) and 200-day ($595.84) moving averages; RSI is 43, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 25% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $10.88B in revenue, up 5.1% from a year earlier, with $1.09B of net profit (a 10.5% margin).

Valuation works out to 16.4 times trailing earnings, 7% below its five-year average of 17.6. The median for its industry group is 24.6.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $660.85, sits 27.9% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Northrop Grumman: the business

Northrop Grumman builds the B-21 bomber, missile defense and space systems, and provides military electronics.

What tends to move it. B-21 production progress, defense budgets and the Sentinel missile program are the main items.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.4%
1 week
-2.7%
1 month
-5.5%
3 months
+3.2%
6 months
-23.6%
Year to date
-8.3%
1 year
-10.4%
Day range
$513.10$518.81
52-week range
$476.85$767.12

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 7 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-4.4%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-13.3%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)43.0Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-6.95Bearish
Bollinger band position24%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$516.21 / $516.56
Average price today$515.63
Volume223.0KAvg (90d) 899.6K
Turnover$115.01M
Turnover rate0.16%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.30vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.11%
Market cap$73.39B
Float market cap$73.16B
Shares outstanding141.61M
EPS (TTM)$29.08
P/E (TTM)16.42
P/B4.10
Book value / share$125.89
Earnings yield0.25%
Dividend (TTM)$9.40 / shareYield 1.82%
Net profit (TTM)$4.13B
Net assets$17.88B
30-day volatility25.3%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.33%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-35.1%-32.1% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How NOC ranks on BeStock

Market value#227 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#75 of 283
Dividend yield#123 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#274 of 300
Dollar volume today#242 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$10.88B+5.1% YoY
Operating profit$1.10B-8.2% YoY
Net profit$1.09B-6.8% YoY
Diluted EPS$7.68-5.8% YoY
Free cash flow$978.00M+53.5% YoY
Operating cash flow$1.28B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$10.0BSep '24$10.7BDec '24$9.5BMar '25$10.4BJun '25$10.4BSep '25$11.7BDec '25$9.9BMar '26$10.9BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$1.0BSep '24$1.3BDec '24$481.0MMar '25$1.2BJun '25$1.1BSep '25$1.4BDec '25$875.0MMar '26$1.1BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin20.1%
Operating margin10.7%
Net margin10.5%
Return on equity27.0%
Return on assets9.0%
Return on invested capital15.2%
Current ratio1.17
Liabilities / assets64.8%
Cash & investments$2.31B
Total debt$16.29B
Net cash (debt)-$13.98B
Free cash flow / sales8.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Aeronautics Systems$3.52B 30.3%
  • Mission Systems$3.25B 28.0%
  • Space Systems$2.75B 23.7%
  • Defense Systems$2.09B 18.0%
Average move on report day±4.1%last 15 reports
Closed higher7 of 1547% of the time
Best reaction+9.4%
Worst reaction-12.7%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.4%2024/Q3+0.4%2024/Q4-12.7%2025/Q1+9.4%2025/Q2-0.4%2025/Q3+2.7%2025/Q4-7.0%2026/Q1-2.2%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings16.5x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 50th percentile, 5-year average 17.6x

#1240 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book4.1x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 16th percentile, 5-year average 4.2x

#4018 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.7x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 28th percentile, 5-year average 1.6x

#2217 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-3x11x24x37xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$630.00
Price vs. fair value-18.0%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★★☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$660.85+27.9% vs. price
  • Buy 71%
  • Hold 29%
Low $580.00Now $516.62Avg $660.85High $815.00

Latest rating actions

  • 9 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $704.00
  • 8 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $704.00
  • 19 Aug 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $590.00
  • 19 Aug 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY
  • 18 Aug 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $590.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership84.4%+0.03 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,998-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)10 buys / 1 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.68% of floatDays to cover 3.4 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share12.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

6%9%13%16%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$107.38M (3 inflow days, 17 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.82%
Last dividend$2.47Ex-date 31 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$2.47
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

4.7020185.1620195.6720206.1620216.7620227.3420238.0520248.992025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 9.7% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • UBS Maintains Northrop Grumman(NOC.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $704Market news · 9 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Northrop Grumman(NOC.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $704Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • BTIG Maintains Northrop Grumman(NOC.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $815Market news · 4 Aug 2026
  • Fuyo General Lease Co Ltd: (delayed)Notice Concerning Acquisition of Shares of NOC Outsourcing & Consulting Inc. (becoming our consolidated subsidiary)JPX · 28 Aug 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Northrop Grumman(NOC.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 20 Aug 2026
  • TD Cowen Maintains Northrop Grumman(NOC.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $590Market news · 19 Aug 2026

NOC stock: common questions

Where is NOC trading right now?

$516.62 is the latest print for NOC, a move of +0.43% against yesterday's close of $514.42. Today's low and high so far: $513.10 and $518.81.

How large is Northrop Grumman by market value?

Equity value comes to $73.39B at the current price. By that measure it is number 227 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is NOC expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 16.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $29.08). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 17.6, and today's level ranks in the 50th percentile of its own history.

Where does NOC sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $476.85 and the ceiling $767.12. Shares are 32.7% away from that ceiling.

Does NOC send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.82% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 31, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Northrop Grumman?

Of 14 analysts, 71% say buy, 29% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $660.85, with the most cautious at $580.00 and the most optimistic at $815.00.

What does Northrop Grumman do?

Northrop Grumman builds the B-21 bomber, missile defense and space systems, and provides military electronics.

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