secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-23-000052
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000052/0001133421-23-000052-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000052/noc-20231026.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-23-000052

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