TTM
20.5%
YoY change
−0.56pp
Trough year (1988)
13.5%
Peak year (2000)
33.5%
Latest annual
19.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Northrop Grumman (NOC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 19.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Northrop Grumman (NOC) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.56pp
Gross Margin history table for Northrop Grumman (NOC) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 19.8% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2024 | 20.4% | +3.71pp | ||
| 2023 | 16.7% | -3.75pp | ||
| 2022 | 20.4% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2021 | 20.4% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2020 | 20.3% | -1.13pp | ||
| 2019 | 21.5% | -1.11pp | ||
| 2018 | 22.6% | -0.51pp | ||
| 2017 | 23.1% | -0.50pp | ||
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.41pp | ||
| 2015 | 24.0% | +0.62pp | ||
| 2014 | 23.4% | +1.55pp | ||
| 2013 | 21.8% | -0.32pp | ||
| 2012 | 22.1% | +0.83pp | ||
| 2011 | 21.3% | +2.49pp | ||
| 2010 | 18.8% | +2.15pp | ||
| 2009 | 16.7% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2008 | 18.3% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2007 | 19.4% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2006 | 18.2% | +1.50pp | ||
| 2005 | 16.7% | +0.90pp | ||
| 2004 | 15.8% | +0.98pp | ||
| 2003 | 14.8% | -3.21pp | ||
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.78pp | ||
| 2001 | 17.3% | -16.26pp | ||
| 2000 | 33.5% | +5.36pp | ||
| 1999 | 28.1% | +1.58pp | ||
| 1998 | 26.6% | -1.09pp | ||
| 1997 | 27.7% | +0.12pp | ||
| 1996 | 27.5% | +1.44pp | ||
| 1995 | 26.1% | +3.73pp | ||
| 1994 | 22.4% | +4.29pp | ||
| 1993 | 18.1% | +2.90pp | ||
| 1992 | 15.2% | -3.34pp | ||
| 1991 | 18.5% | +1.60pp | ||
| 1990 | 16.9% | +2.11pp | ||
| 1989 | 14.8% | +1.35pp | ||
| 1988 | 13.5% | -2.10pp | ||
| 1987 | 15.6% | +0.44pp | ||
| 1986 | 15.1% | -5.54pp | ||
| 1985 | 20.7% | — |
- 202519.8%-0.56pp
- 202420.4%+3.71pp
- 202316.7%-3.75pp
- 202220.4%+0.04pp
- 202120.4%+0.06pp
- 202020.3%-1.13pp
- 201921.5%-1.11pp
- 201822.6%-0.51pp
- 201723.1%-0.50pp
- 201623.6%-0.41pp
- 201524.0%+0.62pp
- 201423.4%+1.55pp
- 201321.8%-0.32pp
- 201222.1%+0.83pp
- 201121.3%+2.49pp
- 201018.8%+2.15pp
- 200916.7%-1.60pp
- 200818.3%-1.14pp
- 200719.4%+1.20pp
- 200618.2%+1.50pp
- 200516.7%+0.90pp
- 200415.8%+0.98pp
- 200314.8%-3.21pp
- 200218.0%+0.78pp
- 200117.3%-16.26pp
- 200033.5%+5.36pp
- 199928.1%+1.58pp
- 199826.6%-1.09pp
- 199727.7%+0.12pp
- 199627.5%+1.44pp
- 199526.1%+3.73pp
- 199422.4%+4.29pp
- 199318.1%+2.90pp
- 199215.2%-3.34pp
- 199118.5%+1.60pp
- 199016.9%+2.11pp
- 198914.8%+1.35pp
- 198813.5%-2.10pp
- 198715.6%+0.44pp
- 198615.1%-5.54pp
- 198520.7%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Northrop Grumman's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Northrop Grumman (NOC)
According to Northrop Grumman's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 20.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Northrop Grumman (NOC) came in at 19.81% – contracted 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 33.51% in 2000 and its low of 13.46% in 1988.
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin by Year
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin 2025: 19.8%
In 2025, Northrop Grumman reported gross margin of 19.81%, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2024.
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin 2024: 20.4%
Northrop Grumman gross margin in 2024 was 20.38%, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2023.
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin 2023: 16.7%
2023's gross margin for Northrop Grumman came in at 16.67%, contracted 3.7 percentage points from 2022.
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin 2022: 20.4%
Northrop Grumman posted gross margin of 20.42% in 2022, expanded 0.0 percentage points from 2021.
Northrop Grumman Gross Margin 2021: 20.4%
Northrop Grumman gross margin in 2021 was 20.38%.
See more financial history for Northrop Grumman (NOC).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of Northrop Grumman (NOC), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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