secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-24-000063
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q3 EPS $7.00 beats; raises 2024 guidance; record backlog $84.8B
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- Diluted EPS $7.00, up 13% YoY; net earnings $1.03B vs $937M.
- Sales $10.0B (+2% YoY); segment operating margin rate 11.5% (+40bps).
- Net awards $11.7B; record backlog $84.8B.
- Raised 2024 guidance; MTM-adjusted EPS guidance raised to $25.65-$26.05.
- Q3 free cash flow $730M, down 16% YoY; YTD free cash flow up 82% to $859M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000063/0001133421-24-000063-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000063/noc-20241024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-24-000063

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