The DOD tapped Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to accelerate Patriot, THAAD production. Anduril looks to build unmanned boats.
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LDOS beats Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as defense, homeland and intelligence demand fuel growth, prompting higher 2026 guidance.
Huntington Ingalls beats Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as higher ship volumes fuel growth, while new awards lift backlog to $57.3 billion.
HXL's Q2 adjusted EPS rises 32% and beats estimates, while sales climb 8% as aerospace demand and stronger margins lift results.
Northrop Grumman, D.R. Horton, Capital One and Charles Schwab reported Q2 earnings beats on July 21, revealing diverging trends in defense, housing and financials sectors.
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX posted record backlogs and raised guidance this week, driven by both near-term missile defense demand and long-term military modernization programs.
NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - Defense tech firm Anduril is in discussions with investors for a new funding round that could see it valued at roughly $100 billion, rivaling companies such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The funding round and the valuations, reported here for the first time, are still fluid, the sources said.
NOC raises 2026 sales and EPS guidance as a record backlog, strong bookings and program momentum point to faster growth in the second half.
RTX (NYSE:RTX) is set to report its earnings on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The company has $261 billion in current market capitalization. Revenue over the last twelve months was $90 billion, and it was operationally profitable with $9.8 billion in operating profits and net income of $7.3 billion. While a lot will depend on how results stack up against consensus and expectations, understanding historical patterns might just turn the odds in your favor if you are an event-driven trader.
Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) reports a record $105 billion backlog and raises full-year guidance, despite facing margin pressures in key segments.
The defense and aerospace company said Tuesday that it expects $43.75 billion to $44.25 billion in sales in 2026, adding a quarter-billion dollars to its previous targets. Adjusted earnings are now projected at $28.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) raised its 2026 sales and earnings outlook after reporting stronger second-quarter bookings, a record backlog and revenue growth across all four of its business segments, while management also addressed cost pressures on two programs that weighed on segment margins. Chai
GM, MMM, NVS, NOC, HAS and DHI all outperformed expectations on their quarterly reports this morning.
Northrop Grumman reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year financial guidance.
The aerospace and defense company posted a profit of $1.09 billion, or $7.68 a share in the second quarter, with sales up 5% at $10.88 billion.
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Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton tees up what investors should be on the lookout for on Tuesday, July 21, including earnings from General Motors Co. (GM), Northrop Grumman Co. (NOC), and D.R. Horton Inc (DHI).
Security and aerospace company Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
NOC heads into Q2 earnings backed by a strong defense backlog, but investors will watch Sentinel program updates for margin impact.
July 7 (Reuters) - Defence companies from NATO member states gathered in Ankara on Tuesday for an industry forum held alongside the alliance's annual summit, where several defence cooperation and
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Ukraine, the conflict involving Iran, and next week’s NATO summit during an 85-minute phone call on Saturday, Bloomberg reported, citing the Kremlin.
By Joe Brock MOJAVE DESERT, California, July 2 (Reuters) - Inside a cavernous aircraft hangar in the Mojave Desert, JetZero is building a full-size demonstrator of what could be a 200-plus-seat jet, a
Northrop Grumman will release its second-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit profit dip.
President Donald Trump met with the CEOs of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Honeywell at the White House on Wednesday, pressing them to speed up weapons production hours after the White House asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental spending tied largely to the Iran war, according to CNBC. The ...
The upcoming SpaceX IPO is touted to be the biggest public offering since Aramco in 2019. However, the more than $1.7 trillion valuation puts it further ahead than some of the biggest companies on the S&P 500 index, operated by...
By Jason Lange and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - Even before going public, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has become a household name in America — more widely recognized than legacy Apollo-era
Even before going public, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has become a household name in America — more widely recognized than legacy Apollo-era companies and even prominent 2028 presidential hopefuls, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. For the last decade, SpaceX rockets have regularly returned to ocean platforms or giant mechanical arms on the launchpad in controlled landings that resemble science fiction. Just 13% say they have never heard of SpaceX.