---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001133421-23-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NOC"
cik: "0001133421"
company_name: "NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:56:14.234888+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Northrop Grumman Q3 sales +9% to $9.8B; raises 2023 sales guidance to ~$39B

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $6.18 vs $5.89 YoY; net earnings $937M (+2%).
- Segment operating income +8% to $1.09B; total backlog record $84B.
- Net awards $15B, book-to-bill 1.53; sales guidance raised $400M to ~$39B.
- Operating cash flow $1.2B; adjusted free cash flow $869M, down 24% on higher capex.
- All four sectors grew: Space Systems +11%, Aeronautics +9%, Mission +7%, Defense +6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001133421-23-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NOC
- cik: 0001133421
- company_name: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000052/0001133421-23-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000052/noc-20231026.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $9.8 billion, net income $937 million, EPS $6.18. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $9.8 billion
  - Net income: $937 million
  - EPS: $6.18
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Grumman Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results • Net awards of $15 billion; book to bill of 1.53 • Total backlog rises to record $84 billion • Sales increased 9 percent to $9.8 billion • Operating income increased 20 percent; segment operating income 1 increased 8 percent • Diluted earnings per share of $6.18 • Operating cash flow of $1.2 billion • Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000052/0001133421-23-000052-index.htm

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