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

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

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

Northrop Grumman's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$168.0 million for 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 was -$168.0 million for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, up from -$664.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $61.0 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$798.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$346.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$300.0 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities sank 107.79% in 2022, then soared 119.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$578.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 33.22% to -$770.0 million in 2023, then fell by 3.64% to -$798.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 16.79% to -$664.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 74.7% to -$168.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$168.0 million (Q1 2026), -$664.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$300.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -75,384.56
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -875.00 Mn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn -608.00 Mn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 5.71 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -541.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 14.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn -202.00 Mn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -168.00 Mn
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn -164.00 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