Northrop Grumman Corporation vs SYSCO Corporation — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B), while SYSCO Corporation trades at $81.33 (market cap $38.63B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and SYSCO Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | SYY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $38.63B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $91.16 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $69.30 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $52.11B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 2.72% |
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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 →Sysco is the largest U.S. food-service distributor, boasting 17% market share of the highly fragmented food-service distribution industry. Sysco distributes over 400,000 food and nonfood products to restaurants (63% of revenue), healthcare facilities (8%), education and government buildings (8%), travel and leisure (7%), and other locations (14%) where individuals consume away-from-home meals. In fiscal 2022, 82% of the firm's revenue was U.S.-based, with 7% from Canada, 4% from the U.K., 2% from France, and 4% other.
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