Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
NYSE: NOC · Real-Time Price · USD
585.87
+11.13 (1.94%)
At close: Aug 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
585.30
-0.57 (-0.10%)
After-hours: Aug 14, 2026, 7:56 PM EDT

Northrop Grumman Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 23 analysts polled by S&P Global, Northrop Grumman stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $645.67. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 10.21% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $538 (-8.17%) and the highest is $815 (+39.11%).

Price Target: $645.67 (+10.21%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$538$645.67$640$815
Change-8.17%+10.21%+9.24%+39.11%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Northrop Grumman stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy9910101010
Buy334444
Hold12129999
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total242423232323

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citi
Citi
Buy
Maintains
$617$667
BuyMaintains$617$667+13.85%Aug 13, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aAug 11, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
Maintains
$815
BuyMaintains$815+39.11%Aug 4, 2026
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Hold
Maintains
$533$538
HoldMaintains$533$538-8.17%Jul 27, 2026
Jefferies
Jefferies
Hold
Maintains
$580
HoldMaintains$580-1.00%Jul 26, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
44.05B
from 41.95B
Increased by 4.99%
Revenue Next Year
47.00B
from 44.05B
Increased by 6.71%
EPS This Year
29.01
from 26.34
Increased by 10.15%
EPS Next Year
30.43
from 29.01
Increased by 4.88%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
35.67B36.60B39.29B41.03B41.95B44.05B
Revenue Growth
-3.08%2.62%7.34%4.44%2.25%4.99%
Gross Profit
7.27B7.47B6.55B8.36B8.31B9.06B
Gross Margin
20.38%20.42%16.67%20.38%19.81%20.56%
Operating Income
7.50B6.34B2.65B5.47B5.35B4.63B
Net Income
7.01B4.90B2.06B4.17B4.18B4.14B
EPS
----26.3429.01
EPS Growth
----1.00%10.15%
Forward PE
15.6124.1219.6917.5820.6420.19
Dividend / Share
6.166.767.348.058.999.71
Dividend Growth
8.64%9.74%8.58%9.67%11.68%8.03%
Free Cash Flow
6.46B3.61B1.63B4.06B2.90B3.42B
No. Analysts
-----22
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High44.4B
Avg44.0B
Low43.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
5.7%
Avg
5.0%
Low
4.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High29.63
Avg29.01
Low28.77

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
12.5%
Avg
10.2%
Low
9.2%