MOB vs KBR vs NOC Stock Comparison

Mobilicom, Kbr and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MOB Mobilicom Ltd
$3.21 -33.1% 1M
Market cap
$5.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
KBR Kbr, Inc.
$40.01 +15.9% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Defense Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Northrop Grumman leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Northrop Grumman 8, Kbr 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMOBKBRNOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.50B $5.06B $78.25B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.9x 17.3x KBR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.7x 18.4x KBR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -3.6% +6.5% NOC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.5% 10.4% NOC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.0% 12.2% KBR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.5x 1.7x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -9.2% -6.6% NOC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.1%/yr +7.8%/yr NOC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 94.8% 33.9% 28.6% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 57/100 KBR

Percentile Scorecard

MOBKBRNOC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMOBKBRNOC
Valuation – 99 #2 of 100 74 #27 of 100
Growth – 44 #55 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability – 66 #33 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Financial Health 85 #17 of 105 16 #88 of 105 39 #65 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 70 #20 of 64 59 #27 of 64
Overall – 59 57
  • MOB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • KBR ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMOBKBRNOCSPY
1 month -33.1%+15.9%+10.8% -0.8%
3 months -34.4%+8.7%+3.3% +3.5%
6 months -50.0%+13.4%-1.7% +7.0%
Year to date -47.4%-0.5%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year —-9.2%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years —-30.0%+19.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-11.2%+6.1% +23.1%
5 years —-5.3%+45.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-1.1%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years —+172.5%+147.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.5%+9.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMOBKBRNOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 94.8%33.9%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 94.0%34.1%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.530.540.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.27-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.9%-58.3%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.3%-11.0%-26.4% -1.8%
52-week high $9.26$44.98$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $2.97$30.06$473.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMOBKBRNOC
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.8x 11.9xmedian 26.8x 17.8xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x 0.7xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.2x 8.1xmedian 15.2x 14.8xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 25.5x 14.2xmedian 25.5x 21.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 469.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.94 0.14median 0.94 17.45median 0.94

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMOBKBRNOC
Revenue – $7.72B $43.59B
Gross profit – $1.12B $8.73B
Operating income – $734.00M $4.63B
Net income – $429.00M $4.52B
Free cash flow – $355.00M $3.83B
EPS (diluted) – $3.34 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $15.20M $312.00M $3.74B
Total debt – $2.55B $58.43B
Shares (diluted) 1.67B 127.00M 142.40M
Enterprise value $5.45B $3.33B $65.71B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMOBKBRNOC
P/E – 11.9x 17.8x
P/FCF – 14.2x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 15.3x
P/S – 0.7x 1.8x
P/B 469.6x 3.1x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 469.6x 5.3x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.1x 14.8x
EV/EBIT – 9.9x 19.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 20.5x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.8x 17.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.14 17.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMOBKBRNOC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -3.6% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.5% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.5% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 16.3% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 86.3% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 18.0% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 87.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.5% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -22.5% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMOBKBRNOC
Gross margin – 14.5% 20.0%
EBITDA margin – 11.7% 14.1%
Operating margin – 9.5% 10.6%
Pretax margin – 7.5% 12.0%
Net margin – 5.5% 10.4%
FCF margin – 4.6% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.3% 12.1%
Return on equity – 26.6% 24.7%
Return on assets – 6.5% 8.8%
Return on invested capital – 13.0% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – 14.9% 12.2%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMOBKBRNOC
Debt / assets – 38.3% 27.5%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.5x 1.7x
Debt / FCF – 7.2x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 75.4% 64.4%
Equity / assets 61.5% 24.6% 35.6%
Interest coverage – 5.0x 7.1x
Current ratio 10.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 630,161x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 9.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.56 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMOBKBRNOC
Dividend yield – 1.7% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.8% 30.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.9% 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.9% 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 7.4%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMOBKBRNOC
Forward P/E – 9.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.13FY2026 $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.1%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -6.8% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.58BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -3.3% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMOBKBRNOC
Held by institutions – 100.0% 83.4%
Institutions holding – 363 1,809
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying – 206 840
Institutions selling – 115 639
Buyers to sellers – 1.79 1.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MOBKBRNOC
MOB 1.00 0.13 -0.02
KBR 0.13 1.00 0.31
NOC -0.02 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MOB, KBR and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mobilicom (MOB) $5.50B, Kbr (KBR) $5.06B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, MOB, KBR and NOC?

Kbr (KBR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kbr (KBR) 11.9x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kbr (KBR) is cheapest (Kbr (KBR) 9.7x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kbr (KBR) -3.6%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest net margin (Kbr (KBR) 5.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Kbr (KBR) leads (Kbr (KBR) 13.0%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Northrop Grumman (NOC) returned the most: Kbr (KBR) -9.2%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%. Over five years, Northrop Grumman (NOC) compounded fastest (Kbr (KBR) -1.1%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Mobilicom (MOB) 0.00%, Kbr (KBR) 0.02%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%. Mobilicom (MOB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Mobilicom (MOB) 94.8%, Kbr (KBR) 33.9%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MOB, KBR and NOC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Northrop Grumman (NOC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.