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Northrop Grumman is a U.S. aerospace and defense technology company that makes money by supplying defense systems and components, including missile-interceptor components, under contracts with government customers and major defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin. Its reported businesses span aerospace, defense, mission systems and space-related offerings, but the supplied evidence does not quantify the revenue contribution of those areas individually. The company generated $42.0 billion of revenue and $4.2 billion of net income in fiscal 2025, compared with $41.0 billion of revenue and $4.2 billion of net income in fiscal 2024.
Northrop Grumman rose $2.33, or 0.42%, from $549.22 to $551.55 over the period, although the path was volatile. The stock fell $14.17 on July 29 and slipped again on July 30, with the supplied evidence identifying no company-specific catalyst for that selloff or providing broader market context. It then recovered $7.63 on July 31 and gained another $6.99 across August 3-4. The rebound coincided with Northrop’s announcement of two multiyear framework agreements worth more than $3 billion with the U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin to accelerate missile-interceptor component production. Thus, the stock gave back the late-July decline and finished modestly higher, but the evidence does not establish that the contract announcement fully drove the recovery.