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

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 10.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 396.0% year-over-year to 10.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.8% (down 111.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.75%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin came in at 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.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 5.95%, with a median of 9.41% recorded in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 3006 bps in 2022 and surged 1154 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 0.66% in 2022, then sank by 304 bps to 1.34% in 2023, then soared by 858 bps to 10.19% in 2024, then advanced by 6 bps to 10.85% in 2025, then decreased by 8 bps to 10.01% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 10.01%, 10.85%, and 1.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.