NOC Northrop Grumman Corp.

$NOC Q3 '26 Earnings Results & Recap • Reported GAAP EPS of $7.89 up 2.87% YoY • Reported revenue of $11.12B up 6.71% YoY • Northrop Grumman raised 2026 guidance, listing sales of $43.75B, segment operating income of $4.94B, MTM-adjusted EPS of $29.35 $29.75, and adjusted free cash flow of $3.1B.

$NOC $BA this drop is dumb..I work for one of these corporations.. Half the work will be sub contracted out to Northrop and lockheed anyways...

Northrop Grumman $NOC drops to the lower line of its weekly moving average support cluster. Still supported. NOC @ $480.72 Support: 241/320/332w EMAs @ $469.05-$500.84

$NOC I don't think the governments selection was the best option for the American defense industry. My guess is Boeing had better lobbyists.

$NOC Northrop Grumman, the defense contractor behind the B-21 and Sentinel, raised its 2026 MTM-adjusted EPS guidance to $29.35–$29.75 from $28.60–$29.10, up $0.70 at the midpoint, with its Q3 results. At the $510.65 close (4pm ET Oct 19), that's ~17.3x the new $29.55 midpoint, a ~$72.5B market value. Other side: Q3 pre-tax earnings fell 2%; EPS rose 3% to $7.89 on a 13.4% tax rate vs 16.9%. Next: call at 9:30am ET today. 9-month adjusted FCF is $965M vs a $3.1–3.5B 2026 target, so Q4 needs ~$2.1–2.5B.

$NOC should be bouncing between 700 and 800 but since AI is the total market now we're stuck here.

$NOC reports ER before the market open on Tuesday, and here are past ER results since 2022 and the stock reaction after the ER. 26 analysts are giving average target of $619.08 for +19.09% upside. $ITA.X $NOC

$NOC same mkt cap as $ALAB and they have 700 employess and a 200 PE. Makes total sense to me.

NOC Stock Heads For Second Red Week: BofA Calls Northrop Attractive Despite Losing Navy Contract To Boeing $NOC $BA $SHLD $PPA https://stocktwits.com/news/equity/markets/noc-stock-heads-for-second-red-week-bof-a-calls-northrop-attractive-despite-losing-navy-contract-to-boeing/cZDiCVlRBig

$NOC is trading current margin for a future lock. Backlog is $105B. The B-21 has absorbed about $2B in cumulative losses. Q2 operating margin fell to 10.1% from 13.8%. Fixed-price lots are the cost of multi-decade sustainment. It is one of two U.S. solid rocket motor producers. GaN radars and captive packaging IP raise the barrier. This is not an open-market multiple. #NOC #Defense #B21 #Aerospace

$NOC Northrop Grumman awarded $111.4M U.S. Air Force contract modification Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $111,366,000 firm fixed price and cost- plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Engineering and Manufacturing Development and Early Production and Deployment.

$NOC Northrop printed Q3 this morning: EPS 7.89 dollars vs about 7.18 expected, sales 11.12 billion dollars, up 7% YoY. Profit was basically flat vs last year though, 1.12 billion dollars vs 1.10 billion. The bigger move is guidance. FY26 adjusted EPS guide raised to 29.35 to 29.75 dollars, from 28.60 to 29.10 before. Backlog hit a record 109.6 billion dollars after 16.4 billion dollars in new awards, book-to-bill 1.5x. Aeronautics sales rose 14% on B-21 and F-35 work, Defense Systems rose 12% on the Sentinel ramp.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/19/tuesdays-big-stock-stories-whats-likely-to-move-the-market.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.stocktwits.StockTwits.STShareExtension $NOC $RTX Defense companies reporting on ‘Squawk Box’ Northrop Grumman is down 2% in three months. The stock is down 34% from the high. RTX is flat in three months. Shares are off 15% from the August high.

$NOC Reported GAAP EPS of $7.89 up 2.87% YoY • Reported revenue of $11.12B up 6.71% YoY • Northrop Grumman raised 2026 guidance,

$NOC Reports Q3 before the open Tuesday. Consensus is 7.16 dollars in EPS on 11.13 billion dollars in revenue, EPS down from 7.67 a year ago even as sales grow about 7%. Backlog is a record 105 billion dollars, and management raised the full-year guide in July to 43.75 to 44.25 billion in sales. The other thing in the print is whether the Q2 program charges show up again, 68 million in Defense Systems and 91 million in Space Systems.

$NOC: Northrop pension relief can come two ways in Baleja: an upfront payment, bigger monthly benefits, or both. The $21.5M deal was final-approved in May, with no claim form and no completion date posted. Open Class Actions.

Northrop Grumman $NOC bounces nicely off its weekly moving average support cluster to end the week up 8.14% @ $519.86.

$NOC Price: $N/A Volume: Average Catalyst: Defense budget talks and upcoming Pentagon contract awards keep investor focus on NOC's B-21 Raider program progress. Resistance: $520 Support: $470 Bull case: A breakout above $520 on rising volume could signal renewed confidence in defense spending tailwinds, pushing shares toward new highs. Bear case: A drop below $470 support may trigger further selling if defense budget concerns or program delays weigh on sentiment. What I'm watching: Watching for a volume surge to confirm direction out of this $470-$520 range. Note: I’m not a financial advisor or a market predictor, and I don’t offer any premium subscriptions or paid services. Feel free to check out the link in my bio:

$NOC: filed in 2017, settled in 2026. The Baleja pension case, 5:17-cv-00235 in California federal court, alleged an ESL Offset cut minimum benefits. Northrop denied wrongdoing. $21.5M, automatic, no claim form. Open Class Actions.

$NOC: still waiting on Northrop pension math? The $21.5M Baleja settlement was final-approved in May, but calculations are not announced complete. No form to file, benefits are automatic. Open Class Actions.