secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-25-000022
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q1 EPS $3.32, includes $2.74 B-21 charge; sales down 7% to $9.5B
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- Diluted EPS $3.32 vs $6.32 YoY; net earnings $481M, down 49% from $944M.
- B-21 LRIP loss provision of $477M pre-tax ($2.74/sh) due to manufacturing cost increases.
- Sales $9.5B, down 7% YoY; backlog reached record $92.8B with $10.8B net awards.
- Segment: Space Systems sales -18% to $2.57B; Aeronautics Systems operating loss of $183M.
- Company reaffirms 2025 guidance for sales and free cash flow.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342125000022/0001133421-25-000022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342125000022/noc-20250422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-25-000022

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