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# Northrop Grumman Q4 free cash flow rises 26% to USD 3.4 billion

Northrop Grumman reported its fourth quarter (Q4) and full-year (FY) 2025 financial results. For the fourth quarter, sales in the Defense Systems segment reached USD 2.1 billion. Full-year Defense Systems sales totaled USD 8.0 billion, marking an 8 percent increase. The company’s fourth quarter operating income grew by 9 percent to USD 0.3 billion, with an operating margin rate of 14.8 percent. For the full year, free cash flow rose by 26 percent to USD 3.3 billion, supported by higher net cash provided by operating activities and lower capital expenditures, which accounted for 3.5 percent of sales. Net awards for the fourth quarter totaled USD 15.9 billion, while full-year net awards reached USD 46.3 billion. Backlog at year-end was USD 95.7 billion. Significant new awards in the fourth quarter included USD 4.0 billion for restricted programs. Net earnings for both the fourth quarter and full year 2025 benefited from a USD 0.4 billion after-tax MTM adjustment related to pension and post-retirement benefits. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Northrop Grumman Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001133421-26-000002), on January 27, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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