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
Market cap
$78.3B
163rd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
Revenue
$42.0B
Fiscal year 2025
Price to sales
1.9
Market cap over revenue
Employees
95,000
10-K, 31 Dec 2025
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

These five hold 39.1% of Northrop Grumman.

Board and officers

7 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.

Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026

NameTitle
Directors (11)
Kathy J. WardenChair, CEO and PresidentAlso at Merck & Co.Chair, CEO and President
David P. AbneyDirectorAlso at Freeport-McMoRan and TargetDirector
Marianne Catherine BrownDirectorAlso at Akamai Technologies, IBM and Charles SchwabDirector
Christopher W. GradyDirectorDirector
Arvind KrishnaDirectorAlso at IBMDirector
Kimberly A. RossDirectorAlso at Cigna and KKR & Co.Director
Gary RougheadDirectorDirector
Thomas M. SchoeweDirectorDirector
James S. TurleyDirectorAlso at Citigroup and Emerson ElectricDirector
Mark A. Welsh IIIDirectorDirector
Mary A. WinstonDirectorAlso at Chipotle Mexican GrillDirector
Officers (7)
John GreeneCVP & Chief Financial OfficerLast filed 13 Feb 2026CVP & Chief Financial Officer
Benjamin R. DaviesCVP & Pres. Defense SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026CVP & Pres. Defense Systems
Robert J. FlemingCVP and Pres. Space SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026CVP and Pres. Space Systems
Michael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAOLast filed 20 Feb 2026Corp VP, Controller & CAO
Thomas H. JonesCVP & Pres Aeronautics SystemsLast filed 19 Feb 2026CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems
Roshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsLast filed 2 Mar 2026CVP & Pres. Mission Systems
Kathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General CounselLast filed 3 Mar 2026Corp VP & General Counsel

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

Show equal percentage changes as equal steps.
201020122014201620182020202220242026$78.3B

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.
Northrop Grumman Form 10-K

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.

DatePersonTitleTypeSharesValue
3 Aug 2026SaleMark A. Welsh IIIDirectorDirectorSale95$52K
4 May 2026SaleMark A. Welsh IIIDirectorDirectorSale95$54K
2 Mar 2026SaleKathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General CounselCorp VP & General CounselSale873$650K
27 Feb 2026SaleRoshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsSale1,754$1.3M
19 Feb 2026SaleRoshan S. RoederCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsCVP & Pres. Mission SystemsSale512$373K
19 Feb 2026SaleKathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General CounselCorp VP & General CounselSale194$141K
19 Feb 2026SaleMichael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAOCorp VP, Controller & CAOSale147$108K
18 Feb 2026SaleBenjamin R. DaviesCVP & Pres. Defense SystemsCVP & Pres. Defense SystemsSale2,189$1.6M
17 Feb 2026SaleKathryn G. SimpsonCorp VP & General CounselCorp VP & General CounselSale779$547K
17 Feb 2026SaleMichael A. HardestyCorp VP, Controller & CAOCorp VP, Controller & CAOSale716$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.

DateMember or officialTypeAmount
27 Mar 2026Alan Armstrong (Senate, R-OK)Senate, R-OK 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
29 Dec 2025Steve Cohen (House, D-TN)House, D-TN 路 SoldSale$15,001 to $50,000$15K to $50K
23 Sep 2025Valerie Hoyle (House, D-OR)House, D-OR 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
5 Sep 2025Gilbert Cisneros (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
11 Jul 2025Ritchie John Torres (House, D-NY)House, D-NY 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
24 Jun 2025Lisa McClain (House, R-MI)House, R-MI 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
17 Jun 2025Lisa McClain (House, R-MI)House, R-MI 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
30 May 2025Gilbert Cisneros (House, D-CA)House, D-CA 路 BoughtPurchase$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
15 May 2025Rob Bresnahan (House, R-PA)House, R-PA 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$1K to $15K
9 Apr 2025Josh Gottheimer (House, D-NJ)House, D-NJ 路 SoldSale$1,001 to $15,000$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.

NoticePlaceWorkersEffective
20 Aug 2025San Jose, CA7831 Oct 2025
13 Aug 2024Redondo Beach, CA50014 Oct 2024
7 Jun 2024Chandler, AZ543-
4 Mar 2024CA73129 Apr 2024
4 Mar 2024CA22729 Apr 2024
4 Mar 2024CA10529 Apr 2024
4 Mar 2024CA329 Apr 2024
4 Mar 2024CA229 Apr 2024
4 Mar 2024CA129 Apr 2024