secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-25-000047
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q2 EPS $8.15 beats; raises FY guidance on segment income, EPS, FCF
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- Q2 sales $10.35B (+1% YoY); diluted EPS $8.15 vs $6.36, incl. $1.04 gain from training services divestiture.
- Segment operating income $1.219B (+11%); segment margin 11.8% vs 10.8%.
- Free cash flow $637M (-42% YoY) due to higher taxes and prior-year tax refund.
- Raises FY2025 guidance: segment operating income $4,275-4,375M, adjusted EPS $25.00-25.40, FCF $3,050-3,350M.
- Returned over $700M to shareholders in Q2; backlog $89.7B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342125000047/0001133421-25-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342125000047/noc-20250722.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-25-000047

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