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Northrop Grumman

NYQ:NOC US6668071029
31
  • Value
    84
  • Growth
    19
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    42
  • Sentiment
    53
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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Company Description

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global aerospace and defense technology company. It operates in the aerospace and defense industries through its Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems, and Space Systems segments. The company serves the United States Air Force, Navy, and other government agencies, as well as international customers. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $74,385 million, profits of $8,362 million, revenue of $41,033 million, and 97000 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Northrop Grumman are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Northrop Grumman. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 84, which means that the share price of Northrop Grumman is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 53, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 19, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 37, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 63 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Dividend Yield
Country USA
Industry Aerospace & Defense
Size XX-Large
Website northropgrumman.com
Index
D.J. US Defense
S&P 500
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Last update: 20-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 93 84 85
Growth
19 7 1 25
Safety
Safety
37 6 8 8
Sentiment
53 34 33 41
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31 11 1 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
26 34 24 33
Opinions Change
65 55 53 36
Pro Holdings
n/a 70 71 59
Market Pulse
62 29 42 69
Sentiment
53 34 33 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
84 93 84 85
Growth
19 7 1 25
Safety Safety
37 6 8 8
Combined
42 13 9 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
66 69 58 60
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
59 80 70 80
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 34 28 24
Dividend Yield
97 88 86 86
Value
84 93 84 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
12 16 19 8
Profit Growth
92 28 27 26
Capital Growth
36 12 40 19
Stock Returns
41 25 21 91
Growth
19 7 1 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
24 15 17 20
Refinancing
33 4 14 21
Liquidity
76 63 52 45
Safety Safety
37 6 8 8

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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