Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Q3 FY2026 8-K Filings and Company Events
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This page digests the material Form 8-K filings Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has made over roughly the trailing five quarters: earnings releases, management and board changes, capital returns, financing, and governance actions. Each item cites the SEC accession number of the filing it came from. It is current through Q3 FY2026, the period ended 2026-09-30, as reported in the 10-Q filed with the SEC.
Filings that contain financial statements
Each quarterly earnings release furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K as Exhibit 99 carries condensed consolidated statements of earnings, financial position and cash flows, plus segment results and backlog.
- Form 8-K filed October 20, 2026, accession 0001133421-26-000037: third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 (earnings, financial position as of September 30, 2026, nine-month cash flows).
- Form 8-K filed July 21, 2026, accession 0001133421-26-000033: second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026 (earnings and comprehensive income for the three and six months, financial position as of June 30, 2026, six-month cash flows).
- Form 8-K filed April 21, 2026, accession 0001133421-26-000015: first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (earnings, financial position, cash flows).
- Form 8-K filed January 27, 2026, accession 0001133421-26-000002: fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Earnings and guidance
- October 20, 2026 (0001133421-26-000037): third quarter 2026, guidance raised. Sales rose 7 percent to $11.1 billion; net earnings were $1.1 billion, or $7.89 per diluted share, against $7.67 a year earlier. Net awards were $16.4 billion (book-to-bill 1.5x) and backlog reached $109.6 billion. The company raised 2026 segment operating income guidance to $4,940 million to $5,040 million (prior $4,850 million to $5,000 million) and MTM-adjusted EPS to $29.35 to $29.75 (prior $28.60 to $29.10). Sales guidance of $43,750 million to $44,250 million and adjusted free cash flow guidance of $3,100 million to $3,500 million were unchanged. Third quarter adjusted free cash flow included $371 million of proceeds from the sale of equipment to a customer.
- July 21, 2026 (0001133421-26-000033): second quarter 2026, guidance raised. Sales rose 5 percent to $10.9 billion and diluted EPS was $7.68, against $8.15 in the second quarter of 2025, which included a $150 million benefit ($1.04 per share) from the training services divestiture. Net awards were $20.0 billion, including $7.6 billion for Sentinel, and backlog was $104.7 billion. Sales guidance rose to $43,750 million to $44,250 million (prior $43,500 million to $44,000 million) and MTM-adjusted EPS to $28.60 to $29.10 (prior $27.40 to $27.90); segment operating income and adjusted free cash flow guidance were reaffirmed.
- April 21, 2026 (0001133421-26-000015): first quarter 2026, guidance reaffirmed. Sales rose 4 percent to $9.9 billion and diluted EPS was $6.14, against $3.32, which included a $477 million B-21 loss provision. The release reports agreements with the U.S. Air Force to increase B-21 production capacity and accelerate Sentinel initial operating capability; the B-21 agreement included the sale of a company-owned test asset. Net awards were $9.8 billion and backlog was $95.6 billion. Guidance was unchanged from January at sales of $43,500 million to $44,000 million, segment operating income of $4,850 million to $5,000 million and MTM-adjusted EPS of $27.40 to $27.90.
- January 27, 2026 (0001133421-26-000002): fourth quarter and full year 2025. Fourth quarter sales rose 10 percent to $11.7 billion; 2025 sales were $42.0 billion, diluted EPS $29.08 and MTM-adjusted EPS $26.34. Year-end backlog was a record $95.7 billion. Initial 2026 guidance was sales of $43,500 million to $44,000 million, segment operating income of $4,850 million to $5,000 million and MTM-adjusted EPS of $27.40 to $27.90.
Capital actions
- Dividend increase (May 2026). The quarterly dividend was raised 7 percent to $2.47 per share from $2.31. This is disclosed in the Form 10-Q filed October 20, 2026 (accession 0001133421-26-000038); no Form 8-K in the period covers it.
- Share repurchases. Of the $3.0 billion program authorized December 11, 2024, $2.5 billion remained as of September 30, 2026; there were no repurchases in the third quarter of 2026 (Form 10-Q, 0001133421-26-000038).
- Debt. In March 2026 the company repaid $270 million of 7.875 percent and $257 million of 7.75 percent senior notes at maturity, and issued no senior notes in the first nine months of 2026 (Form 10-Q, 0001133421-26-000038). Earlier, on September 2, 2025, it entered a five-year, $3 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, replacing its $2.5 billion facility from August 2022 (Form 8-K, 0001193125-25-193991).
Management and governance
- November 6, 2025 (0001628280-25-050297): The board elected John Greene, formerly chief financial officer of Discover Financial Services, as corporate vice president and chief financial officer, effective January 7, 2026.
- February 13, 2026 (0001628280-26-008140): The board elected Admiral Christopher W. Grady, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as a director effective February 12, 2026, and designated James S. Turley as Lead Independent Director effective May 20, 2026, succeeding Madeleine A. Kleiner, who retires at the 2026 annual meeting.
- May 21, 2026 (0001628280-26-037375): At the 2026 annual meeting shareholders elected eleven directors and ratified Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2026.
- August 21, 2026 (0001628280-26-058480): The independent directors approved on August 19, 2026 a one-time performance-based equity award to Chair, CEO and President Kathy J. Warden of 35,910 target Market Stock Units, earnable from 0 percent to 150 percent based on stock price performance through December 31, 2031.
Mergers and acquisitions
No acquisition or divestiture agreement was announced in the Forms 8-K reviewed for 2026. The training services business sale was completed in 2025 and appears in 2025 comparisons.
FAQ · Northrop Grumman 8-K filings and events
What has Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) reported in its recent 8-K filings?
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC): Each quarterly earnings release furnished under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K as Exhibit 99 carries condensed consolidated statements of earnings, financial position and cash flows, plus segment results and backlog. Form 8-K filed October 20, 2026, accession 0001133421-26-000037: third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026 (earnings, financial position as of September 30, 2026, nine-month cash flows).
When does Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) next file with the SEC?
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) is expected to file its next Form 10-K with the SEC on or around January 26, 2027. That date is a projection rather than a company-announced date: it is derived from Northrop Grumman Corporation's own filing history with the SEC, by taking the date the company filed the same fiscal period a year earlier and adding 52 weeks. The most recent periodic report on file is the 10-Q for Q3 FY2026, the period ended 2026-09-30, SEC accession 0001133421-26-000038.
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