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NOC · Northrop Grumman Corp /De/

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$545.57 +0.44 (+0.08%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$77.44B
Shares
142.06M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$545.57 Open$547.37 Day$542.79–547.68 52W close$496.02–768.02 Avg vol 30d771K Short int2.4M · 1.7% float · 4.2d Short vol43% Last earningsJul 21, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 21

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 21, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −10%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 45
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 18%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return −27%
      trailing
      YTD return −4%
      this year
      Relative strength −40%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $542 › 200d $604 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +149 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.72% of float · ▲ +6.3% MoM · 4.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,812 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 53
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $3.3B
      Valuation P/E 17.3
      below peers
      Buyback $2.5B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $11.3B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 27%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 2.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      Sales · full year 2026 Initiated $43.75B – $44.25B
      prior FY $41.95B midpoint +4.9% Y/Y
      Adjusted free cash flow · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $3.1B – $3.5B
      Mark-to-market adjusted EPS · full year 2026 Initiated $28.60 – $29.10
      prior FY $29.08 midpoint −0.8% Y/Y
      CapEx · full year 2026 Initiated $1.85B
      Mission Systems margin rate · full year 2026 Initiated 15%
      Intersegment eliminations · full year 2026 Initiated $2.7B
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 21, 2025
      MTM-adjusted EPS · 2025 $25.65 – $26.05
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      EPS 2024
      guided $24.45 – $24.85
      $28.34 Beat +15.0%
      Sales guidance full year
      guided $400M
      $39.29B Beat +9722.5%
      Earnings per share 2023
      guided $21.85 – $22.45
      $13.53 Miss −38.9%
      Sales Q4 2022
      guided $9.6B
      $10.03B Beat +4.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      45 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      18% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $542 › 200d $604 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +149 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      1.72% of float · ▲ +6.3% MoM · 4.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      1,812 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $496 Now $546 · 18% Range high $768
      vs 200-day avg -10% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted free cash flow non-GAAP $978M Q2 2026
      Aeronautics Systems Total Backlog $24.57B June 30, 2026
      Defense Systems Total Backlog $34.68B June 30, 2026
      Mission Systems Total Backlog $18.47B June 30, 2026
      Space Systems Total Backlog $26.98B June 30, 2026
      Aeronautics Systems Funded Backlog $13B March 31, 2026
      Aeronautics Systems Unfunded Backlog $11.28B March 31, 2026
      Defense Systems Funded Backlog $7.76B March 31, 2026
      Defense Systems Unfunded Backlog $19.97B March 31, 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP -$1.82B first quarter 2026
      Funded backlog $44.07B As of March 31, 2026
      Mission Systems Funded Backlog $12.89B March 31, 2026
      Mission Systems Unfunded Backlog $4.92B March 31, 2026
      Operating margin rate 9.5% Q1 2026
      Space Systems Funded Backlog $10.43B March 31, 2026
      Space Systems Unfunded Backlog $15.38B March 31, 2026
      Unfunded backlog $51.54B As of March 31, 2026
      Book to bill 1.1 Full-Year FY2025
      Capital expenditures as a percentage of sales 3.5% Full-year 2025
      MTM-adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP $26.34 Full-Year FY2025
      Net awards $46.3B Full-year 2025
      Segment operating margin rate non-GAAP 10.4% Full-Year FY2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Aerospace & Defense — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      NOC
      Northrop Grumman Corp /De/
      this stock
      $77.44B -4.3% +2.2% 17.3 1.7%
      SPCX
      Space Exploration Technologies Corp
      $1.85T 1.4%
      GE
      General Electric Co
      $355.60B +11.2% +18.5% 40.4 1.3%
      RTX
      RTX Corp
      $284.82B +15.4% +17.1% 37.2 1.0%
      EADSF
      Airbus SE/ADR
      $191.42B +0.6% 0.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      1,812
      % held
      84.4%
      Net QoQ
      +201.3K sh
      Top holder
      STATE STREET CORP
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      923
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      2.4M
      Days to cover
      4.2d
      Change
      +145.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      43%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.4K
      Value
      $785.2K
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      49.7%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $42.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $4.2B
      EPS diluted
      $29.08
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $3.0B
      Remaining
      $2.5B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 21, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $650.4K
      Shares
      873
      Filed
      Mar 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      NOC -1.0% +0.6% -27.0% +0.6% -4.3%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -1.5% -2.4% -40.4% -2.4% -17.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $2.47 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $2.47 / share · ex Aug 31, 2026
      Raised 6.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $9.40 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.72%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $3.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $500.00M
      Remaining
      $2.50B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1133421 CUSIP 666807102 13F (30d) 1152 filings 1098 filers Visit website Investor relations