NOC SEC Filing News — Northrop Grumman Corporation

Latest SEC filings for Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-01.

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. The Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, produces, integrates, sustains, and modernizes aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic, surveillance …
Sector: Industrials Industry: Aerospace & Defense Market Cap: $73.2B CIK: 1133421
20
Total Filings
0
Bullish Classifications
1
Bearish Classifications
15
Insider Transactions
3
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
Rule-based classifications for NOC currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 1 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.
NOC Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-05-21 — 2026-10-01
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 1 sell
Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.
Largest Form 144 Filing
$1.10M
Ann Fudge · 2026-07-24
2,093 shares · Form 144
Form 144 Notices
1
Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.
Insider Transactions 15 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 15 filings in this group are Form 4s for Northrop Grumman Corporation.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 15 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 14 compensation award and 1 open-market sale. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×14
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×1
The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-01

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 75 $483.48 $36.3K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) Shares: 75
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-10-01

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 96 $483.48 $46.4K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) Shares: 96
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Warden Kathy J (Director, Chair, CEO and President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Market Stock Units 35,910 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Warden Kathy J (Director, Chair, CEO and President)
Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-04

NOC insider WELSH MARK A III (Director) sold 95 shares (~$52.0K)

WELSH MARK A III, listed as Director at NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/, reported an open-market sale of 95 NOC shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
S Open-market sale 8 $544.53 $4.4K
S Open-market sale 19 $545.59 $10.4K
S Open-market sale 11 $546.42 $6.0K
S Open-market sale 31 $547.42 $17.0K
S Open-market sale 10 $548.32 $5.5K
S Open-market sale 6 $549.50 $3.3K
S Open-market sale 2 $550.68 $1.1K
S Open-market sale 2 $552.95 $1.1K
S Open-market sale 2 $553.90 $1.1K
S Open-market sale 4 $554.14 $2.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: WELSH MARK A III (Director) Shares: 95 Est. Value: $52.0K
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-01

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 91 $509.31 $46.3K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) Shares: 91
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-01

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 71 $509.31 $36.2K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) Shares: 71
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

WINSTON MARY A (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: WINSTON MARY A (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

WELSH MARK A III (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: WELSH MARK A III (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Turley James S (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Turley James S (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SCHOEWE THOMAS M (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SCHOEWE THOMAS M (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

ROUGHEAD GARY (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: ROUGHEAD GARY (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ross Kimberly A. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ross Kimberly A. (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: KRISHNA ARVIND (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Grady Christopher W. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Grady Christopher W. (Director) Shares: 349
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-05-21

NOC insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 349 $552.17 $192.7K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Brown Marianne Catherine (Director) Shares: 349
Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Northrop Grumman Corporation has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-07-24

NOC Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Ann Fudge (2,093 shares) ~$1.10M

Ann Fudge filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell NOC (NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Ann Fudge Shares: 2,093 Est. Value: $1.10M
Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Northrop Grumman Corporation. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-21

NOC filed 8-K — material company event

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-21

NOC filed 8-K — material company event

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-21

NOC filed 8-K — material company event

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Northrop Grumman Corporation.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-07-21

NOC filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

How we classify Northrop Grumman Corporation's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on NOC. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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