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NOC vs ITW // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE) VS. Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NOC 7
— ITW 6
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: NOC
LAST: $557.54 (-0.86%) • MKT CAP: $79.89B
valuation
15.8x
LAST: $278.55 (-1.01%) • MKT CAP: $79.97B
valuation
18.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NOC VS. ITW)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NOC | ITW | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 52.90% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.00% | 23.40% | -10.40 | ITW | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 15.8x | 18.8x | -3.00 | NOC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.14% | 3.38% | +0.76 | NOC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.80% | 26.30% | -15.50 | ITW | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | 20.50% | -10.50 | ITW | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.20% | 0.90% | +1.30 | NOC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.62% | 2.23% | -0.61 | ITW | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.97 | 10.74 | -7.77 | ITW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | NOC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.5 | 62.2 | +3.30 | NOC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.92 | +0.02 | NOC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.8x | 22.6x | -4.80 | NOC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $79.89B | $79.97B | -$82.5M | ITW | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NOC REV | ITW REV | NOC GROSS % | ITW GROSS % | NOC FCF | ITW FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $41.95B | $16.04B | — | 52.9% | $3.31B | $2.71B |
| FY 2024 | $41.03B | $15.90B | — | 52.2% | $2.62B | $2.84B |
| FY 2023 | $39.29B | $16.11B | — | — | $2.11B | $2.81B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NOC // BETA 0.94
ITW // BETA 0.92