Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Northrop Grumman Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Northrop Grumman Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Northrop Grumman Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Northrop Grumman Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Northrop Grumman Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 8,838) | 8,800) | 8,325) | 8,125) | 8,017) | 7,894) | 7,277) | 7,164) | 7,093) | 7,071) | 7,187) | 7,063) | 6,956) | 6,912) | 6,611) | 6,522) | 6,420) | 6,372) | 6,025) | 5,864) | 4,285) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 4.20 | 4.16 | 4.23 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.52 | 5.12 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 5.20 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.93 | 4.90 | 5.03 | 5.04 | 4.91 | 4.72 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 6.72 | 6.31 | 5.85 | 5.72 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.44 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 5.08 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 6.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 4.91 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.36 | 4.18 | 3.99 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.15 | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.67 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.50 | 6.38 | 6.41 | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.08 | 6.02 | 6.31 | 6.61 | 7.10 | 6.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 5.84 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 6.57 | 6.48 | 6.54 | 6.45 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.48 | 6.96 | 6.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 8.33 | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.48 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 9.05 | 9.17 | 9.15 | 9.07 | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.25 | 9.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.50 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 6.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 8,838 = 4.20
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Northrop Grumman Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
Northrop Grumman Corp., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 8,838) | 8,800) | 8,325) | 8,125) | 8,017) | 7,894) | 7,277) | 7,164) | 7,093) | 7,071) | 7,187) | 7,063) | 6,956) | 6,912) | 6,611) | 6,522) | 6,420) | 6,372) | 6,025) | 5,864) | 4,285) | |||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,779) | 1,811) | 1,680) | 1,669) | 1,702) | 1,655) | 1,552) | 1,575) | 1,552) | 1,533) | 1,479) | 1,528) | 1,469) | 1,511) | 1,511) | 1,278) | 1,283) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | 10,617) | 10,611) | 10,005) | 9,794) | 9,719) | 9,549) | 8,829) | 8,739) | 8,645) | 8,604) | 8,666) | 8,591) | 8,425) | 8,423) | 8,122) | 7,800) | 7,703) | 6,372) | 6,025) | 5,864) | 4,285) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 | 3.49 | 3.45 | 3.52 | 3.57 | 3.63 | 3.74 | 4.22 | 4.30 | 4.32 | 4.28 | 4.07 | 4.04 | 4.07 | 4.02 | 4.10 | 4.22 | 4.10 | 4.72 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 5.65 | 5.58 | 5.73 | 5.59 | 5.58 | 5.60 | 5.62 | 5.42 | 5.30 | 5.26 | 5.52 | 5.78 | 6.19 | 5.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.04 | 3.95 | 4.01 | 3.93 | 3.87 | 3.80 | 3.89 | 3.76 | 3.63 | 3.36 | 3.56 | 3.81 | 4.64 | 5.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 10,617 = 3.49
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Northrop Grumman Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 not reaching Q3 2022 level. |
Total Asset Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Total assets | 44,244) | 43,755) | 42,733) | 41,914) | 41,903) | 42,579) | 42,346) | 42,142) | 41,423) | 44,469) | 44,772) | 43,475) | 43,203) | 41,089) | 40,553) | 39,584) | 39,751) | 37,653) | 37,943) | 37,378) | 34,795) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Total assets
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 44,244 = 0.84
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Northrop Grumman Corp. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Equity Turnover
Northrop Grumman Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | 9,301) | 10,033) | 8,971) | 8,801) | 8,797) | 8,639) | 8,720) | 9,151) | 9,157) | 10,212) | 9,083) | 8,884) | 8,620) | 8,721) | 8,475) | 8,456) | 8,189) | 8,156) | 8,085) | 7,119) | 6,735) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 15,136) | 15,312) | 13,943) | 13,651) | 13,287) | 12,926) | 11,417) | 11,172) | 10,525) | 10,579) | 10,467) | 9,712) | 9,062) | 8,819) | 9,731) | 9,214) | 8,739) | 8,187) | 9,103) | 8,227) | 7,680) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 2.45 | 2.39 | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.66 | 2.76 | 3.26 | 3.37 | 3.55 | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.57 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.61 | 3.68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 3.24 | 3.57 | 3.45 | 3.26 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 2.24 | 2.02 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 2.13 | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 1.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 6.86 | 7.12 | 5.41 | 5.61 | 6.57 | 6.12 | 6.89 | 10.24 | 10.46 | 10.87 | 12.97 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 19.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 1.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q1 2023 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (SalesQ1 2023
+ SalesQ4 2022
+ SalesQ3 2022
+ SalesQ2 2022)
÷ Shareholders’ equity
= (9,301 + 10,033 + 8,971 + 8,801)
÷ 15,136 = 2.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Northrop Grumman Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then slightly improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |