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

Northrop Grumman (NOC) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $989.0 million in Q1 2026, down 22.19% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and up 72.6% on a YoY basis from $573.0 million in Q1 2025.

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

Northrop Grumman's Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $989.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 72.6% year-over-year to $989.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (down 11.93% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.5 billion, up 3.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $989.0 million for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, down from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$143.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $590.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $844.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Income sank 316.67% in 2023, then soared 3127.78% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $66.0 million in 2022, then sank by 316.67% to -$143.0 million in 2023, then surged by 861.54% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then advanced by 16.71% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then slipped by 22.19% to $989.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $989.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $122.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -1.39 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -1.07 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 2.56 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 448.00 Mn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 2.06 Bn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 753.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.42 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 989.00 Mn
10 TransDigm 74.20 Bn 70.32 Bn 1.51 Bn 1.18 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 989.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 122.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 76.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 573.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 39.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -143.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -36.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 947.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 66.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 844.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 954.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 67.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -93.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.04 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.04 Bn