Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$562.36 +1.74% NYSE β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sellβ€”but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ β€’ HOLD / WATCH Cap $79.89B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH β€’ C+
025507510069
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C Β· Rk B+
Cash (15)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (16)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5% Base Target
$813 Bull$590 Base$460 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($8.2M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $551.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
3.42% Total Yield
1.62% Cash ($9.11/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 β€’ FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
25.4% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (6.9% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years β†’ $19,488

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $667/yr
$10.7K
Yr 1
$11.4K
Yr 2
$12.2K
Yr 3
$13.1K
Yr 4
$14.0K
Yr 5
$14.9K
Yr 6
$16.0K
Yr 7
$17.1K
Yr 8
$18.2K
Yr 9
$19.5K
Yr 10
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NOC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.79%πŸ“ HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $570.6H $575.6L $556.6C $557.5VOL 987.6K
RES: $623.4SUP: $466.6SMA50: $520.3SMA200: $591.1
$704.1$640.7$577.2$513.8$450.4RES $623.4SUP $466.6$557.52026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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NOC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
12.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +2.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on NOC today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’
LHX β†’ NOC Confirmed Filing
L3Harris (via Aerojet Rocketdyne) and Northrop Grumman control ~90% of US tactical and strategic solid rocket motor (SRM) energetics capacity required across PAC-3, GMLRS, Standard Missile, and Sentinel.
GD β†’ NOC Confirmed Filing
Both General Dynamics (Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines at Electric Boat) and Northrop Grumman (B-21 Raider stealth bomber & Sentinel ICBM) anchor mandatory US nuclear-triad recapitalization budgets.
AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video πŸ’‘ Starter Kit: Defense Modernization & Space Procurement (iona-brackenford)
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NOC Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does NOC pay a dividend and is it safe?

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) offers a 1.62% cash dividend yield ($9.11 annualized) and 3.42% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.