Northrop Grumman Corp.

NOCNYSE • USD
552.43 USD
↗ 13.12 (2.43%)AT CLOSE (03:59 PM EDT)
552.50
↗ 0.07 (0.01%)
POST MARKET (AS OF 04:15 PM EDT)
Post Market
AS OF 04:15 PM EDT
552.50
↗ 0.07 (0.01%)
🟢Market: OPEN

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) trades at $552.50 per share. Both sides of the analysis agree: technicals flash "Strong Buy" and fundamentals confirm with a "Buy" reading. Key drivers include a robust Altman Z-Score, exceptional Return on Equity (24.2%) and a bearish Death Cross on the long-term moving averages. On the valuation side, NOC appears attractively valued relative to sector peers across key multiples.

Technical & fundamental data as of Oct 21, 2026.

Open?$544.70
High?$556.37
Low?$537.81
Prev. Close?$539.31
Volume?894.2K
Avg. Volume?1.0M
VWAP?$551.52
Rel. Volume?0.87x
Bid / Ask
Bid?$537.01 × 40
Ask?$556.55 × 80
Spread?$19.54
Midpoint?$546.78
Valuation & Ratios
Market Cap?76.6B
Shares Out?142.0M
Float?141.8M
Float %?99.9%
P/E Ratio?16.95
P/B Ratio?4.10
EPS?$31.82
Dividend?1.78%
Ex-Dividend?N/A
News
Profile
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the B-21 bomber, creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program, and maintains and upgrades numerous other military aircraft. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, long-range missiles, and missile defense systems. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and rocket motors.
Employees
95.0K
Market Cap
76.6B
Industry
SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL SYS
Listed
1972-06-01
Address
2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE
FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042
Phone: 703-280-2900
Technical OutlookStrong Buy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
Long-Term (Tide)?▲ Bullish(+1/3)
Medium-Term (Wave)?▲ Bullish(+2/3)
Short-Term (Ripple)?▲ Bullish(+3/3)
MA Alignment?Mixed
Full Technical Analysis →
Fundamental OutlookBuy
Strong SellNeutralStrong Buy
F-Score?
77
Z-Score?
73
Momentum?
80
Short Sent.?
84
Piotroski F-Score?6/9Mixed
Altman Z-Score?3.05Safe
Confidence?84%High
Full Fundamental Analysis →
Short InterestLow
Short % of Float?1.61%Low
Short Interest?2.3M
Days to Cover?2.6
Free Float141.8M
Avg Daily Volume875.4K
Settlement Date2026-09-30
Financial Health
Current Ratio?1.23Adequate
Quick Ratio?1.14Adequate
Cash Ratio?0.27Low
Debt/Equity?0.77Moderate
ValuationATTRACTIVELY VALUEDvs 10 peers + S&P 500
Score
83/100
P/E?
Peers
73
S&P
75
17.0CHEAP▾
P/B?
Peers
27
S&P
44
4.10FAIR▾
P/S?
Peers
45
S&P
73
1.76CHEAP▾
P/FCF?
Peers
38
S&P
55
20.0FAIR▾
EV/EBITDA?
Peers
60
S&P
55
14.2FAIR▾
EV/Sales?
Peers
55
S&P
75
2.00CHEAP▾
Returns & Efficiency
ROE?
Peers
73
S&P
73
24.2%STRONG▾
ROA?
Peers
82
S&P
69
8.6%STRONG▾
Cash Flow & Enterprise
FCF?$3.8B
Enterprise Value?$87.3B
Fundamentals ratios updated end of day