Northrop Grumman (NOC) Quick Ratio: History & Chart

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)NOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation

About Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global player in the aerospace and defense sectors. Its Aeronautics Systems division is responsible for the full lifecycle of aircraft, from design and development to production, integration, and ongoing maintenance. This includes a diverse portfolio of crewed and uncrewed aerial platforms: advanced strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air superiority jets, and sophisticated airborne systems for battle management and command and control. Additionally, it specializes in autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems, such as high-altitude, long-endurance strategic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, alongside vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems. The Defense Systems segment focuses on creating and delivering a wide array of weapons and mission technologies. Its offerings encompass integrated battle management solutions, various weapons platforms, and specialized aircraft. Key products include command and control systems, munitions, and missiles, alongside precision strike capabilities. The segment is also at the forefront of propulsion technologies, offering both air-breathing and advanced hypersonic systems, as well as sophisticated gun systems and precision munitions. Beyond products, it provides comprehensive life-cycle support, including software services, ongoing maintenance, logistics, operational assistance, and modernization efforts for air, sea, and ground-based defense systems. Within its Mission Systems division, Northrop Grumman delivers critical capabilities spanning cybersecurity, C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance). This includes developing advanced sensing technologies such as radar, electro-optical/infrared, and acoustic sensors, alongside electronic warfare systems. The division also provides cutting-edge communications and networking solutions, intelligence processing, navigation systems, and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Furthermore, it supplies airborne multifunction sensors, integrated maritime and land-based systems, targeting and survivability solutions, and robust networked information platforms. The Space Systems segment is a key provider of space-based solutions, delivering satellites and their associated payloads, along with essential ground control systems. It specializes in missile defense systems, including interceptors, and offers a range of launch vehicles with their propulsion components, as well as strategic missile technologies. Established in 1939, the corporation maintains its headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

Falls Church, VA

95,000 employees

www.northropgrumman.com

Industrials / Aerospace & Defense

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
CEO: Kathy J. Warden

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NOC Quick Ratio (Acid-Test) Metrics

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST)

1.06

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG TTM

0.99

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG 3Y

1.00

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG 5Y

1.04

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG 10Y

1.10

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG 15Y

1.15

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST) AVG 20Y

1.09

CURRENT VS TTM AVG

+7.07%

CURRENT VS 3Y AVG

+6.03%

CURRENT VS 5Y AVG

+1.72%

CURRENT VS 10Y AVG

-3.10%

CURRENT VS 15Y AVG

-7.60%

CURRENT VS 20Y AVG

-2.50%

SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS

1.12

median of 109 covered companies

CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN

-5.16%

vs the sector median at left

NAME	MARKET CAP	QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST)	TTM	3Y	5Y
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)	$83.07B	1.06	0.99	1.00	1.04
Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs ›	$83.53B	0.81	0.94	0.95	1.20
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs ›	$82.34B	0.50	0.46	0.47	0.44
Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs ›	$79.83B	1.27	1.54	1.27	1.11
FedEx Corporation (FDX)vs ›	$79.30B	1.44	1.29	1.31	1.34
Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs ›	$87.13B	1.13	0.98	0.87	0.99
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs ›	$88.98B	N/A	1.17	1.14	1.18
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)vs ›	$76.67B	0.61	0.47	0.52	0.63
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs ›	$89.82B	0.87	0.79	0.80	0.81
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)vs ›	$75.31B	0.73	0.80	0.85	0.86

NAME

MARKET CAP

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST)

TTM

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)

$83.07B

1.06

0.99

1.00

1.04

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)vs ›

$83.53B

0.81

0.94

0.95

1.20

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs ›

$82.34B

0.50

0.46

0.47

0.44

Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs ›

$79.83B

1.27

1.54

1.27

1.11

FedEx Corporation (FDX)vs ›

$79.30B

1.44

1.29

1.31

1.34

Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs ›

$87.13B

1.13

0.98

0.87

0.99

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs ›

$88.98B

N/A

1.17

1.14

1.18

Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)vs ›

$76.67B

0.61

0.47

0.52

0.63

Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs ›

$89.82B

0.87

0.79

0.80

0.81

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)vs ›

$75.31B

0.73

0.80

0.85

0.86

Quick Ratio (Acid-Test) FAQ

What is the quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.06.

Is Northrop Grumman Corporation's quick ratio (acid-test) high or low?

The quick ratio (acid-test) of 1.06 is in line with its 5-year average of 1.04, around the middle of its 5-year range (0.82–1.36).

What is the TTM average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The TTM average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 0.99.

What is the 3Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The 3Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.00.

What is the 5Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The 5Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.04.

What is the 10Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The 10Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.10.

What is the 15Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The 15Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.15.

What is the 20Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)?

The 20Y average quick ratio (acid-test) for NOC stock is 1.09.

DATE	QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST)
2026-06-30	1.06
2026-03-31	1.02
2025-12-31	0.99
2025-09-30	0.97
2025-06-30	0.91
2025-03-31	0.82
2024-12-31	0.89
2024-09-30	0.95
2024-06-30	0.97
2024-03-31	1.01
2023-12-31	1.04
2023-09-30	1.13
2023-06-30	1.07
2023-03-31	1.10
2022-12-31	0.98
2022-09-30	1.03
2022-06-30	1.18
2022-03-31	1.21
2021-12-31	1.20
2021-09-30	1.34
2021-06-30	1.36
2021-03-31	1.34
2020-12-31	1.50
2020-09-30	1.31
2020-06-30	1.25
2020-03-31	1.20
2019-12-31	1.04
2019-09-30	1.18
2019-06-30	1.13
2019-03-31	1.10
2018-12-31	1.09
2018-09-30	1.16
2018-06-30	1.15
2018-03-31	2.45
2017-12-31	2.27
2017-09-30	1.05
2017-06-30	0.94
2017-03-31	1.09
2016-12-31	1.07
2016-09-30	0.97
2016-06-30	0.94
2016-03-31	0.97
2015-12-31	1.01
2015-09-30	0.99
2015-06-30	1.09
2015-03-31	1.20
2014-12-31	1.26
2014-09-30	1.35
2014-06-30	1.41
2014-03-31	1.48
2013-12-31	1.51
2013-09-30	1.53
2013-06-30	1.56
2013-03-31	1.25
2012-12-31	1.25
2012-09-30	1.28
2012-06-30	1.25
2012-03-31	1.17
2011-12-31	1.12
2011-09-30	1.19
2011-06-30	1.19
2011-03-31	1.33
2010-12-31	1.04
2010-09-30	1.01
2010-06-30	0.94
2010-03-31	0.95
2009-12-31	1.07
2009-09-30	0.94
2009-06-30	0.85
2009-03-31	0.81
2008-12-31	0.83
2008-09-30	0.86
2008-06-30	0.91
2008-03-31	0.86
2007-12-31	0.89
2007-09-30	0.86
2007-06-30	0.83
2007-03-31	0.77
2006-12-31	0.82
2006-09-30	0.85
2006-06-30	0.81
2006-03-31	0.76
2005-12-31	0.80
2005-09-30	0.89
2005-06-30	0.87
2005-03-31	0.83
2004-12-31	0.94
2004-09-30	0.76
2004-06-30	0.80
2004-03-31	0.74
2003-12-31	0.72
2003-09-30	0.78
2003-06-30	0.77
2003-03-31	0.81
2002-12-31	1.30
2002-09-30	0.76

DATE

QUICK RATIO (ACID-TEST)

2026-06-30

1.06

2026-03-31

1.02

2025-12-31

0.99

2025-09-30

0.97

2025-06-30

0.91

2025-03-31

0.82

2024-12-31

0.89

2024-09-30

0.95

2024-06-30

0.97

2024-03-31

1.01

2023-12-31

1.04

2023-09-30

1.13

2023-06-30

1.07

2023-03-31

1.10

2022-12-31

0.98

2022-09-30

1.03

2022-06-30

1.18

2022-03-31

1.21

2021-12-31

1.20

2021-09-30

1.34

2021-06-30

1.36

2021-03-31

1.34

2020-12-31

1.50

2020-09-30

1.31

2020-06-30

1.25

2020-03-31

1.20

2019-12-31

1.04

2019-09-30

1.18

2019-06-30

1.13

2019-03-31

1.10

2018-12-31

1.09

2018-09-30

1.16

2018-06-30

1.15

2018-03-31

2.45

2017-12-31

2.27

2017-09-30

1.05

2017-06-30

0.94

2017-03-31

1.09

2016-12-31

1.07

2016-09-30

0.97

2016-06-30

0.94

2016-03-31

0.97

2015-12-31

1.01

2015-09-30

0.99

2015-06-30

1.09

2015-03-31

1.20

2014-12-31

1.26

2014-09-30

1.35

2014-06-30

1.41

2014-03-31

1.48

2013-12-31

1.51

2013-09-30

1.53

2013-06-30

1.56

2013-03-31

1.25

2012-12-31

1.25

2012-09-30

1.28

2012-06-30

1.25

2012-03-31

1.17

2011-12-31

1.12

2011-09-30

1.19

2011-06-30

1.19

2011-03-31

1.33

2010-12-31

1.04

2010-09-30

1.01

2010-06-30

0.94

2010-03-31

0.95

2009-12-31

1.07

2009-09-30

0.94

2009-06-30

0.85

2009-03-31

0.81

2008-12-31

0.83

2008-09-30

0.86

2008-06-30

0.91

2008-03-31

0.86

2007-12-31

0.89

2007-09-30

0.86

2007-06-30

0.83

2007-03-31

0.77

2006-12-31

0.82

2006-09-30

0.85

2006-06-30

0.81

2006-03-31

0.76

2005-12-31

0.80

2005-09-30

0.89

2005-06-30

0.87

2005-03-31

0.83

2004-12-31

0.94

2004-09-30

0.76

2004-06-30

0.80

2004-03-31

0.74

2003-12-31

0.72

2003-09-30

0.78

2003-06-30

0.77

2003-03-31

0.81

2002-12-31

1.30

2002-09-30

0.76

Quick Ratio (Acid-Test): 1.06

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