Northrop Grumman (NOC) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman (NOC) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $1.08 billion in Q3 2026, up 9.9% from $985 million a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Northrop Grumman's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $4.1 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, up 6.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.03 billion, up 1.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.99 billion in FY2024 (-0.5%), $4.01 billion in FY2023 (+3.6%), $3.87 billion in FY2022 (+7.7%) and $3.6 billion in FY2021 (+5.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q2 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative rose in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 21.6% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 13.8% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.03 billion (Q2 2026), $971 million (Q1 2026) and $1.03 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 303.30 Bn | 262.05 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 262.79 Bn | 232.77 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 148.22 Bn | 54.92 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 1.43 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 | 723.00 Mn |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 79.08 Bn | 75.44 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 496.00 Mn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 78.49 Bn | 65.95 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 77.28 Bn | 72.89 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 148.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 69.19 Bn | 21.64 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 10 | TransDigm | 63.12 Bn | 51.21 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 332.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 971.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 985.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 843.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 986.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 878.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 918.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 974.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 976.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 809.00 Mn |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Selling, General & Administrative API
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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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();