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Northrop Grumman vs GE Aerospace: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Northrop Grumman (NOC) and GE Aerospace (GE) compare, as of Aug 8, 2026.

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northrop Grumman as the less overvalued of the two: Northrop Grumman trades at $568 versus a fair value of $364 (-36%), while GE Aerospace trades at $375 versus $117 (-69%).
Northrop Grumman
NOC · USD · Industrials
-36%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$568
Fair Value$364
Quality60/100
GE Aerospace
GE · USD · Industrials
-69%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$375
Fair Value$117
Quality73/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Northrop GrummanGE Aerospace
Valuation
16.3×P/E (TTM)43.8×
1.75×P/S (TTM)7.65×
4.44×P/B19.79×
11.6×EV/EBITDA34.1×
3.88×PEG8.51×
1.8%Dividend yield0.4%
$9.24Dividend per share$1.55
Profitability
11%Net margin18%
12%Operating margin20%
29%Return on equity45%
7%Return on assets5%
Growth
4%Revenue growth (YoY)25%
4.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-15.7%
2.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-9.6%
Balance & size
0.91×Debt / equity1.01×
$74BMarket cap$370B
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Northrop Grumman leads: 10 to 4 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Northrop Grummanof which business quality 60 · market factors 48 GE Aerospaceof which business quality 67 · market factors 71
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
55
54
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
43
64
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
47
63
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
52
49
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
83
99
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
87
48
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
32
79
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
29
86
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
96

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Northrop Grumman

DCF Models$379
Earnings-Based$190
Dividend Discount$143
Multiples$459
Asset-Based$78.65
Growth DCF$307
Economic Profit$238
Growth Earnings$490

24 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

GE Aerospace

DCF Models$104
Earnings-Based$73.12
Dividend Discount$15.91
Multiples$114
Asset-Based$11.99
Growth DCF$99.14
Economic Profit$108
Growth Earnings$126

24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Northrop Grumman
Bear $212Fair Value $364Bull $626
$568 = current price (white tick)
GE Aerospace
Bear $70.76Fair Value $117Bull $148
$375 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Northrop Grumman · Industrials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-36% · below median

GE Aerospace · Industrials

Quality score73 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-69% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Aug 8, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Northrop Grumman as the less overvalued of the two: Northrop Grumman trades at $568 versus a fair value of $364 (-36%), while GE Aerospace trades at $375 versus $117 (-69%).

GE Aerospace has the higher quality score (73/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.