Northrop Grumman (NOC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's (NOC) Price to Earnings stood at 15.19 in Q3 2026, down 29.8% from 21.65 a year earlier and down 5.6% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Northrop Grumman's Price to Earnings came in at 19.36, up 18.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Price to Earnings came in at 16.30 in FY2024 (-52.3%), 34.18 in FY2023 (+100.3%), 17.07 in FY2022 (+97.6%) and 8.64 in FY2021 (-45.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 22.0%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 128.0% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 52.3% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.09 (Q2 2026), 21.18 (Q1 2026) and 19.36 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 303.30 Bn | 262.05 Bn | 5.02 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 262.79 Bn | 232.77 Bn | 5.81 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.22 Bn | 54.92 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 136.34 Bn | 120.57 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 94.90 Bn | 82.01 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.08 Bn | 75.44 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.49 Bn | 65.95 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.28 Bn | 72.89 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.19 Bn | 21.64 Bn | 3.65 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 63.12 Bn | 51.21 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.19 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.09 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.18 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.36 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.65 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.88 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.30 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32.42 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.85 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 34.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.84 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.67 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.07 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.11 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.07 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.64 |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();