Northrop Grumman NOC
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$515.66 -2.92 (-0.56%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Northrop Grumman (NOC) posted Operating Margin of 10.08% for Q2 2026, up 0.68% on a QoQ basis from 10.01% in Q1 2026, and down 369.0% year-over-year from 3.75% in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Northrop Grumman has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 10.08% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 369.0% year-over-year to 10.08% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 10.72%, a 33.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.75%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 10.08% for Q2 2026 at Northrop Grumman, up from 10.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 13.77% in Q2 2025, with the low at 1.34% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 9.21%, with a median of 10.19% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin slumped 2062 bps in 2022, then soared 1154 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.66% in 2022, then tumbled by 304 bps to 1.34% in 2023, then jumped by 858 bps to 10.19% in 2024, then rose by 6 bps to 10.85% in 2025, then dropped by 7 bps to 10.08% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.08% (Q2 2026), 10.01% (Q1 2026), and 10.85% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Lockheed Martin 120.87 Bn 117.07 Bn 2.45 Bn 12.36%
2 General Dynamics 95.39 Bn 91.06 Bn 6.76 Bn 10.36%
3 Motorola Solutions 76.32 Bn 75.61 Bn 1.68 Bn 25.82%
4 Northrop Grumman 73.49 Bn 71.18 Bn 3.72 Bn 10.08%
5 L3Harris Technologies 46.76 Bn 45.24 Bn 1.50 Bn 11.12%
6 Elbit Systems 32.70 Bn 31.74 Bn 579.01 Mn 9.57%
7 Teledyne Technologies 27.56 Bn 27.22 Bn 738.10 Mn 20.04%
8 Curtiss Wright 20.85 Bn 20.37 Bn 364.09 Mn 19.34%
9 Leidos Holdings 16.21 Bn 15.46 Bn 817.00 Mn 11.28%
10 Caci International 13.42 Bn 13.22 Bn 913.55 Mn 10.05%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 10.08%
Mar 31, 2026 10.01%
Dec 31, 2025 10.85%
Sep 30, 2025 11.92%
Jun 30, 2025 13.77%
Mar 31, 2025 6.05%
Dec 31, 2024 10.19%
Sep 30, 2024 11.20%
Jun 30, 2024 10.67%
Mar 31, 2024 10.57%
Dec 31, 2023 -1.34%
Sep 30, 2023 10.39%
Jun 30, 2023 10.10%
Mar 31, 2023 10.18%
Dec 31, 2022 0.66%
Sep 30, 2022 9.41%
Jun 30, 2022 10.84%
Mar 31, 2022 10.20%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.08%
Sep 30, 2021 11.96%