Benzinga | Oct 28, 2021 06:34AM EDT

Northrop Grumman Q3 EPS $6.63 Beats $5.99 Estimate, Sales $8.70B Miss $8.94B Estimate

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) reported quarterly earnings of $6.63 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.99 by 10.68 percent. This is a 12.56 percent increase over earnings of $5.89 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $8.70 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $8.94 billion by 2.68 percent. This is a 4.22 percent decrease over sales of $9.08 billion the same period last year.