NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)

As of 14 August 2026, short interest in NOC is 2,449,904 shares, up 125,523 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1,200,859 shares (31 October 2025) to 2,898,172 shares (30 May 2025). At the reported average volume of 581K shares a day that is 4.2 days to cover.

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As of 11 September 2026, the short share of NOC volume is 35.6%, down 15.0 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 20.5% (2 September 2026) to 67.4% (21 July 2026). The latest reading is 6.7 points below the 30-session average of 42.3%, on 256K shares reported.

As of 7 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in NOC is 40 shares, up 9 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 51 readings it ranged from 1 share (7 October 2025) to 50,130 shares (22 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Insiders at NOC reported 8 open-market sells worth $50K in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Sells alone are a weak signal; insiders sell for tax, diversification and estate reasons all the time. Latest filing: WELSH MARK A III on 2026-08-03.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

1 holder above 5% has filed on NOC, all on Schedule 13G (passive). The largest reported stake is Capital International Investors at 4.3% of the class (6,044,489 shares), filed 2026-08-12 for an event on 2026-06-30.

10 of the 30 tracked managers held NOC at their latest 13F, $1.35B in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $426.8M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 6 added shares and 3 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ reported revenue of $10.88B, up 5.1% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $1.09B (7.68 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $4.76B of operating cash flow and spent $1.62B on buybacks and $1.29B on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $2.31B against $14.43B of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-07-16 from the cover page.

12 contract actions on file for NOC: $84.4M obligated in the last 90 days and $84.4M in the last 12 months across 3 awarding agencies. The largest was $33.0M from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on 2026-08-20 (incrementally fund $33,000,000.00 in purchase order 4600028677 for phase 6 base. this does not change the value of the c...). Only actions large enough to reach the daily top list are counted, and agencies report with a lag.