noc-20260331

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


☒						QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2026


☐						TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-16411

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		80-0640649
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church,	Virginia	22042
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(703) 280-2900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	NOC	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer ☐

Non-accelerated Filer ☐ Smaller Reporting Company ☐

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of April 16, 2026, 142,033,476 shares of common stock were outstanding.

Table of Contents

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	4
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
	1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	5
	2. Earnings Per Share, Share Repurchases and Dividends on Common Stock	8
	3. Inventoried Costs, Net	8
	4. Income Taxes	9
	5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments	9
	6. Investigations, Claims and Litigation	11
	7. Commitments and Contingencies	11
	8. Retirement Benefits	13
	9. Stock Compensation Plans and Other Compensation Arrangements	13
	10. Segment Information	15
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	21
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
	Overview	22
	Consolidated Operating Results	25
	Segment Operating Results	27
	Product and Service Analysis	30
	Backlog	31
	Liquidity and Capital Resources	31
	Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Judgments	32
	Accounting Standards Updates	32
	Forward-Looking Statements and Projections	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	34

	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	35
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	35
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	35
Item 5.	Other Information	36
Item 6.	Exhibits	37
	Signatures	38

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31
$ in millions, except per share amounts		2026		2025
Sales
Product		$	7,958	$	7,521
Service		1,923		1,947
Total sales		9,881		9,468
Operating costs and expenses
Product		6,433		6,366
Service		1,488		1,522
General and administrative expenses		971		1,007
Total operating costs and expenses		8,892		8,895

Operating income		989		573
Other (expense) income
Interest expense		(162)		(156)
Non-operating FAS pension benefit		166		130
Other, net		37		31
Earnings before income taxes		1,030		578
Federal and foreign income tax expense		155		97
Net earnings		$	875	$	481

Basic earnings per share		$	6.16	$	3.33
Weighted-average common shares outstanding, in millions		142.1		144.6
Diluted earnings per share		$	6.14	$	3.32
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding, in millions		142.5		144.9

Net earnings (from above)		$	875	$	481
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Change in cumulative translation adjustment		(2)		2
Change in other, net

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Northrop Grumman Corporation