secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-26-000015
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q1 EPS $6.14 (+85% YoY); sales $9.9B (+4%); backlog $96B; reaffirms FY outlook
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- EPS $6.14, net earnings $875M (+82%); sales $9.9B (+4% YoY, +5% organic).
- Aeronautics Systems sales +17% to $3.3B on B-21 expansion; Defense Systems +5%; Mission Systems +2%.
- Space Systems -3% (NGI wind-down); $71M unfavorable charge on GEM 63XL launch anomaly.
- Net awards $9.8B; backlog $95.6B; reaffirms FY2026 guidance for sales, segment op income, and free cash flow.
- Segment operating income $1.07B (+89%); segment margin 10.8% vs 6.0% a year ago.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000015/0001133421-26-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000015/noc-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-26-000015

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