Northrop Grumman NOC
Northrop Grumman is the 163rd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $78.3 billion. 11 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 7 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 9.8% of the company.
- Chair and CEO
- Kathy J. Warden
- Sector
- Industrials
- Sub-industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Headquarters
- West Falls Church, Virginia
- Founded
- 1930
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $78.3B
- 163rd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 1.9
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $825K
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 11
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Northrop Grumman. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
7 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (11) | |
| Kathy J. WardenChair, CEO and PresidentAlso at Merck & Co. | |
| David P. AbneyDirectorAlso at Freeport-McMoRan and Target | |
| Marianne Catherine BrownDirectorAlso at Akamai Technologies, IBM and Charles Schwab | |
| Christopher W. GradyDirector | |
| Arvind KrishnaDirectorAlso at IBM | |
| Kimberly A. RossDirectorAlso at Cigna and KKR & Co. | |
| Gary RougheadDirector | |
| Thomas M. SchoeweDirector | |
| James S. TurleyDirectorAlso at Citigroup and Emerson Electric | |
| Mark A. Welsh IIIDirector | |
| Mary A. WinstonDirectorAlso at Chipotle Mexican Grill | |
| Officers (7) | |
| John GreeneCVP & Chief Financial OfficerLast filed 13 Feb 2026 | |
| Benjamin R. DaviesCVP & Pres. Defense SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026 | |
| Robert J. FlemingCVP and Pres. Space SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026 | |
| Michael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAOLast filed 20 Feb 2026 | |
| Thomas H. JonesCVP & Pres Aeronautics SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026 | |
| Roshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsLast filed 2 Mar 2026 | |
| Kathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General CounselLast filed 3 Mar 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Northrop Grumman
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- IBM IBM
- Arvind Krishna: Director here, Chairman, President & CEO there
- Marianne Catherine Brown: Director here, Director there
- Akamai Technologies AKAM
- Marianne Catherine Brown: Director here, Director there
- Charles Schwab SCHW
- Marianne Catherine Brown: Director here, Director there
- Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG
- Mary A. Winston: Director here, Director there
- Cigna CI
- Kimberly A. Ross: Director here, Director there
- Citigroup C
- James S. Turley: Director here, Director there
- Emerson Electric EMR
- James S. Turley: Director here, Director there
- Freeport-McMoRan FCX
- David P. Abney: Director here, Director there
- KKR & Co. KKR
- Kimberly A. Ross: Director here, Director there
- Merck & Co. MRK
- Kathy J. Warden: Chair, CEO and President here, Director there
- Target TGT
- David P. Abney: Director here, Director there
Northrop Grumman's market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $78.3B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $82.4B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $68.7B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $70.6B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $84.0B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $61.4B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $50.0B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $58.4B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $42.1B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $53.4B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $41.0B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $34.7B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $30.6B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $25.5B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $16.4B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $15.3B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $18.9B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $17.6B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $14.7B |
Download Northrop Grumman's data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 95,000
Our differentiated culture and workforce was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 7,500 new employees in 2025, and as of December 31, 2025, we have approximately 95,000 employees.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $26.4 million of stock in 18 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026Sale | Mark A. Welsh IIIDirector | $52K |
| 4 May 2026Sale | Mark A. Welsh IIIDirector | $54K |
| 2 Mar 2026Sale | Kathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General Counsel | $650K |
| 27 Feb 2026Sale | Roshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission Systems | $1.3M |
| 19 Feb 2026Sale | Roshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission Systems | $373K |
| 19 Feb 2026Sale | Kathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General Counsel | $141K |
| 19 Feb 2026Sale | Michael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAO | $108K |
| 18 Feb 2026Sale | Benjamin R. DaviesCVP & Pres. Defense Systems | $1.6M |
| 17 Feb 2026Sale | Kathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General Counsel | $547K |
| 17 Feb 2026Sale | Michael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAO | $502K |
Showing 10 of 18 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
12 people disclosed 8 purchases and 14 sales of Northrop Grumman stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2026 | Alan ArmstrongSenate, R-OK 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 29 Dec 2025 | Steve CohenHouse, D-TN 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Valerie HoyleHouse, D-OR 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Gilbert CisnerosHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 11 Jul 2025 | Ritchie John TorresHouse, D-NY 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Lisa McClainHouse, R-MI 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 30 May 2025 | Gilbert CisnerosHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 15 May 2025 | Rob BresnahanHouse, R-PA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Josh GottheimerHouse, D-NJ 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
Showing 10 of 22 trades
WARN layoff notices
Notices filed under Northrop Grumman's own name. Subsidiaries that file under their own names are not included.
Notices from 26 Oct 2023 to 26 Oct 2026
Northrop Grumman filed 9 notices covering 2,190 workers since October 2023.
| Notice | Place | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2025 | San Jose, CA | 78 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Redondo Beach, CA | 500 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Chandler, AZ | 543 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 731 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 227 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 105 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 3 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 2 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | CA | 1 |