NOC

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Industrials
US companies in Aerospace & Defense (19)
NYSE · USD
Mkt cap $78.3bn

$551.23

as of 27 Oct 2026, 29% below its 52-week high

Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.

These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.

Trailing yield: 1.73%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
Forward yield: 1.91%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
Earnings cover: 3.3×Pays 30% of earnings
Cash cover: 2.8×Free cash flow over dividends paid
5y dividend growth: +9.7% a yearNo cut since FY2008
Next ex-dividend date: Estimated1 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $2.54

Compared with US companies in Aerospace & Defense (19)

Trailing yield is higher than 13 of the 17 other US companies in Aerospace & Defense with a yield figure.
5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 12 of the 15 other US companies in Aerospace & Defense with a 5y growth figure.

Quality

High

Capacity to keep growing the dividend

Risk

Low

Signals of dividend-cut pressure

Trim

Low

How extended the valuation looks

Why Risk is 25

NOC against US companies in Aerospace & Defense (19)

Valuation against its own history

As of the last reported period (30 Sept 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of NOC’s past readings.

P/E15.2×P32, neutral for this measure
Yield1.98%P94, good for this measure
FCF payout35.6%P28, good for this measure
Net debt / EBITDA1.74P13, good for this measure
DGR 5y+9.6%P23, poor for this measure
ROIC10.0%P68, neutral for this measure

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