What If You Invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman (NOC)?
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Northrop Grumman
NOC
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+40343.32% (404.4 times)
- Buy
- Mar 12, 1982
- $1.9
- Sell
- Mar 2, 2026
- $768.02
Buying NOC at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $404,433.2.
Max drawdown
-69.37% (fell to 31% of peak)
- Peak
- Jul 16, 1985
- $8.73
- Trough
- Jul 27, 1990
- $2.67
The worst decline for NOC was -69.37% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+29603.72% (297.0 times)
- IPO
- Dec 31, 1981
- $2.48
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $735.96
A $1,000 investment in NOC at IPO would be worth $297,037.18 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock's all-time low was $1.9 on Mar 12, 1982. The all-time high was $768.02 on Mar 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock at the all-time low ($1.9 on Mar 12, 1982) and selling at the peak ($768.02 on Mar 2, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $404,433.2. Historical return: +40343.32% (404.4 times).
What are Northrop Grumman (NOC)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock was Mar 12, 1982 (all-time low at $1.9). The best sell date was Mar 2, 2026 at $768.02. This investment would have returned +40343.32% (404.4 times).
What was Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock's worst decline was -69.37% (fell to 31% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $8.73 on Jul 16, 1985. Trough: $2.67 on Jul 27, 1990. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $306.27 at the trough.
What if you bought Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock at IPO ($2.48 on Dec 31, 1981) would be worth $297,037.18 today. Historical return: +29603.72% (297.0 times). Current stock price: $735.96 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman (NOC) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock 5 years ago ($283.01 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $2,600.44 today. Historical return: +160.04% (2.60 times). Current stock price: $735.96 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock 10 years ago ($163.74 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $4,494.67 today. Historical return: +349.47% (4.49 times). Current stock price: $735.96 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Northrop Grumman (NOC) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock 20 years ago ($40.95 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $17,970.36 today. Historical return: +1697.04% (18.0 times). Current stock price: $735.96 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for NOC. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.