Northrop Grumman (NOC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman (NOC) recorded Capital Expenditures of $306 million in Q3 2026, up 1.7% from $301 million a year earlier and up 1.3% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Northrop Grumman's Capital Expenditures came in at $1.44 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 10.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.45 billion, down 17.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Capital Expenditures came in at $1.77 billion in FY2024 (-0.5%), $1.78 billion in FY2023 (+23.7%), $1.44 billion in FY2022 (+1.4%) and $1.42 billion in FY2021 (-0.4%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has ranged from $167 million in Q1 2026 to $816 million in Q4 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 30.7% in Q2 2026, against a decline of 34.8% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $302 million (Q2 2026), $167 million (Q1 2026) and $662 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,943.02 Bn | 1,704.73 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 19.59 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 349.37 Bn | 308.11 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 336.00 Mn |
| 3 | Rtx | 270.29 Bn | 240.28 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 749.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 139.31 Bn | 123.54 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 439.00 Mn |
| 5 | Boeing | 137.40 Bn | 46.38 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.03 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 99.29 Bn | 84.52 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.28 Bn | 83.77 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 73.00 Mn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.15 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.96 Bn | 65.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 306.00 Mn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.44 Bn | 32.19 Bn | 2.02 Bn | -169.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 306.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 302.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 167.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 301.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 231.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 256.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 816.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 361.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 320.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 270.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 803.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 359.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 304.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 309.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 632.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 296.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 263.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 244.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 733.00 Mn |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "NOC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();