secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-22-000041
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q3 EPS $5.89, sales up 3%; FY22 guidance near low end
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- Diluted EPS $5.89 (down 11% YoY), includes $0.18 hit from marketable securities; net earnings $915M.
- Sales $9.0B (+3% YoY) led by Space Systems (+18%); Aeronautics down 7%, Defense Systems down 5%.
- Segment operating margin rate 11.2% (down 70bps) due to lower net EAC adjustments from inflationary pressure.
- Operating cash flow $1.335B (+15% YoY); adjusted free cash flow $1.139B (+21%).
- FY2022 guidance: sales & EPS near low end ($36.2-36.6B; $24.50-25.10); FCF $1.5-1.8B unchanged.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342122000041/0001133421-22-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342122000041/noc-20221027.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-22-000041

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