secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q4 sales up 10% to $11.7B; record backlog $95.7B; 2026 guidance mid-single digit growth
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- Q4 2025 sales $11.7B (+10% YoY); full-year sales $42.0B (+2% YoY); diluted EPS $29.08, MTM-adjusted $26.34.
- Record backlog of $95.7B on full-year book-to-bill of 1.10; Q4 net awards $15.9B.
- Q4 segment operating income up 10% to $1.313B; segment OM rate 11.2% flat; Aeronautics Systems OM 9.4%.
- 2026 guidance: mid-single digit sales growth; free cash flow consistent with October outlook.
- Full-year operating cash flow $4.8B (+8% YoY); free cash flow $3.3B (+26% YoY); capex 3.5% of sales.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000002/0001133421-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000002/noc-20260127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-26-000002

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