Northrop Grumman NOC
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Updated

Northrop Grumman's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 8.03 for Q3 2026, up 4.1% from 7.71 a year earlier and up 18.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Northrop Grumman reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 7.05, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.78, down 3.6% from FY2024.

  • Going back by year, Interest Coverage Ratio was 7.04 in FY2024 (+51.2%), 4.66 in FY2023 (-34.6%), 7.12 in FY2022 (-30.0%) and 10.16 in FY2021 (+48.3%).
  • The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q2 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Interest Coverage Ratio increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.3%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Coverage Ratio over five years came in Q1 2026 (growth of 66.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 63.0%).
  • Business Quant data shows NOC's Interest Coverage Ratio at 6.81 (Q2 2026), 6.10 (Q1 2026) and 7.26 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 General Electric 303.30 Bn 262.05 Bn 5.02 Bn -29.10
2 Rtx 262.79 Bn 232.77 Bn 5.81 Bn -
3 Boeing 148.22 Bn 54.92 Bn 2.41 Bn 0.26
4 Lockheed Martin 136.34 Bn 120.57 Bn 2.44 Bn 9.25
5 General Dynamics 94.90 Bn 82.01 Bn 2.18 Bn -
6 Motorola Solutions 79.08 Bn 75.44 Bn 1.68 Bn 7.42
7 Northrop Grumman 78.49 Bn 65.95 Bn 2.35 Bn 8.03
8 Howmet Aerospace 77.28 Bn 72.89 Bn 951.00 Mn -
9 Honeywell International 69.19 Bn 21.64 Bn 3.65 Bn 4.92
10 TransDigm 63.12 Bn 51.21 Bn 1.63 Bn 2.39
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2026 8.03
Jun 30, 2026 6.81
Mar 31, 2026 6.10
Dec 31, 2025 7.26
Sep 30, 2025 7.71
Jun 30, 2025 8.24
Mar 31, 2025 3.67
Dec 31, 2024 6.81
Sep 30, 2024 6.96
Jun 30, 2024 7.08
Mar 31, 2024 7.34
Dec 31, 2023 -3.07
Sep 30, 2023 7.21
Jun 30, 2023 6.58
Mar 31, 2023 7.34
Dec 31, 2022 7.55
Sep 30, 2022 6.92
Jun 30, 2022 7.28
Mar 31, 2022 6.74
Dec 31, 2021 5.58
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