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Northrop Grumman shares outstanding NOC

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
142.4M
On a year earlier
−1.1%
fewer shares

Northrop Grumman had 142.4M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 1.1% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025142.9M−2%
FY2024145.8M−3%
FY2023150.6M−3%
FY2022154.7M−2%
FY2021158.2M−5%
FY2020167.4M−1%
FY2019168.4M−2%
FY2018172.6M−2%
FY2017175.5M−1%
FY2016177.6M−4%
FY2015184.2M−10%
FY2014204.2M−9%
FY2013225.2M−10%
FY2012248.9M−5%
FY2011262.7M−12%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26142.4M−1%
Q1 FY26142.5M−2%
Q4 FY25142.9M−2%
Q3 FY25143.5M−2%
Q2 FY25144M−3%
Q1 FY25144.9M−3%
Q4 FY24145.8M−3%
Q3 FY24146.5M−3%
Q2 FY24147.7M−3%
Q1 FY24149.3M−3%
Q4 FY23150.6M−3%
Q3 FY23151.7M−2%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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