Northrop Grumman (NOC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) recorded annual Gross Margin of 84.84% in FY2025, up 134.5% year-over-year from 36.18% in FY2024.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Northrop Grumman's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 84.84% for FY2025.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 4903.0% year-over-year to 34.9%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 61.8% (down 877.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 84.84%, up 4866.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 84.84% for FY2025 at Northrop Grumman, up from 36.18% in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 84.84% in FY2025 to a low of 36.18% in FY2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 65.04% across 5 years, with a median of 82.93% in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Gross Margin plunged 4725 bps in 2024, then soared 4866 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 82.93% in 2021, then tumbled by 54 bps to 37.81% in 2022, then surged by 121 bps to 83.42% in 2023, then tumbled by 57 bps to 36.18% in 2024, then jumped by 135 bps to 84.84% in 2025.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 84.84% (FY2025), 36.18% (FY2024), and 83.42% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Yr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,626.06 Bn 5,626.06 Bn 456,459.43 -
2 General Electric 343.09 Bn 332.35 Bn 9.11 Bn -
3 Rtx 243.97 Bn 238.87 Bn 9.08 Bn -
4 Boeing 169.77 Bn 148.87 Bn 2.55 Bn -
5 Lockheed Martin 120.41 Bn 118.52 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 101.01 Bn 98.58 Bn 854.00 Mn -
7 General Dynamics 93.60 Bn 89.94 Bn 9.09 Bn -
8 Embraer 87.94 Bn 85.32 Bn - 17.53%
9 Northrop Grumman 77.36 Bn 75.27 Bn 3.45 Bn -
10 TransDigm 72.09 Bn 68.22 Bn 1.51 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 84.84%
Dec 31, 2024 36.18%
Dec 31, 2023 83.42%
Dec 31, 2022 37.81%
Dec 31, 2021 82.93%
Dec 31, 2020 41.41%
Dec 31, 2019 44.82%
Dec 31, 2018 47.55%
Dec 31, 2017 51.83%
Dec 31, 2016 98.84%
Dec 31, 2015 45.93%
Dec 31, 2014 20.24%
Dec 31, 2013 38.30%
Dec 31, 2012 58.70%
Dec 31, 2011 56.49%
Dec 31, 2010 55.38%
Dec 31, 2009 54.26%