Northrop Grumman Cp Dividend yield




   USD/share 
 Price  433.09
 Dividend  7.49
 Earnings  33.57
 Cash-flow  19.08
 Book value  100.72
 Equity  92.99

Northrop Grumman Cp is part of Aerospace and Defense business, which is part of Industrials industry. Northrop Grumman Cp is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Northrop Grumman Cp stock dividend

Northrop Grumman Cp paid a total dividend of 1,138 million USD last year, for a market value of 65,830 millions (Market Cap 61,911 millions). Northrop Grumman Cp dividend per share is 7.49 USD, and his stock market price 433.09 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Northrop Grumman Cp has a dividend yield of 1.73%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Northrop Grumman Cp stocks dividend with other Aerospace and Defense companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Northrop Grumman Cp

Northrop Grumman Cp Dividend Payout

About the ability of Northrop Grumman Cp to maintain his current dividend of USD 7.49 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.73%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Northrop Grumman Cp payout on ernings is currently 22.31%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Northrop Grumman Cpcan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Northrop Grumman Cp is USD 19.08 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 7.49, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Northrop Grumman Cp, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Industrials industry and Aerospace and Defense sector companies.

Northrop Grumman Cp payout

Northrop Grumman Cp Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Northrop Grumman Cp's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  USD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present1.73%7.4922.31%152
20221.27%6.9314.99%155
20211.62%6.2728.83%159
20201.90%5.7937.43%167
20191.54%5.3026.81%170
20181.96%4.8035.87%174
20171.30%3.9931.47%175
20161.44%3.5931.91%179
20151.72%3.2128.76%187

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Northrop Grumman Cp dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Aerospace and Defense stocks.

Northrop Grumman Cp stock dividend history

Northrop Grumman Cp Stock performance

Finally, last moth Northrop Grumman Cp showed a return of -2.70% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -9.40% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Aerospace and Defense firms.

Northrop Grumman Cp stock and market return