Industrials
Aerospace & Defense
$68.14B
101K
Key insights and themes extracted from this filing
Total sales increased to $10.218B, a 7% increase YoY, with product sales growing by 9% to $8.076B. This growth was seen across all four sectors, indicating strong demand for Northrop Grumman's offerings.
Operating income rose to $1.090B, a 13% increase YoY, driven by a $49 million increase in segment operating income and a $47 million decrease in unallocated corporate expenses. This indicates improved operational efficiency and cost management.
The effective tax rate increased to 18.0% from 17.7% in the prior year period, primarily due to higher interest expense on unrecognized tax benefits. This indicates potential future tax liabilities.