Company data
Northrop Grumman Corporation employees and revenue per employee
NOC · Aerospace & Defense · $67.9B market cap
Northrop Grumman Corporation had 95,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 2.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $42.0B, up 2.2% from a year earlier, or $442K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
95,000
-2.1% YoY
Revenue
$42.0B
+2.2% YoY
Revenue / employee
$442K
Peer median $435K
Rank in industry
14 of 29
Aerospace & Defense
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 95,000 | $42.0B | $442K | -2.1% | +2.2% |
| Dec 2024 | 97,000 | $41.0B | $423K | -4.0% | +4.4% |
| Dec 2023 | 101,000 | $39.3B | $389K | +6.3% | +7.3% |
| Dec 2022 | 95,000 | $36.6B | $385K | +8.0% | +2.6% |
| Dec 2021 | 88,000 | $35.7B | $405K | -9.3% | -3.1% |
| Dec 2020 | 97,000 | $36.8B | $379K | +7.8% | +8.7% |
| Dec 2019 | 90,000 | $33.8B | $376K | +5.9% | +12.4% |
| Dec 2018 | 85,000 | $30.1B | $354K | +21.4% | +16.6% |
| Dec 2017 | 70,000 | $25.8B | $369K | +4.5% | +5.3% |
| Dec 2016 | 67,000 | $24.5B | $366K | — | — |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Aerospace & Defense.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE GE Aerospace | 57,000 | $45.9B | $804K | Efficient growth |
| LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation | 123,000 | $75.1B | $610K | Efficient growth |
| RTX RTX Corporation | 180,000 | $88.6B | $492K | Leaner |
| BA The Boeing Company | 182,000 | $89.5B | $492K | Efficient growth |
| LHX L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | 45,000 | $21.9B | $486K | Leaner |
| GD General Dynamics Corporation | 117,000 | $52.5B | $449K | Leaner |
| NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation | 95,000 | $42.0B | $442K | Leaner |
| TXT Textron Inc. | 34,000 | $14.8B | $435K | Leaner |
| HII Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 44,000 | $12.5B | $284K | Leaner |
Questions about Northrop Grumman Corporation
- How many employees does Northrop Grumman Corporation have?
- Northrop Grumman Corporation reported 95,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on January 27, 2026. That is down 2.1% from a year earlier.
- What is Northrop Grumman Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Northrop Grumman Corporation brought in $42.0B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $442K per employee. That ranks 14 of 29 companies we track in Aerospace & Defense, where the median is $435K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Northrop Grumman Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed January 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell NOC.