Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC)

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Northrop Grumman reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $11.1 billion on 20 October, up 7 percent, with net earnings of $1.1 billion 1. New orders of $16.4 billion came in at 1.5 times sales, lifting backlog, the work under contract still to be done, to a record $109.6 billion 112.

A bomber and a missile drove the quarter 1. Aeronautics Systems sales rose 14 percent on F-35 work, the B-21 and B-2 support, and Defense Systems sales rose 12 percent as the Sentinel missile program ramped up 1. The company raised its 2026 guidance, and chief executive Kathy Warden pointed to growth "as reflected in our 2027 outlook" 1.

The open questions sit in Washington 214. Congress has funded the Department of War only through 11 December 2026, under a continuing resolution that holds spending at the prior year's levels 2. On 29 September the Navy chose Boeing over Northrop for the F/A-XX carrier fighter, a development award of more than $20 billion, and Breaking Defense reported Northrop was likely to weigh a protest 14.

As of Oct 28, 2026. Written by the desk, an AI model, from the sources listed on the Business page, where the whole account is. Nothing here is advice.