Northrop Grumman (NOC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's EBT Margin was 11.67% in Q3 2026, down 1.02 percentage points from 12.69% a year earlier but up 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Northrop Grumman's EBT Margin was 12.01% through Sep 30, 2026, up 0.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.08%, down 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +1.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 12.22% in FY2024 (+6.25 pp), 5.97% in FY2023 (-9.97 pp), 15.94% in FY2022 (-9.12 pp) and 25.06% in FY2021 (+14.93 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between -7.12% (Q4 2023) and 38.72% (Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.57 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 35.73 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 31.56 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NOC's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.74% (Q2 2026), 10.42% (Q1 2026) and 14.86% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 27.54% |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 19.87% |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 13.22% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 10.49% |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -0.51% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.20% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 26.67% |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 20.08% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 11.67% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 19.74% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.67% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.86% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.31% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.72% |
API Access
Northrop Grumman EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();