Northrop Grumman (NOC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$168.0 million for Q1 2026, up 33.33% year-over-year from -$126.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 74.7% on a QoQ basis from -$664.0 million in Q4 2025.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$168.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 33.33% year-over-year to -$168.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.1 billion (up 38.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.2 billion, up 33.96% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$168.0 million for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, up from -$664.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $61.0 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$798.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$346.8 million, with a median of -$300.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities slumped 107.79% in 2022 and soared 119.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$578.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 33.22% to -$770.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 3.64% to -$798.0 million in 2024, then rose by 16.79% to -$664.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 74.7% to -$168.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$168.0 million, -$664.0 million, and -$300.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn 5.71 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn -608.00 Mn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn -202.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -541.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 14.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn -164.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -168.00 Mn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -35.72 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -97.00 Mn
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn -403.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -168.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -664.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -664.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -300.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -300.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 61.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 61.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -252.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -252.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -798.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -798.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -361.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -361.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -321.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -321.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -269.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -770.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -770.00 Mn