NOC vs MOB vs TDY Stock Comparison

Northrop Grumman, Mobilicom and Teledyne Technologies 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

Head to Head

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Teledyne Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teledyne Technologies 6, Northrop Grumman 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOCMOBTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.25B $5.50B $30.34B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x — 29.5x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x — 24.8x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% — +8.6% TDY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.4% — 15.8% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% — 8.1% NOC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 0.9x TDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% — +21.4% TDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr — +7.4%/yr NOC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 94.8% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 69/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

NOCMOBTDY

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

AxisNOCMOBTDY
Valuation 74 #27 of 100 – 65 #36 of 100
Growth 39 #60 of 97 – 38 #61 of 97
Profitability 77 #23 of 96 – 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 39 #65 of 105 85 #17 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 64 – 87 #9 of 64
Overall 57 – 69
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MOB ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY 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

PeriodNOCMOBTDYSPY
1 month +10.8%-33.1%+5.2% -0.8%
3 months +3.3%-34.4%-1.0% +3.5%
6 months -1.7%-50.0%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date -0.8%-47.4%+26.4% +12.2%
1 year -6.6%—+21.4% +13.0%
3 years +19.5%—+74.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.1%—+20.3% +23.1%
5 years +45.7%—+42.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%—+7.4% +11.0%
10 years +147.9%—+508.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNOCMOBTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%94.8%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.3%94.0%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.002.531.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23—0.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-67.9%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-65.3%-6.6% -1.8%
52-week high $768.02$9.26$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $473.40$2.97$484.47 $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.

MultipleNOCMOBTDY
P/E now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 26.8x —median 26.8x 29.1xmedian 26.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 19.0xmedian 15.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 25.5x —median 25.5x 26.0xmedian 25.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.5x 469.6xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.45median 0.94 —median 0.94 -49.04median 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 monthsNOCMOBTDY
Revenue $43.59B – $6.52B
Gross profit $8.73B – $2.84B
Operating income $4.63B – $1.30B
Net income $4.52B – $1.03B
Free cash flow $3.83B – $1.15B
R&D – – $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $31.74 – $21.90
Cash & equivalents $3.74B $15.20M $562.40M
Total debt $58.43B – $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 142.40M 1.67B 46.90M
Enterprise value $65.71B $5.45B $28.57B

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
MetricNOCMOBTDY
P/E 17.8x – 29.1x
P/FCF 21.0x – 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x – 23.3x
P/S 1.8x – 4.6x
P/B 4.3x 469.6x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 469.6x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x – 19.0x
EV/EBIT 19.7x – 24.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x – 4.8x
EV/FCF 23.8x – 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.3x – 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.45 – -49.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOCMOBTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% – 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% – 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% – 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% – -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% – 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% – 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.5% – 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.3% – 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% – 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.8% – 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOCMOBTDY
Gross margin 20.0% – 43.6%
EBITDA margin 14.1% – 25.3%
Operating margin 10.6% – 20.0%
Pretax margin 12.0% – 19.4%
Net margin 10.4% – 15.8%
FCF margin 8.8% – 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – 19.6%
Return on equity 24.7% – 9.3%
Return on assets 8.8% – 6.7%
Return on invested capital 12.2% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% – 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOCMOBTDY
Debt / assets 27.5% – 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 38.5% 28.5%
Equity / assets 35.6% 61.5% 71.5%
Interest coverage 7.1x – 26.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 10.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 630,161x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 9.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 5.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOCMOBTDY
Dividend yield 1.7% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusNOCMOBTDY
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 – 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $30.81FY2026 – $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 – +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% – +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.95BFY2026 – $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 – +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% – +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOCMOBTDY
Held by institutions 83.4% – 97.2%
Institutions holding 1,809 – 886
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% – +2.7%
Institutions buying 840 – 399
Institutions selling 639 – 327
Buyers to sellers 1.31 – 1.22

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.

NOCMOBTDY
NOC 1.00 -0.02 0.26
MOB -0.02 1.00 0.36
TDY 0.26 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOC, MOB and TDY?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.25B, Mobilicom (MOB) $5.50B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOC, MOB and TDY?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.3x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.4x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Northrop Grumman (NOC) leads (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teledyne Technologies (TDY) returned the most: Northrop Grumman (NOC) -6.6%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +21.4%. Over five years, Northrop Grumman (NOC) compounded fastest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) +7.8%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%, Mobilicom (MOB) 0.00%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 0.00%. Mobilicom (MOB) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.6%, Mobilicom (MOB) 94.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) leads on 6. 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.