Northrop Grumman (1NOC) Stock Price & Analysis
1NOC Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 503.20 - EUR 512.40
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 423.70 - EUR 930.00
- Previous Close
- EUR 506.20
- Volume
- 33
- Average Volume (3M)
- 11
- Market Cap
- EUR 70.68B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 82.50B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 3.74B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 16.64B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 17.6
- Beta
- 0.02
- Next Earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 7.1
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 1.63%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Backlog And Bookings
Record backlog and bookings provide substantial forward revenue visibility and indicate demand is exceeding current deliveries. This supports sustained production, engineering, and services activity over several years while giving Northrop a durable base for capacity planning and investment.
Improving Profitability And Cash Flow
Revenue growth accompanied by a meaningful recovery in profitability and free cash flow strengthens internal funding capacity. The improvement can support program investment, debt management, and shareholder returns while demonstrating that earnings recovery is translating into increasingly useful cash generation.
Multi-year Growth Outlook
The outlook extends beyond the current reporting period, with growth expected across all four segments and operating income projected to grow faster than sales. This indicates a broadening earnings base and suggests current investments in B-21, Sentinel, space, and mission systems may support durable expansion.
Bears Say
Meaningful Leverage
Although leverage is moving in the right direction, the sizable debt balance remains a constraint on financial flexibility. Interest and repayment obligations can compete with investment or shareholder distributions, while a weaker operating environment could make balance-sheet improvement slower.
Program Execution Risk
B-21 and other development programs can produce earnings volatility when technical discoveries, schedule changes, or estimate-at-completion adjustments arise. Execution challenges could delay expected production benefits, increase costs, and pressure margins during the transition to higher volumes.
Funding And Capital Uncertainty
Appropriations timing can affect contract starts, award timing, and the pace of expected growth, particularly for programs dependent on government funding. At the same time, elevated investment for B-21 capacity increases near-term cash demands before the associated production and sustainment benefits fully arrive.
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Company Description
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global player in the aerospace and defense sectors. Its Aeronautics Systems division is responsible for the full lifecycle of aircraft, from design and development to production, integration, and ongoing maintenance. This includes a diverse portfolio of crewed and uncrewed aerial platforms: advanced strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air superiority jets, and sophisticated airborne systems for battle management and command and control. Additionally, it specializes in autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems, such as high-altitude, long-endurance strategic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, alongside vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems. The Defense Systems segment focuses on creating and delivering a wide array of weapons and mission technologies. Its offerings encompass integrated battle management solutions, various weapons platforms, and specialized aircraft. Key products include command and control systems, munitions, and missiles, alongside precision strike capabilities. The segment is also at the forefront of propulsion technologies, offering both air-breathing and advanced hypersonic systems, as well as sophisticated gun systems and precision munitions. Beyond products, it provides comprehensive life-cycle support, including software services, ongoing maintenance, logistics, operational assistance, and modernization efforts for air, sea, and ground-based defense systems. Within its Mission Systems division, Northrop Grumman delivers critical capabilities spanning cybersecurity, C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance). This includes developing advanced sensing technologies such as radar, electro-optical/infrared, and acoustic sensors, alongside electronic warfare systems. The division also provides cutting-edge communications and networking solutions, intelligence processing, navigation systems, and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Furthermore, it supplies airborne multifunction sensors, integrated maritime and land-based systems, targeting and survivability solutions, and robust networked information platforms. The Space Systems segment is a key provider of space-based solutions, delivering satellites and their associated payloads, along with essential ground control systems. It specializes in missile defense systems, including interceptors, and offers a range of launch vehicles with their propulsion components, as well as strategic missile technologies. Established in 1939, the corporation maintains its headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- CEO
- Kathy J. Warden
- Employees
- 95,000
- Website
- www.northropgrumman.com
- Address
- 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, 22042, US
Northrop Grumman (1NOC) Earnings & Revenues
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1NOC Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive overall. The company reported record backlog, solid revenue and EPS growth, strong operating margins and free cash flow, raised 2026 operating and EPS guidance, and outlined accelerating growth opportunities across B-21, Sentinel, space, munitions, autonomous systems, microelectronics, and international markets. The main challenges were continuing-resolution and appropriation uncertainty, higher planned B-21 capital spending, development-program risk, expected production-mix-related margin pressure, and muted near-term Space Systems growth, but management expressed confidence in execution and the long-term outlook.
View all IT:1NOC earnings summaries1NOC Net sales Breakdown
- 80.42% Product
- 19.58% Service
1NOC Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Moving Averages | 11 | 0 | 1 |