---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001133421-23-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOC"
cik: "0001133421"
company_name: "NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T08:12:37.471497+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northrop Grumman Q1 sales up 6% to $9.3B, EPS $5.50; raises EPS guidance by $0.40 on expected gain

## Summary
- Sales of $9.3B, +6% YoY; diluted EPS $5.50 (vs $6.10); operating income $947M, +6%.
- Segment: Aeronautics -7% sales, -23% op. income; Space Systems +17% sales, +20% op. income.
- EPS guidance raised $0.40 on expected gain from sale of minority investment later in 2023.
- Returned $1.0B to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases in Q1.
- Net awards $8.0B; backlog $77.5B; significant awards include $3.2B restricted programs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001133421-23-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOC
- cik: 0001133421
- company_name: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000026/0001133421-23-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000026/noc-20230427.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-23-000026
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-23-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ reported the quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $9.3 billion, net income $842 million, EPS $5.50 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $9.3 billion
  - Net income: $842 million
  - EPS: $5.50 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reported first quarter 2023 sales increased 6 percent to $9.3 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000026/0001133421-23-000026-index.htm

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