Northrop Grumman's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.34.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $14.39.
During the past 12 months, Northrop Grumman's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -38.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -12.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was -2.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 10.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, Northrop Grumman's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 63.90% per year. The lowest was -38.40% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.
Northrop Grumman Earnings per Share (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Northrop Grumman's Earnings per Share (Diluted) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Northrop Grumman Earnings per Share (Diluted) Chart
Competitive Comparison of Northrop Grumman's Earnings per Share (Diluted)
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Northrop Grumman's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Northrop Grumman's PE Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Northrop Grumman's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
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Northrop Grumman Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.
Northrop Grumman's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $14.34
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.
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Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.
If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.
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Northrop Grumman (Northrop Grumman) Business Description
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, mission, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, missile defense systems, and conducts maintenance and upgrades on numerous military aircraft. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Finally, space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and manufactures long-range missiles and rocket motors.
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