Northrop Grumman (NOC) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman (NOC) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $488 million for Q3 2026, down 61.1% from $1.26 billion a year earlier and down 18.4% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Northrop Grumman posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $1.05 billion, down 34.3% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.6 billion in FY2024 (+56.8%), $1.02 billion in FY2023 (+529.6%), $162 million in FY2022 (-19.0%) and $200 million in FY2021 (-35.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 10.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Deferred Tax in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 529.6%); the low point was Q2 2026 (a decline of 65.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $598 million (Q2 2026), $743 million (Q1 2026) and $1.05 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 488.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 598.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 743.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 330.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 452.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 234.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 233.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 239.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 220.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 200.00 Mn |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Long-Term Deferred Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();