NOC Northrop Grumman (NOC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Aerospace & Defense · Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical sys · CIK 0001133421
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
849
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about NOC
Insiders, 180 days
-$106.3K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2025-12-29
Northrop Grumman insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ insiders sold a net $106.3K of stock across 257 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 127 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (127 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
- The trade is 0.2% of the 4,480 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 849 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WELSH MARK A III sold about $4.4K of NOC on Aug 3, 2026; 849 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 127 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (127 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
- The trade is 0.4% of the 4,461 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 849 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WELSH MARK A III sold about $10.4K of NOC on Aug 3, 2026; 849 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 127 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (127 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
- The trade is 0.2% of the 4,450 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 849 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WELSH MARK A III sold about $6.0K of NOC on Aug 3, 2026; 849 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 127 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (127 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
- The trade is 0.7% of the 4,419 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 849 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WELSH MARK A III sold about $17.0K of NOC on Aug 3, 2026; 849 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 127 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (127 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
- The trade is 0.2% of the 4,409 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 849 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director WELSH MARK A III sold about $5.5K of NOC on Aug 3, 2026; 849 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.257 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$106.3K over 180 days
-$52.0K over 90 days
more than 75% of Aerospace & Defense
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
849 funds bought in last quarter
more than 92% of Aerospace & Defense
Revenue
+2.2% year over year
below 76% of Aerospace & Defense
Margin
10.0% net margin
more than 83% of Aerospace & Defense
Buybacks
$68.0M repurchased, FY to 2026-09-30
below 53% of Aerospace & Defense
Short interest
1.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 80% of Aerospace & Defense
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-6.5%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NOC: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
13,169,195 sh
$6.7B
11,783,817 sh
$6.0B
8,997,139 sh
$4.6B
5,852,674 sh
$3.0B
5,062,384 sh
$2.6B
Congress trades in NOC
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-12-29 · disclosed 28 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2025-09-23 · disclosed 17 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-09-05 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-07-11 · disclosed 40 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-06-24 · disclosed 50 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
NOC planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Ann Fudge
Filed 2026-07-24
$1.1M
NOC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF
$803.4K position · as of 2026-07-31
5.1%
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
$392.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.8%
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF
$111.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.3%
Global X Defense Tech ETF
$337.9M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
USA Mutuals Vice Fund
$2.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
$566.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included.
Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Defense
200506!000026!5700!FA8214!OO-ALC/PKME/LMKE !F4261098C0001 !A!N! !Y! !P01 · 1998-07-01
$10.0B
Department Of Defense
E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AIRCRAFT (FRP-7) · 2018-02-15
$8.5B
Department Of Defense
NEXT GENERATION OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED POLAR SPACE VEHICLES 1 AND 2 STUDY. · 2018-06-25
$3.5B
Department Of Defense
MQ-4C TRITON LRIP LOT 5 LONG LEAD ITEMS TO SUPPORT U.S. NAVY AND COOPERATIVE PARTNER AUSTRALIA. · 2019-05-29
$1.8B
Department Of Defense
F-16 ACTIVE ELECTRONICALLY SCANNED ARRAY JOINT EMERGENT OPERATIONAL NEED · 2017-05-31
$1.8B
Department Of Defense
IRBM TARGETS · 2011-03-07
$1.5B
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Employees Of Northrop Grumman Corporation Pac
Cycle 2026 · $3,481K spent
$2.9M
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$25.4M
$46.1M
$5.7M
+103%
+113%
2024
$24.4M
$26.4M
$5.3M
+48%
+25%
2023
$24.7M
$13.4M
$5.8M
+45%
+11%
2022
$20.7M
$54.7M
$5.4M
+67%
+6%
2021
$19.9M
$38.9M
$5.3M
+16%
-8%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $106.3K sold by insiders over 180 days, 849 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
NOC financials
Revenue growth
+2.2%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
10.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$43.6B
four quarters, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Revenue, TTM NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | $42.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $41.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $39.3B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $36.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $35.7B |
| Sep 2026 | $11.1B |
| Jun 2026 | $10.9B |
| Mar 2026 | $9.9B |
| Dec 2025 | $11.7B |
| Sep 2025 | $10.4B |
| Jun 2025 | $10.4B |
| Mar 2025 | $9.5B |
| Dec 2024 | $10.7B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+10.4%
net income over revenue, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Net margin, TTM NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +10.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +13.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +19.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +10.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +10.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +8.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +10.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.1% |
| Dec 2024 | +11.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$3.8B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
Free cash flow, TTM NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | $3.3B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $2.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $2.1B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.5B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $2.2B |
| Sep 2026 | $1.4B |
| Jun 2026 | $978.0M |
| Mar 2026 | -$1.8B |
| Dec 2025 | $3.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.3B |
| Jun 2025 | $637.0M |
| Mar 2025 | -$1.8B |
| Dec 2024 | $1.8B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.81x
long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30; equity 2026-09-30
Debt to equity NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.94x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.06x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.94x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.84x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.99x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.81x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.85x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.89x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.94x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.98x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.02x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.99x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.06x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.35x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30
Cash flow to debt NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.30x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.27x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.28x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.23x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.28x |
| Sep 2026 | 0.35x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.33x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.31x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.30x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.22x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.19x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.24x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.27x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+26.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on equity NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +26.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +27.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +13.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +34.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +59.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +26.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +27.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +28.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +26.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +26.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +26.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +25.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +27.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+8.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30
Return on assets NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.7% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +4.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +11.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +16.1% |
| Sep 2026 | +8.9% |
| Jun 2026 | +9.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +9.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +7.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+13.5%
operating income after a 13.7% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30 plus average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +13.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.2% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +8.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +12.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +21.8% |
| Sep 2026 | +13.5% |
| Jun 2026 | +13.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +13.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +12.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +12.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +13.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+12.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-09-30 and 2026-09-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +12.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +11.0% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +16.6% |
| Sep 2026 | +12.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +12.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +12.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +11.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +12.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
17.41x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30
P/E, trailing NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | 19.59x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 16.57x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 34.55x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 17.34x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 8.90x |
| Sep 2026 | 15.27x |
| Jun 2026 | 16.19x |
| Mar 2026 | 21.37x |
| Dec 2025 | 19.59x |
| Sep 2025 | 21.93x |
| Jun 2025 | 18.44x |
| Mar 2025 | 20.21x |
| Dec 2024 | 16.57x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$89.8B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-10-15 shares, plus long-term 2026-09-30 plus current 2026-09-30, minus cash 2026-09-30
Enterprise value NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | $92.7B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $80.3B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $81.3B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $94.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $70.6B |
| Sep 2026 | $80.1B |
| Jun 2026 | $85.2B |
| Mar 2026 | $109.9B |
| Dec 2025 | $92.7B |
| Sep 2025 | $101.0B |
| Jun 2025 | $85.8B |
| Mar 2025 | $87.2B |
| Dec 2024 | $80.3B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+4.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +3.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +1.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.5% |
| Sep 2026 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.1% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +1.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
1.25x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 14%: four quarters to 2026-09-30 against the four to 2025-09-30
PEG, trailing NOC
| FY Dec 2025 | 7.21x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.15x |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.07x |
| Sep 2026 | 1.09x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.01x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.82x |
| Dec 2025 | 7.21x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.31x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.24x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.27x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.15x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $42.0B | $41.0B | $39.3B | $36.6B |
| Operating income | $4.5B | $4.4B | $2.5B | $3.6B |
| Net income | $4.2B | $4.2B | $2.1B | $4.9B |
| EPS (diluted) | 29.08 | 28.34 | 13.53 | 31.47 |
| Operating cash flow | $4.8B | $4.4B | $3.9B | $2.9B |
| Cash | $4.4B | $4.4B | $3.1B | $2.6B |
| Long-term debt | $15.2B | $14.7B | $13.8B | $11.8B |
| Buybacks | $1.6B | $2.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Dividends paid | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
NOC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
Find similar shapesCompareNOC ranks highest on profitability (80th percentile) and institutional and government (67th), and lowest on insider conviction (38th), among Aerospace & Defense peers.
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NOC filings, in plain words
Are Northrop Grumman insiders buying or selling NOC?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Northrop Grumman insiders were net sellers, a net $106.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded NOC?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-27, 0 House members disclosed buying NOC and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Steve Cohen dated 2025-12-29.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Northrop Grumman insiders were net sellers of NOC, a net $106.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. None of the 21 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-27, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying NOC and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Steve Cohen dated 2025-12-29. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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