Northrop Grumman (NOC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's FCF Margin came in at 12.94% for Q3 2026, up 0.89 percentage points from 12.05% a year earlier and up 3.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Northrop Grumman reported FCF Margin of 8.78%, up 4.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.88%, up 1.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +0.04 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was 6.39% in FY2024 (+1.04 pp), 5.34% in FY2023 (+1.34 pp), 4.01% in FY2022 (-2.03 pp) and 6.03% in FY2021 (-1.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -19.23% (Q1 2025) to 27.62% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 11.65 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 13.95 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NOC's FCF Margin at 8.99% (Q2 2026), -18.45% (Q1 2026) and 27.62% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn | -68.35% |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 13.22% |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.49% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 14.48% |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.92% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 8.44% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 20.79% |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 12.94% |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 9.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.62% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -19.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.89% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -10.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.58% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -5.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.21% |
API Access
Northrop Grumman FCF Margin API
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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=fcf-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();