Northrop Grumman NOC
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$563.91 -18.88 (-3.24%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 34.21% for Q2 2026, down 5018.0% year-over-year from 0.7% in Q2 2025, and down 1.96% quarter-over-quarter from 34.9% in Q1 2026.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Northrop Grumman's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 34.21% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 5018.0% year-over-year to 34.21%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 12.03% (down 1200.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 34.98%, down 120.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 34.21%, down from 34.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 198.5% in Q4 2022, with the low at 99.79% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 82.79% (2023), against an average of 57.15%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin soared 11519 bps in 2022, then slumped 18414 bps in 2024.
  • Northrop Grumman's Gross Margin stood at 198.5% in 2022, then tumbled by 58 bps to 84.35% in 2023, then sank by 218 bps to 99.79% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 92.78% in 2025, then soared by 137 bps to 34.21% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NOC's Gross Margin at 34.21% in Q2 2026, 34.9% in Q1 2026, and 92.78% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 General Electric 358.52 Bn 349.17 Bn 6.95 Bn 52.07%
2 Rtx 287.21 Bn 278.91 Bn 9.91 Bn 40.09%
3 Boeing 170.11 Bn 150.08 Bn 2.41 Bn 9.83%
4 Lockheed Martin 131.49 Bn 127.70 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.19%
5 Howmet Aerospace 109.12 Bn 108.56 Bn 951.00 Mn 37.34%
6 General Dynamics 104.21 Bn 99.88 Bn 6.76 Bn 47.94%
7 Northrop Grumman 80.06 Bn 77.76 Bn 3.72 Bn 34.21%
8 TransDigm 67.85 Bn 65.08 Bn 1.63 Bn 59.39%
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.31 Bn 48.79 Bn 1.50 Bn 25.54%
10 Axon Enterprise 49.43 Bn 48.76 Bn 546.45 Mn 60.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 34.21%
Mar 31, 2026 34.90%
Dec 31, 2025 -92.78%
Sep 30, 2025 84.99%
Jun 30, 2025 84.40%
Mar 31, 2025 83.92%
Dec 31, 2024 -99.79%
Sep 30, 2024 37.17%
Jun 30, 2024 83.96%
Mar 31, 2024 84.32%
Dec 31, 2023 84.35%
Sep 30, 2023 83.64%
Jun 30, 2023 82.66%
Mar 31, 2023 82.92%
Dec 31, 2022 198.50%
Sep 30, 2022 82.57%
Jun 30, 2022 40.00%
Mar 31, 2022 38.84%
Dec 31, 2021 83.32%
Sep 30, 2021 83.56%