Northrop Grumman
NOC
$547.60 -0.25%
Exchange: NYSE | Sector: Industrials | Industry: Aerospace Defense
Q4 2024
Published: Jan 30, 2025

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $10.69B up 0.5% year-over-year
  • EPS of $8.66 increased by 344.6% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 18.1%
  • Net income of 1.26B
  • "Kathy Warden, CEO: "We are harnessing our investments to manufacture at scale the integrated hardware and software solutions that give our customers an advantage."" - Kathy Warden
NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Executive Summary

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) demonstrated strong financial performance in Q4 2024, achieving a revenue of $10.686 billion, reflecting a quarterly growth of 6.9% and a year-over-year increase of 0.45%. Management highlighted an impressive backlog of approximately $91.5 billion, supported by significant new competitive wins and follow-on awards. The company recorded a notable increase in free cash flow, which grew by 25% year-over-year to over $2.6 billion, at the high-end of guidance. The outlook for 2025 remains optimistic, with expectations for continued organic growth of 3% to 4%, further margin expansion, and double-digit free cash flow growth again in 2025. This results from an unwavering commitment to operational excellence and strategic investments in technology and efficiency.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
10.69B
QoQ: 6.90% | YoY: 0.45%
Gross Profit
Increasing
1.93B
18.08% margin
QoQ: -8.26% | YoY: 298.35%
Operating Income
Increasing
1.19B
QoQ: 6.52% | YoY: 403.56%
Net Income
Increasing
1.26B
QoQ: 23.20% | YoY: 336.26%
EPS
Increasing
8.66
QoQ: 23.36% | YoY: 344.63%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q4 2024 10,686.00 8.66 +0.5% View
Q3 2024 9,996.00 7.00 +2.3% View
Q2 2024 10,218.00 6.36 +6.7% View
Q1 2024 10,133.00 6.32 +9.0% View
Q4 2023 10,638.00 -3.54 +6.0% View