Growth Metrics

Northrop Grumman (NOC) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has disclosed Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 10.01% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 396.0% year-over-year to 10.01%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 5.8%, down 111.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 10.75%, 10.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 10.01% for Q1 2026 at Northrop Grumman, down from 10.85% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.85% in Q4 2025, with the low at 1.34% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.95% across 5 years, with a median of 9.41% in 2022.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin tumbled -3006bps in 2022 before it soared 1154bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.66% in 2022, then crashed by -304bps to 1.34% in 2023, then soared by 858bps to 10.19% in 2024, then increased by 6bps to 10.85% in 2025, then decreased by -8bps to 10.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Margin were 10.01% in Q1 2026, 10.85% in Q4 2025, and 1.17% in Q3 2025.