Northrop Grumman Corporation vs NRG Energy Inc — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 2.7× NRG Energy Inc's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | NRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $27.55B |
Sector | Industrials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $184.03 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $120.65 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $51.38B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 1.46% |
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Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
Read more on NOC →NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
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