secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)
CIK:        0001133421
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-20T10:00:28+00:00
Accession:  0001133421-26-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Northrop Grumman Q3 sales rise 7% to $11.1B; EPS $7.89; backlog $109.6B, 2026 guidance raised
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- Sales $11.1B, up 7% YoY from $10.4B; all four segments grew, led by Aeronautics +14% and Defense Systems +12%.
- Net earnings $1.1B, diluted EPS $7.89 vs $7.67; operating margin 11.4%, segment operating margin 12.1%.
- Net awards $16.4B, book-to-bill 1.5x; backlog $109.6B, including $4.6B restricted, $2.0B Sentinel, $1.4B Virginia Class, $1.3B F-35.
- 2026 guidance raised: segment operating income midpoint +$65M and MTM-adjusted EPS midpoint +$0.70.
- Adjusted free cash flow $1.81B, up 44% YoY; operating cash flow $1.745B, helped by $371M equipment sale proceeds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000037/0001133421-26-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342126000037/noc-20261020.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001133421-26-000037

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