Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with operations across the United States and international markets. The company delivers a broad portfolio of products, services and solutions primarily to the U.S. Department… From the company’s description.
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What Northrop Grumman does
In the company’s own words
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with operations across the United States and international markets. The company delivers a broad portfolio of products, services and solutions primarily to the U.S. Department of War and intelligence community, with 84 percent of 2025 sales derived from the U.S. government. Northrop Grumman maintains approximately 95,000 employees and generated $41.954 billion in total sales during fiscal year 2025.
The company operates through four reportable segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems, and Space Systems. Aeronautics Systems designs and produces military aircraft including the B-21 Raider long-range strike aircraft, F-35 Lightning II fuselage components, and high-altitude long-endurance unmanned systems. Defense Systems develops strategic deterrent systems, precision strike weapons, missile defense solutions, and advanced tactical weapons including the Sentinel ICBM modernization program and hypersonic systems. Mission Systems provides radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors, command and control systems, electronic warfare capabilities, advanced microelectronics, and cyber solutions. Space Systems delivers satellites, spacecraft systems, missile defense interceptors, and launch vehicles including solid rocket boosters for commercial and government space missions.
Northrop Grumman's history reflects significant industry consolidation, including the 1994 merger with Grumman Corporation, acquisitions of Westinghouse defense electronics, Litton Industries, TRW, and Orbital ATK, alongside strategic divestitures such as the 2011 spinoff of Huntington Ingalls Industries and 2021 sale of its IT and mission support services business. The company competes with Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and RTX Corporation, alongside emerging market entrants. Approximately half of 2025 sales derived from cost-type contracts and half from fixed-price contracts. The company maintains a total backlog of $95.7 billion as of December 31, 2025. Additional information is available at www.northropgrumman.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Medical Instruments
- Headquarters
- FALLS CHURCH, VA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1133421
- SIC
- 3812
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Northrop Grumman — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Northrop Grumman’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Northrop Grumman’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 18 issues of Northrop Grumman’s debt, $2.10B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.47%, maturing 2027 to 2054.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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