Northrop Grumman (TSX:NOC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Jul. 23, 2026)

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TSX:NOC Northrop Grumman Corp TSX:NOC
67 GF Score
Price C$17.79
GF Value C$18.97
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Northrop Grumman Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Northrop Grumman  (TSX:NOC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Northrop Grumman Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Northrop Grumman Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Northrop Grumman's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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.

Northrop Grumman Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Northrop Grumman Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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Northrop Grumman Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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TSX:NOC vs HONAV, TDG, LHX: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Northrop Grumman's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Northrop Grumman's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northrop Grumman's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Northrop Grumman Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Northrop Grumman's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Northrop Grumman's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=107.187/333.9520*333.9520
=107.187

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Northrop Grumman Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 44.922 241.428 62.138
201612 49.561 241.432 68.553
201703 48.728 243.801 66.746
201706 49.036 244.955 66.852
201709 46.013 246.819 62.257
201712 47.644 246.524 64.541
201803 49.660 249.554 66.455
201806 53.271 251.989 70.598
201809 60.252 252.439 79.707
201812 63.417 251.233 84.297
201903 64.145 254.202 84.269
201906 65.985 256.143 86.029
201909 66.049 256.759 85.906
201912 67.917 256.974 88.262
202003 71.458 258.115 92.453
202006 71.964 257.797 93.223
202009 71.828 260.280 92.159
202012 78.186 260.474 100.242
202103 70.394 264.877 88.751
202106 69.242 271.696 85.108
202109 68.885 274.310 83.862
202112 69.898 278.802 83.725
202203 71.118 287.504 82.608
202206 72.236 296.311 81.412
202209 77.054 296.808 86.697
202212 88.105 296.797 99.135
202303 83.072 301.836 91.911
202306 83.592 305.109 91.494
202309 87.189 307.789 94.600
202312 94.642 306.746 103.036
202403 91.869 312.332 98.228
202406 94.812 314.175 100.780
202409 92.427 315.301 97.894
202412 104.419 315.605 110.489
202503 93.804 319.799 97.955
202506 98.248 322.561 101.718
202509 100.482 324.800 103.313
202512 113.063 324.054 116.516
202603 95.135 330.213 96.212
202606 107.187 333.952 107.187

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Northrop Grumman (TSX:NOC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Northrop Grumman stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of C$17.79 is trading 6.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$18.97. GuruFocus considers Northrop Grumman to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:NOC:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: C$18.97 vs. price of C$17.79 (6.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 2 warning signs

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Northrop Grumman Business Description

Address 2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, USA, 22042
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber, creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program, and maintains and upgrades numerous other military aircraft. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, long-range missiles, and missile defense systems. 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. Space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and rocket motors.
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