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Northrop Grumman Q1 sales up 9% to $10.1B, EPS rises 15% to $6.32
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$6.32
revenue$10,133,000,000
- Sales $10.1B (+9% YoY); operating income $1,071M (+13%); net earnings $944M.
- Aeronautics Systems sales +18% to $2.97B; segment operating margin improved to 10.0%.
- Space Systems sales +9% to $3.66B; operating margin edged down to 9.1% from 9.3%.
- Free cash flow improved to -$976M from -$1,011M; returned $1.5B to shareholders.
- Reaffirmed 2024 guidance; backlog $78.9B with net awards $6.5B in Q1.