NOC vs MSI vs CACI Stock Comparison

Northrop Grumman, Motorola Solutions and Caci International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Motorola Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Motorola Solutions 5, Northrop Grumman 4, Caci International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOCMSICACILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.32B $80.06B $14.81B MSI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x 37.6x 27.2x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 26.3x 19.3x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% +10.3% +10.1% MSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.4% 17.4% 5.5% MSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.2% 20.3% 7.7% MSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.3x 3.7x NOC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.73% 1.00% — NOC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% +9.0% +15.2% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +14.3%/yr +19.2%/yr CACI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 26.1% 39.0% MSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 55/100 59/100 CACI

Percentile Scorecard

NOCMSICACI

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

AxisNOCMSICACI
Valuation 78 #23 of 100 48 #53 of 100 76 #25 of 100
Growth 38 #61 of 97 48 #51 of 97 66 #34 of 97
Profitability 78 #22 of 96 99 #2 of 96 67 #32 of 96
Financial Health 40 #63 of 105 19 #85 of 105 29 #75 of 105
Shareholder Returns 58 #28 of 65 63 #25 of 65 59 #27 of 65
Overall 58 55 59
  • NOC ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • MSI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CACI 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

PeriodNOCMSICACISPY
1 month +8.0%+5.9%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months +0.4%+9.9%+30.6% +3.9%
6 months -4.6%+11.3%+31.1% +8.2%
Year to date -3.3%+26.2%+25.1% +12.9%
1 year -7.5%+9.0%+15.2% +12.3%
3 years +16.5%+77.6%+109.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +5.2%+21.1%+27.9% +23.3%
5 years +53.7%+95.0%+140.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%+14.3%+19.2% +10.9%
10 years +144.6%+558.4%+571.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.4%+20.7%+21.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNOCMSICACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%26.1%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%27.0%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.120.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.340.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.4%-27.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-1.5%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $768.02$491.32$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $473.40$363.83$440.96 $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.

MultipleNOCMSICACI
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 26.5x 37.6xmedian 26.5x 27.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 6.5xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.6x 24.6xmedian 14.6x 15.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 26.4x 29.9xmedian 26.4x 19.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.5x 29.8xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 17.01median 0.90 2.84median 0.90 2.04median 0.90

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 monthsNOCMSICACI
Revenue $43.59B $12.24B $9.75B
Gross profit $8.73B $6.36B $3.31B
Operating income $4.63B $3.05B $955.07M
Net income $4.52B $2.14B $541.37M
Free cash flow $3.83B $2.68B $775.96M
R&D – $1.02B –
EPS (diluted) $31.74 $12.76 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $3.74B $710.00M $279.39M
Total debt $58.43B $9.03B $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 142.40M 167.20M 22.32M
Enterprise value $65.77B $76.42B $13.76B

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
MetricNOCMSICACI
P/E 17.3x 37.6x 27.2x
P/FCF 20.5x 29.9x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 26.9x 16.9x
P/S 1.8x 6.5x 1.5x
P/B 4.2x 29.8x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 4.2x -304.4x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 24.6x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 29.0x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 7.2x 2.0x
EV/FCF 23.2x 33.0x 25.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.9x 29.7x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.01 2.84 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOCMSICACI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% 10.3% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 8.2% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 11.7% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 11.3% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% 8.9% 19.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 15.4% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.5% 0.8% 7.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 12.0% 12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.3% 1.8% 6.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 13.2% 13.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.2% 13.9% 28.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 19.4% 40.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 108.8% 12.3% 26.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 21.4% 46.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOCMSICACI
Gross margin 20.0% 52.0% 34.0%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 29.4% 12.6%
Operating margin 10.6% 24.9% 9.8%
Pretax margin 12.0% 22.6% 7.3%
Net margin 10.4% 17.4% 5.5%
FCF margin 8.8% 21.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 24.3% 9.0%
Return on equity 24.7% 81.5% 11.9%
Return on assets 8.8% 11.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 12.2% 20.3% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 12.2% 22.4% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 2.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOCMSICACI
Debt / assets 27.5% 46.9% 40.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x 3.4x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.3x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 3.4x 6.2x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 86.0% 61.3%
Equity / assets 35.6% 14.0% 38.7%
Interest coverage 7.1x 6.9x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.08 4.29 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOCMSICACI
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.2% 35.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.0% 10.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 11.0% –

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.

ConsensusNOCMSICACI
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 19.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $30.81FY2026 $18.41FY2026 $34.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +17.0%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.7% +10.4% +13.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.95BFY2026 $12.12BFY2026 $11.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +16.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +8.2% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOCMSICACI
Held by institutions 83.4% 88.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,809 1,466 616
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +3.4% +7.0%
Institutions buying 840 639 251
Institutions selling 639 596 248
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.07 1.01

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.

NOCMSICACI
NOC 1.00 0.23 0.42
MSI 0.23 1.00 0.37
CACI 0.42 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOC, MSI and CACI?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Northrop Grumman (NOC) $78.32B, Motorola Solutions (MSI) $80.06B, Caci International (CACI) $14.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOC, MSI and CACI?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.3x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 37.6x, Caci International (CACI) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.9x, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.3x, Caci International (CACI) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +10.3%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Motorola Solutions (MSI) has the highest net margin (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 17.4%, Caci International (CACI) 5.5%). On return on invested capital, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 20.3%, Caci International (CACI) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: Northrop Grumman (NOC) -7.5%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +9.0%, Caci International (CACI) +15.2%. Over five years, Caci International (CACI) compounded fastest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.0%/yr, Motorola Solutions (MSI) +14.3%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has the highest dividend yield: Northrop Grumman (NOC) 1.73%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 1.00%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Motorola Solutions (MSI) has been the steadiest (Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%, Motorola Solutions (MSI) 26.1%, Caci International (CACI) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOC, MSI and CACI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Motorola Solutions (MSI) leads on 5. 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.