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Industrials · Aerospace & Defense · data as of 2026-10-22 · latest quarter 2026-09-30, filed 2026-10-20

Market cap
$78.49B
P/E (trailing)
17.4×
P/E vs. sector
0.7×
FCF yield
4.3%
Avg daily $ volume
$483.62M
Days to next report
96
Quality checklist

6 of 6 checks passed · quarter ending 2026-09-30

  • ROIC at least 10%13.3%
  • Operating margin up over 3 years+0.7 pp
  • Free cash flow at least 80% of net income84.7%
  • Share count up at most 5% in 3 years-5.8%
  • Net debt at most 3× EBITDA1.9×
  • Revenue grew over 3 years4.1%
Insider buying, last 90 days

No discretionary insider buying in the last 90 days.

Tracked funds, latest reports
Active managers
−$2.33B −3.2 pp of the company
1 buying · 5 selling · 6 holding
Mutual funds & ETFs
−$562.21M −0.7 pp of the company
4 buying · 8 selling · 13 holding

Each factor with its sector median and, where it's reported per quarter, its last 12 quarters.

Size & liquidity
NOCSector12 quartersMarket cap$78.49B$7.59BEnterprise value$89.94B$10BAvg daily $ volume$483.62M$111.26MDaily turnover0.6%1.2%
Growth
NOCSector12 quartersRevenue CAGR 3y4.1%5.3%2.7% → 4.1%Revenue CAGR 5y3.2%8.2%2.7% → 3.2%Revenue growth YoY6.7%10.3%6.0% → 6.7%Revenue acceleration+1.6 pp+0.9 pp−2.9 pp → +1.6 ppFCF growth YoY108.8%13.1%43.3% → 108.8%FCF conversion84.7%116.2%102.1% → 84.7%Forward growth (HoM est.)5.4%8.3%
Valuation
NOCSector12 quartersP/E (trailing)17.4×25.3×P/E (forward, HoM est.)16.5×23.0×P/E vs. sector0.7×1.0×PEG (HoM est.)3.062.71EV/EBITDA14.6×14.5×EV/Sales2.1×2.4×FCF yield4.3%3.9%Dividend yield1.7%0.6%Shareholder yield2.4%2.3%
Quality
NOCSector12 quartersQuality checks passed64ROIC13.3%10.8%8.7% → 13.3%Gross profitability—24.7%Gross margin—35.2%Gross margin Δ 3y—+1.1 ppOperating margin10.6%11.0%6.5% → 10.6%Operating margin Δ 3y+0.7 pp+0.6 pp−9.1 pp → +0.7 ppDebt/equity0.8×0.6×0.9× → 0.8×Net debt/EBITDA1.9×1.6×2.8× → 1.9×Interest coverage7.0×6.4×4.7× → 7.0×Share count Δ 3y-5.8%-2.7%-10.0% → -5.8%Stock compensation / revenue0.3%0.8%0.2% → 0.3%Accruals ratio-1.5%-3.9%-4.0% → -1.5%
Earnings & estimates
NOCSector12 quartersDays to next report9613
Ownership & positioning
NOCSector12 quartersInsider buys (90d)00Insiders buying (90d)00Insider net value (90d)$0$0Institutional ownership83.4%94.5%Institutional Δ QoQ−0.8 pp+0.6 ppConviction funds net buying—−0.0 ppActive managers net buying−3.2 pp+0.0 ppActive funds net buying−0.7 pp+0.0 ppDays to cover2.603.81Short % of shares out1.6%4.6%Short interest Δ+0.0 pp+0.1 pp

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Source: SEC EDGAR: Forms 4 (insider trades), 10-Q and 10-K (financials). Insider trades as filed (amendments applied); financial metrics computed by Hand of the Market from the companies' quarterly and annual reports. Each trade links to its filing.

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