Northrop Grumman

Global leader Northrop Grumman operates in the aerospace, defense, and securities industries. Working primarily with the U.S. government and, specifically, the Department of Defense and intelligence community, the company designs, develops, and builds products ranging from aircraft to spacecraft to cybersecurity systems. Overall, Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees with more than 550 facilities in all 50 U.S. states and in more than 25 countries. In August 2020, Northrop Grumman and its partners, including Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin, submitted to NASA a 40-foot-tall mock-up lander designed to be the next spacecraft to deliver astronauts to the moon.
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Company Information

As of 6/5/23
Country/Territory
U.S.
Headquarters
Falls Church, Va.
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
CEO
Kathy J. Warden
Company Type
Public
Ticker
NOC
Revenues ($M)
$36,602
Profits ($M)
$4,896
Market Value ($M)
$70,203
Employees
95,000
Market value as of March 31, 2023.

Earnings Per Share (Last Fiscal Year)

Earnings Per Share ($)
31.47
EPS % Change (from 2021)
-27.7%
EPS % Change (5 year annual rate)
22.4%
EPS % Change (10 year annual rate)
15%

Total Return

Total Return to Investors (2022)
43%
Total Return to Investors (5 year, annualized)
14%
Total Return to Investors (10 year, annualized)
25.4%

America's Most Innovative Companies

Sector
Aerospace & Defense
Culture rank
147
Process rank
120
Product rank
31

World's Most Admired Companies

Sector
Transport
Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Current All-Star Rank
-
Previous All-Star Rank
-
Industry Rank
3
Previous Industry Rank
3
Overall Score
6.97
Innovation
2
People Management
2
Use of Corporate Assets
3
Social Responsibility
3
Quality of Management
1
Financial Soundness
2
Long-Term Investment Value
1
Quality of Products/Services
4
Global Competitiveness
5

Key Financials (Last Fiscal Year)

($ Millions)
% change
Revenues ($M)
$35,667
-3.1%
Profits ($M)
$7,005
119.7%
Assets ($M)
$42,579
-
Total Stockholder Equity ($M)
$12,926
-

Profit Ratios

Profit as % of Revenues
19.6%
Profits as % of Assets
16.5%
Profits as % of Stockholder Equity
54.2%
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