Northrop Grumman (NOC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's EBIT Margin came in at 11.41% for Q3 2026, down 0.51 percentage points from 11.92% a year earlier but up 1.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Northrop Grumman reported EBIT Margin of 10.61%, up 0.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.75%, up 0.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of -0.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 10.65% in FY2024 (+4.19 pp), 6.46% in FY2023 (-3.38 pp), 9.84% in FY2022 (-6.01 pp) and 15.84% in FY2021 (+4.80 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -3.69% (Q4 2023) to 13.77% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.70 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 13.89 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 20.62 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NOC's EBIT Margin at 10.08% (Q2 2026), 10.01% (Q1 2026) and 10.85% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 348.08 Bn | 306.60 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -47.62% |
| 2 | Rtx | 265.63 Bn | 233.90 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.37% |
| 3 | Boeing | 136.74 Bn | 45.69 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.46% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 135.57 Bn | 119.80 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 11.80% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 97.85 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.48% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 87.60 Bn | 84.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 23.02% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 85.98 Bn | 81.73 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 28.75% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.55 Bn | 64.01 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.76 Bn | 32.28 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 14.82% |
| 10 | TransDigm | 70.04 Bn | 58.05 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 44.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.01% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.19% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.20% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.67% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.59% |
API Access
Northrop Grumman EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();