Northrop Grumman (NOC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Northrop Grumman's Times Interest Earned was 8.03 in Q3 2026, up 4.1% from 7.71 a year earlier and up 18.0% from the prior quarter.
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Northrop Grumman's Times Interest Earned was 7.05 through Sep 30, 2026, up 5.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 6.78, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 7.04 in FY2024 (+51.2%), 4.66 in FY2023 (-34.6%), 7.12 in FY2022 (-30.0%) and 10.16 in FY2021 (+48.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 5.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 66.2%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 63.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, NOC's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 6.81 (Q2 2026), 6.10 (Q1 2026) and 7.26 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Space Exploration Technologies | 1,651.46 Bn | 1,413.17 Bn | 9.10 Bn | 4.13 |
| 2 | General Electric | 341.86 Bn | 300.61 Bn | 5.02 Bn | -0.77 |
| 3 | Rtx | 267.69 Bn | 237.67 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 8.76 |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 137.00 Bn | 121.23 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 9.25 |
| 5 | Boeing | 134.94 Bn | 43.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.62 |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 97.88 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 87.85 Bn | 84.32 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 6.70 |
| 8 | Howmet Aerospace | 87.47 Bn | 83.22 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 16.19 |
| 9 | Northrop Grumman | 78.02 Bn | 65.48 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 8.03 |
| 10 | Honeywell International | 70.02 Bn | 29.54 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 7.90 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.03 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.81 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.26 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.71 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.67 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.81 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.96 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.34 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.07 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.58 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.92 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.74 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.58 |
API Access
Northrop Grumman Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=NOC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();