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HII vs NOC

Side-by-side comparison of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Industrials sector. HII focuses on Marine Transportation, while NOC focuses on Industrial Machinery/Components.
  • NOC is the larger of the two at $78.27B, about 6.3x HII ($12.37B).
  • Over the past year, HII is down 1.3% and NOC is down 3.1% - HII leads by 1.8 points.
  • HII has been more active in the news (16 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for NOC).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceHII-1.29%NOC-1.61%
2025-11-12+0.00%2026-11-11
MetricHIINOC
Company
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Price
-
-
Market cap
$12.37B
$78.27B
1M return
+21.85%
+14.19%
1Y return
-1.29%
-3.06%
Industry
Marine Transportation
Industrial Machinery/Components
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
16
9
Recent ratings
25
25
HII

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. engages in designing, building, overhauling, and repairing military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Technical Solutions. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of ships. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, it provides life-cycle sustainment services to the U.S. Navy fleet and other maritime customers; high-end information technology and mission-based solutions for Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence, and federal civilian customers; nuclear management and operations and environmental management services for the Department of Energy, DoD, state and local governments, and private sector companies; defense and federal solutions; and unmanned systems. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.

NOC

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems, and Space Systems. The Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems for strategic and tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions; and long-range strike aircraft systems, tactical fighter aircrafts, and airborne battle management systems. The Defense Systems segment offers weapon and mission systems for the U.S. military and civilian agency customers. Its principal products and services include integrated battle management systems, weapons systems, information technology services, and intelligence operations. This segment provides command and control and weapons systems, including munitions and missiles; precision strike weapons; propulsion, such as air-breathing systems; and gun systems and precision munitions. It also offers life cycle service and support for software, weapons systems, and aircraft; security services, including information and cyber operations; intelligence analysis and support; and IT infrastructure, such as cloud. The Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications, and computers ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared, and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; communications and network systems; processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. This segment also provides airborne sensors and networks; cyber and intelligence mission solutions; maritime/land systems and sensors; and navigation, targeting, and survivability solutions. The Space Systems segment offers satellites and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

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