Northrop Grumman (NOC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's Ending Cash Balance was $3.74 billion in Q3 2026, up 91.3% from $1.96 billion a year earlier and up 62.3% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Northrop Grumman (NOC) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ending Cash Balance at Northrop Grumman came in at $4.4 billion, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Ending Cash Balance was $4.35 billion in FY2024 (+40.0%), $3.11 billion in FY2023 (+20.6%), $2.58 billion in FY2022 (-27.0%) and $3.53 billion in FY2021 (-28.1%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has moved between $1.17 billion (Q2 2022) and $4.4 billion (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Ending Cash Balance has increased for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 189.5%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 70.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOC's Ending Cash Balance in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.31 billion (Q2 2026), $2.09 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.4 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 340.39 Bn | 299.13 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 10.28 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 267.84 Bn | 237.82 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 9.23 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 140.24 Bn | 49.21 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 9.54 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.35 Bn | 121.58 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 5.96 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 98.63 Bn | 83.86 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 4.39 Bn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 84.99 Bn | 80.75 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 508.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 82.27 Bn | 78.75 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 774.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.68 Bn | 62.14 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 3.74 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 72.52 Bn | 32.27 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 5.69 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 67.29 Bn | 55.38 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 2.77 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.53 Bn |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();