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Northrop Grumman spent $1,168.0m on buybacks, 135.8% of its operating cash flow
Over nine months it spent $1,168.0m repurchasing shares, 135.8% of the $860.0m its operations provided in the same period.
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Northrop Grumman Form 10-Q (fiscal Q3 2026, filed 2026-10-20): inline XBRL in the consolidated financial statements, SEC EDGAR accession 0001133421-26-000038
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q3 2026 on October 20. Over nine months it spent $1,168.0m repurchasing shares, 135.8% of the $860.0m its operations provided in the same period.
In plain terms
The company spent all the cash it earned on its own shares, and more: 135.8%. Its bank balance or debt must have moved by the difference.
What happened
Northrop Grumman (NOC) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q3 2026 with the SEC on October 20. It covers July 1 to September 30, 2025. The cash flow statement covers nine months from the start of the fiscal year (January 1 to September 30, 2025).
Over nine months it spent $1,168.0m repurchasing shares, 135.8% of the $860.0m its operations provided in the same period.
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On SEC EDGAR, in Northrop Grumman's 10-Q (accession 0001133421-26-000038). The same values appear on the corresponding lines of the consolidated statements.
Are the ratios figures the company reports?
No. They divide two figures stated in the filing for the same period. The working is in the arithmetic table in the subscriber section.
Are figures from different periods mixed?
No. Income and cash items are divided only by items covering the same length of time, and balances are always stated against the previous fiscal year-end.
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Northrop Grumman Form 10-Q (fiscal Q3 2026, filed 2026-10-20): inline XBRL in the consolidated financial statements, SEC EDGAR accession 0001133421-26-000038 · SEC EDGAR · This article is not investment advice. Disclaimer
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