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

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

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

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has reported Net Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 8.86% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 8.86% for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin slumped 2576 bps in 2023 and surged 1686 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 20.73% in 2022, then sank by 124 bps to 5.03% in 2023, then soared by 335 bps to 11.83% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 12.18% in 2025, then retreated by 27 bps to 8.86% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 8.86%, 12.18%, and 10.55% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -0.41%
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 9.77%
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 8.35%
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn 8.26%
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 25.08%
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 21.03%
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.86%
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -22.47%
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.91%
10 Heico 50.20 Bn 50.07 Bn 569.53 Mn 18.20%

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%