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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |