Northrop Grumman (NOC) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's (NOC) Payout Ratio came in at 0.30 for Q3 2026, down 4.0% from 0.31 a year earlier but up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Northrop Grumman's Payout Ratio stood at 0.31, up 8.8% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Northrop Grumman's Payout Ratio was 0.28 in FY2024 (-47.7%), 0.54 in FY2023 (+152.6%), 0.21 in FY2022 (+53.1%) and 0.14 in FY2021 (-53.0%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has run from a low of 0.14 in Q4 2021 to a high of 0.54 in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 21.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 152.6%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 53.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.30 (Q2 2026), 0.29 (Q1 2026) and 0.31 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,722.87 Bn | 1,722.87 Bn | 9.10 Bn |
| 2 | General Electric | 345.20 Bn | 303.72 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 3 | Rtx | 269.97 Bn | 238.24 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.94 Bn | 122.17 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 5 | Boeing | 136.62 Bn | 45.58 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 98.71 Bn | 83.95 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 88.13 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 1.00 Bn |
| 8 | Motorola Solutions | 86.35 Bn | 82.81 Bn | 1.77 Bn |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 77.53 Bn | 64.99 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 72.26 Bn | 31.77 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.14 |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "NOC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();