As of today (2022-08-12), Northrop Grumman's share price is $479.58.
Northrop Grumman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was $2.57. Hence, Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 186.61.
The historical rank and industry rank for Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
NOC'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.79 Med: 19.11 Max: 189.25
Current: 186.61
During the past 13 years, Northrop Grumman's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 189.25. The lowest was 5.79. And the median was 19.11.
NOC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 88.36% of 146
companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 22.45
vs NOC: 186.61
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Northrop Grumman was -83.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Northrop Grumman's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 93.20% per year. The lowest was -57.70% per year. And the median was 12.80% per year.
Northrop Grumman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
31.98
16.59
19.28
17.70
28.94
Northrop Grumman Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
23.11
23.96
28.94
42.76
186.21
Competitive Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Northrop Grumman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Northrop Grumman's Share Price of today is $479.58.
Northrop Grumman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.57.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a mix between a long-range missile manufacturer and a defense IT service provider. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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