Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 179 recorded NOC dividend payments, running from February 23, 1982 to June 1, 2026 — 45 calendar years. Together those payments total $99.31 per share. NOC has most often paid quarterly.
NOC has increased its payment rate for 22 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the NOC payment rate compounded at +9.8% a year, and +11.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 45 years of recorded history, NOC's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
NOC dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8.99 | 4 | $2.31 | +12.1% |
| 2024 | $8.05 | 4 | $2.06 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | $7.34 | 4 | $1.87 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | $6.76 | 4 | $1.73 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | $6.16 | 4 | $1.57 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $5.67 | 4 | $1.45 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | $5.16 | 4 | $1.32 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | $4.70 | 4 | $1.20 | +20.0% |
| 2017 | $3.90 | 4 | $1.00 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | $3.50 | 4 | $0.900 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | $3.10 | 4 | $0.800 | +14.3% |
| 2014 | $2.71 | 4 | $0.700 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | $2.38 | 4 | $0.610 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | $2.15 | 4 | $0.550 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | $1.92 | 4 | $0.500 | +17.7% |
| 2010 | $1.66 | 4 | $0.425 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | $1.53 | 4 | $0.389 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.361 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | $1.34 | 4 | $0.334 | +23.3% |
| 2006 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.271 | +15.4% |
| 2005 | $0.913 | 4 | $0.235 | +13.0% |
| 2004 | $0.804 | 4 | $0.208 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | — |
| 1998 | $0.903 | 5 (timing) | $0.181 | — |
| 1997 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | $0.723 | 4 | $0.181 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | $0.542 | 4 | $0.136 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | $0.316 | 4 | $0.0678 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | $0.271 | 4 | $0.0678 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | $0.271 | 4 | $0.0678 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than NOC's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent NOC dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | $2.47 |
| February 23, 2026 | $2.31 |
| December 1, 2025 | $2.31 |
| September 2, 2025 | $2.31 |
| June 2, 2025 | $2.31 |
| March 3, 2025 | $2.06 |
| December 2, 2024 | $2.06 |
| September 3, 2024 | $2.06 |
| May 24, 2024 | $2.06 |
| February 23, 2024 | $1.87 |
| November 24, 2023 | $1.87 |
| August 25, 2023 | $1.87 |
| May 26, 2023 | $1.87 |
| February 24, 2023 | $1.73 |
| November 25, 2022 | $1.73 |
| August 26, 2022 | $1.73 |
| May 27, 2022 | $1.73 |
| February 25, 2022 | $1.57 |
| November 26, 2021 | $1.57 |
| August 27, 2021 | $1.57 |
| May 28, 2021 | $1.57 |
| February 26, 2021 | $1.45 |
| November 27, 2020 | $1.45 |
| August 28, 2020 | $1.45 |
| May 29, 2020 | $1.45 |
| February 21, 2020 | $1.32 |
| November 29, 2019 | $1.32 |
| September 6, 2019 | $1.32 |
| May 31, 2019 | $1.32 |
| February 22, 2019 | $1.20 |
| November 30, 2018 | $1.20 |
| August 24, 2018 | $1.20 |
| June 1, 2018 | $1.20 |
| March 2, 2018 | $1.10 |
| December 1, 2017 | $1.00 |
| August 24, 2017 | $1.00 |
| June 1, 2017 | $1.00 |
| March 2, 2017 | $0.900 |
| December 1, 2016 | $0.900 |
| August 25, 2016 | $0.900 |
| June 2, 2016 | $0.900 |
| February 25, 2016 | $0.800 |
| November 25, 2015 | $0.800 |
| August 27, 2015 | $0.800 |
| May 28, 2015 | $0.800 |
| February 26, 2015 | $0.700 |
| November 26, 2014 | $0.700 |
| August 28, 2014 | $0.700 |
| May 29, 2014 | $0.700 |
| February 27, 2014 | $0.610 |
| November 27, 2013 | $0.610 |
| August 29, 2013 | $0.610 |
| May 23, 2013 | $0.610 |
| February 28, 2013 | $0.550 |
| November 21, 2012 | $0.550 |
| August 23, 2012 | $0.550 |
| May 23, 2012 | $0.550 |
| February 23, 2012 | $0.500 |
| November 23, 2011 | $0.500 |
| August 25, 2011 | $0.500 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 179 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
NOC dividend history questions
How many dividends has NOC paid?
DivTrkr has 179 recorded NOC dividend payments between February 23, 1982 and June 1, 2026, totalling $99.31 per share across 45 calendar years.
Has NOC ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 45 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the NOC dividend growing?
The NOC payment rate compounded at +9.8% a year over the last five complete years and +11.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does NOC pay a dividend?
NOC has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current NOC dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track NOC free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.