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

Northrop Grumman (NOC) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 8.86% in Q1 2026, down 27.32% quarter-over-quarter from 12.18% in Q4 2025, and up 378.0% on a YoY basis from 1.85% in Q1 2025.

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

Northrop Grumman's Net Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.86% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 378.0% year-over-year to 8.86%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.8% (up 161.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.97%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 8.86% for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, down from 12.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 20.73% in Q4 2022 to a low of 5.03% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 9.6% across 5 years, with a median of 10.2% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Net Margin sank 2576 bps in 2023, then surged 1686 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 20.73% in 2022, then plunged by 124 bps to 5.03% in 2023, then soared by 335 bps to 11.83% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 12.18% in 2025, then dropped by 27 bps to 8.86% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 8.86% (Q1 2026), 12.18% (Q4 2025), and 10.55% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -90.05%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 15.36%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.86%
Dec 31, 2025 12.18%
Sep 30, 2025 10.55%
Jun 30, 2025 11.34%
Mar 31, 2025 5.08%
Dec 31, 2024 11.83%
Sep 30, 2024 10.26%
Jun 30, 2024 9.20%
Mar 31, 2024 9.32%
Dec 31, 2023 -5.03%
Sep 30, 2023 9.59%
Jun 30, 2023 8.48%
Mar 31, 2023 9.05%
Dec 31, 2022 20.73%
Sep 30, 2022 10.20%
Jun 30, 2022 10.75%
Mar 31, 2022 10.86%
Dec 31, 2021 31.37%
Sep 30, 2021 12.19%
Jun 30, 2021 11.33%