Northrop Grumman (NOC) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman (NOC) posted Payout Ratio of 0.32 for Q2 2026, down 15.69% on a QoQ basis from 0.38 in Q1 2026, and up 13.45% year-over-year from 0.28 in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Northrop Grumman (NOC) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Northrop Grumman has reported Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.32 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 13.45% year-over-year to 0.32 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.3, a 4.44% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.31, up 8.81% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.32 for Q2 2026 at Northrop Grumman, down from 0.38 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Payout Ratio was 0.63 in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.53 in Q4 2023.
- Average Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.26, with a median of 0.3 recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Payout Ratio slumped 512.17% in 2023, then surged 144.88% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2022, then plunged by 512.17% to 0.53 in 2023, then soared by 144.88% to 0.24 in 2024, then dropped by 2.54% to 0.23 in 2025, then surged by 39.16% to 0.32 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.32 (Q2 2026), 0.38 (Q1 2026), and 0.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockheed Martin | 121.20 Bn | 117.41 Bn | 2.45 Bn |
| 2 | General Dynamics | 97.24 Bn | 92.90 Bn | 6.76 Bn |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 77.45 Bn | 76.75 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 4 | Northrop Grumman | 73.15 Bn | 70.84 Bn | 3.72 Bn |
| 5 | L3Harris Technologies | 47.76 Bn | 47.20 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 6 | Elbit Systems | 32.66 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 579.01 Mn |
| 7 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.32 Bn | 27.98 Bn | 738.10 Mn |
| 8 | Curtiss Wright | 20.93 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 364.09 Mn |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 16.70 Bn | 16.01 Bn | 817.00 Mn |
| 10 | Caci International | 13.78 Bn | 13.58 Bn | 913.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.24 |