Growth Metrics

Northrop Grumman (NOC) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.18 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 10.14% year-over-year to 0.18; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.4, down 40.97%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.39, 13.59% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18 for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, down from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.52 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.59 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.08 across 5 years, with a median of 0.17 in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Payout Ratio crashed 284.41% in 2022 before it soared 178.68% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.16 in 2022, then grew by 5.49% to 0.17 in 2023, then fell by 2.1% to 0.17 in 2024, then plummeted by 40.07% to 0.1 in 2025, then plummeted by 279.61% to 0.18 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for FCF Payout Ratio were 0.18 in Q1 2026, 0.1 in Q4 2025, and 0.26 in Q3 2025.