Northrop Grumman (NOC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman's (NOC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $9.8 billion in Q2 2026, up 6.8% year-on-year from $9.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 9.99% quarter-over-quarter from $8.9 billion in Q1 2026.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Northrop Grumman's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.8 billion for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 6.8% year-over-year to $9.8 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $38.3 billion, a 4.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $37.7 billion, up 2.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $9.8 billion in Q2 2026 per NOC's latest filing, from $8.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $11.0 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $7.8 billion in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $9.0 billion (2024), against an average of $9.0 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 20.86% in 2023 and decreased 13.0% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $9.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 20.86% to $11.0 billion in 2023, then dropped by 13.0% to $9.6 billion in 2024, then rose by 8.79% to $10.4 billion in 2025, then slipped by 6.33% to $9.8 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest NOC Operating Expenses figures stand at $9.8 billion (Q2 2026), $8.9 billion (Q1 2026), and $10.4 billion (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cae 5,697,680.75 Bn 5,697,680.75 Bn 230.83 Mn 133.96 Mn
2 General Electric 362.11 Bn 352.99 Bn -3.10 Bn 10.86 Bn
3 Rtx 281.55 Bn 276.45 Bn 9.91 Bn 21.96 Bn
4 Boeing 164.90 Bn 143.99 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 130.94 Bn 129.05 Bn 2.45 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 115.17 Bn 112.74 Bn 854.00 Mn 27.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 103.20 Bn 99.50 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
8 Northrop Grumman 75.75 Bn 73.44 Bn 3.72 Bn 9.78 Bn
9 TransDigm 70.66 Bn 66.79 Bn 1.51 Bn 273.00 Mn
10 L3Harris Technologies 55.90 Bn 55.90 Bn 1.40 Bn 750.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 9.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 8.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 10.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 9.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 9.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 8.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 9.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 9.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 9.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 8.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 8.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 8.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 9.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 8.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 7.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 7.90 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 7.68 Bn