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as of 02-27-2026 3:49pm EST
$727.28
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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 new 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.
| Founded: | 1939 | Country: | United States |
| Employees: | N/A | City: | FALLS CHURCH |
| Market Cap: | 80.9B | IPO Year: | 2002 |
| Target Price: | $675.29 | AVG Volume (30 days): | 805.4K |
| Analyst Decision: | Buy | Number of Analysts: | 17 |
| Dividend Yield: | Dividend Payout Frequency: | quarterly | |
| EPS: | 29.08 | EPS Growth: | 2.61 |
| 52 Week Low/High: | $450.13 - $745.55 | Next Earning Date: | 04-28-2026 |
| Revenue: | $41,954,000,000 | Revenue Growth: | 2.24% |
| Revenue Growth (this year): | 5.68% | Revenue Growth (next year): | 6.04% |
| P/E Ratio: | 24.46 | Index: | |
| Free Cash Flow: | 3.3B | FCF Growth: | +26.17% |
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Stock Insider Trading Activity of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
ROEDER ROSHAN S
Sell
CVP & Pres. Mission Systems
NOC Feb 19, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$727.62
Shares
512
Total Value
$372,541.44
Owned After
4,107.39
SEC Form 4
Hardesty Michael A
Sell
Corp VP, Controller & CAO
NOC Feb 19, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$732.98
Shares
147
Total Value
$107,748.06
Owned After
2,525.29
SEC Form 4
Davies Benjamin R.
Sell
CVP & Pres. Defense Systems
NOC Feb 18, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$719.61
Shares
2,189
Total Value
$1,575,255.07
Owned After
151
SEC Form 4
ROEDER ROSHAN S
Sell
CVP & Pres. Mission Systems
NOC Feb 17, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$702.56
Shares
318
Total Value
$223,414.08
Owned After
4,107.39
SEC Form 4
Hardesty Michael A
Sell
Corp VP, Controller & CAO
NOC Feb 17, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$700.63
Shares
715
Total Value
$501,609.04
Owned After
2,525.29
SEC Form 4
Simpson Kathryn G
Sell
Corp VP & General Counsel
NOC Feb 17, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$702.56
Shares
779
Total Value
$547,294.24
Owned After
1,068.39
SEC Form 4
Hardesty Michael A
Sell
Corp VP, Controller & CAO
NOC Feb 13, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$702.82
Shares
783
Total Value
$550,410.55
Owned After
2,525.29
Warden Kathy J
Sell
Chair, CEO and President
NOC Feb 6, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$708.51
Shares
20,000
Total Value
$14,176,469.02
Owned After
191,388.4
WELSH MARK A III
Sell
Director
NOC Feb 2, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$683.66
Shares
95
Total Value
$65,029.11
Owned After
4,208
Warden Kathy J
Sell
Chair, CEO and President
NOC Jan 6, 2026
Avg Cost/Share
$615.00
Shares
3,000
Total Value
$1,845,000.00
Owned After
191,388.4
SEC Form 4
| Insider | Ticker | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Avg Cost | Shares | Total Value | Owned After | SEC Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROEDER ROSHAN S | NOC | CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Feb 19, 2026 | Sell | $727.62 | 512 | $372,541.44 | 4,107.39 | |
| Hardesty Michael A | NOC | Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Feb 19, 2026 | Sell | $732.98 | 147 | $107,748.06 | 2,525.29 | |
| Davies Benjamin R. | NOC | CVP & Pres. Defense Systems | Feb 18, 2026 | Sell | $719.61 | 2,189 | $1,575,255.07 | 151 | |
| ROEDER ROSHAN S | NOC | CVP & Pres. Mission Systems | Feb 17, 2026 | Sell | $702.56 | 318 | $223,414.08 | 4,107.39 | |
| Hardesty Michael A | NOC | Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Feb 17, 2026 | Sell | $700.63 | 715 | $501,609.04 | 2,525.29 | |
| Simpson Kathryn G | NOC | Corp VP & General Counsel | Feb 17, 2026 | Sell | $702.56 | 779 | $547,294.24 | 1,068.39 | |
| Hardesty Michael A | NOC | Corp VP, Controller & CAO | Feb 13, 2026 | Sell | $702.82 | 783 | $550,410.55 | 2,525.29 | |
| Warden Kathy J | NOC | Chair, CEO and President | Feb 6, 2026 | Sell | $708.51 | 20,000 | $14,176,469.02 | 191,388.4 | |
| WELSH MARK A III | NOC | Director | Feb 2, 2026 | Sell | $683.66 | 95 | $65,029.11 | 4,208 | |
| Warden Kathy J | NOC | Chair, CEO and President | Jan 6, 2026 | Sell | $615.00 | 3,000 | $1,845,000.00 | 191,388.4 |
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