Growth Metrics

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

Northrop Grumman's quarterly Net Margin came in at 8.86% in Q1 2026, up 378.0% year-on-year from 1.85% in Q1 2025, and down 27.32% quarter-over-quarter from 12.18% in Q4 2025.

Northrop Grumman has reported Net Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 8.86% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 378.0% year-over-year to 8.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.8% (up 161.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 9.97%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.86%, down from 12.18% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 20.73% in Q4 2022, with the low at 5.03% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 9.6%, with a median of 10.2% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin sank 2576 bps in 2023 and jumped 1686 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing NOC's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.73% in 2022, then tumbled by 124 bps to 5.03% in 2023, then jumped by 335 bps to 11.83% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 12.18% in 2025, then declined 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 General Electric 316.77 Bn 306.03 Bn 9.11 Bn 15.36%
2 Rtx 238.61 Bn 233.51 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
3 Boeing 172.59 Bn 151.68 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
4 Lockheed Martin 122.59 Bn 120.70 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
5 Howmet Aerospace 102.88 Bn 100.44 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
6 General Dynamics 92.64 Bn 88.99 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
7 Rocket Lab 82.19 Bn 80.92 Bn 76.49 Mn -22.47%
8 Northrop Grumman 78.95 Bn 76.86 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
9 TransDigm 70.63 Bn 66.75 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%
10 Cae 60.63 Bn 60.14 Bn -496.95 Mn 10.05%

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%
Mar 31, 2021 23.97%
Dec 31, 2020 3.23%
Sep 30, 2020 10.86%
Jun 30, 2020 11.31%
Mar 31, 2020 10.07%
Dec 31, 2019 -4.69%
Sep 30, 2019 11.01%
Jun 30, 2019 10.18%
Mar 31, 2019 10.54%
Dec 31, 2018 4.36%
Sep 30, 2018 15.39%
Jun 30, 2018 11.08%
Mar 31, 2018 12.47%
Dec 31, 2017 15.58%
Sep 30, 2017 9.79%
Jun 30, 2017 8.57%
Mar 31, 2017 10.14%
Dec 31, 2016 5.75%
Sep 30, 2016 9.78%
Jun 30, 2016 8.62%
Mar 31, 2016 9.34%
Dec 31, 2015 8.06%
Sep 30, 2015 8.63%
Jun 30, 2015 9.01%
Mar 31, 2015 8.12%
Dec 31, 2014 8.28%
Sep 30, 2014 7.90%
Jun 30, 2014 8.46%
Mar 31, 2014 9.90%
Dec 31, 2013 7.76%
Sep 30, 2013 8.14%
Jun 30, 2013 7.75%
Mar 31, 2013 8.01%
Dec 31, 2011 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2011 0.50%
Dec 31, 2010 1.01%
Sep 30, 2010 0.69%
Jun 30, 2010 -0.40%
Mar 31, 2010 0.85%
Dec 31, 2009 1.98%
Sep 30, 2009 0.31%
Jun 30, 2009 0.30%
Mar 31, 2009 0.29%