NOC

Northrop Grumman Corporation Common Stock (NOC)

Stock · NYSE · Industrials

$545.57as of 8/28/2026

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August 29, 2026

Northrop Grumman Draws Fresh Defense and Tech Contract Attention. Northrop Grumman is in focus on several fronts. The company secured a $7 million DARPA contract to develop diamond-cooled microchips, a niche but technically notable win. CEO comments via Bloomberg suggest Northrop expects a meaningful slice of work tied to the Golden Dome missile defense initiative, though no specific share has been confirmed. Separately, federal action around a $1.55 billion rare earth initiative has been tied to Northrop alongside peers Lockheed Martin and RTX, pointing to broader supply chain relevance. Together, these headlines frame the company as a recurring name in current defense procurement discussions.

Active signals

Support level
$543.04
Industry
Industrial Machinery/Components

About NOC

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. The Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, produces, integrates, sustains, and modernizes aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous a…

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Industrial Machinery/Components
Employees
95,000

Fundamentals

1-day range
$542.79$547.68
Market cap
$77.92B
P/E (trailing)
18.26
P/E (forward)
17.92
EPS (trailing)
$31.47
Dividend yield
1.59%
Beta
-0.12
Avg. volume
938.7K
Ex-dividend date
August 31, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 16, 2026
52-week range
$479.02$774
Next earnings: October 20, 2026 · EPS estimate $7.16Before Openconfirmed

How Northrop Grumman Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$41.95BNet Income$4.18B (10%)Cost of Revenue$33.64B (80%)SG&A$4.03B (10%)Tax$886.00M (2%)NOC

Source: 10-K filed Jan 27, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Forecasts

21 analyst ratings

Buy 64%
Hold 36%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$815
+49.4%
Median
$640
+17.3%
Low
$538
-1.4%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions
Acquired
1.9K
Disposed
91

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
112.64M
Total value held
$73.96B
Institutional holders
1862
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown13.00M
  • Unknown10.88M
  • Unknown8.95M
  • Unknown7.10M
  • Unknown6.89M
  • Unknown4.97M
  • Unknown3.61M
  • Unknown3.28M
  • Unknown3.21M
  • Unknown2.64M

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