Northrop Grumman (NOC) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 20th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $7.18 per share and revenue of $11.14 billion for the quarter. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2026 guidance at 28.600-29.100 EPS. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The aerospace company reported $7.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.82 by $0.86. The firm had revenue of $10.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.80 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 10.48% and a return on equity of 24.25%. Northrop Grumman’s quarterly revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $8.15 EPS. On average, analysts expect Northrop Grumman to post $28.96 EPS for the current fiscal year and $30.44 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Northrop Grumman Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Northrop Grumman stock opened at $519.98 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $73.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.52, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of -0.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.17. Northrop Grumman has a one year low of $470.06 and a one year high of $774.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $525.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $552.48.

Northrop Grumman Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st were issued a $2.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 31st. This represents a $9.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Northrop Grumman’s payout ratio is presently 31.39%.

Insider Activity at Northrop Grumman

In related news, Director Mark Welsh, III sold 95 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $547.53, for a total value of $52,015.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,405,299.29. This trade represents a 2.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on NOC shares. Royal Bank Of Canada cut Northrop Grumman from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $640.00 to $525.00 in a report on Friday, October 2nd. UBS Group upped their price objective on Northrop Grumman from $685.00 to $704.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $620.00 price objective (down from $800.00) on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Northrop Grumman from $533.00 to $538.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reduced their target price on Northrop Grumman from $640.00 to $540.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $641.91.

Northrop Grumman Company Profile

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is a global aerospace and defense company that develops and produces systems for government and commercial customers, with the U.S. government representing its primary customer base. The company operates across aerospace, defense, space, cybersecurity and advanced technology markets.

Its products and services include military aircraft and autonomous systems, space systems and satellites, missile defense technologies, command-and-control systems, cyber solutions, sensors, communications networks and other mission-critical systems.