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Northrop Grumman (NOC) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Northrop Grumman (NOC) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $28,590 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 11.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $116,713 reinvested (13.9% a year), or $90,031 taking the dividends as cash, $11,878 of it paid out along the way.

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NOC became

$116,713

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

13.9%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$15,908

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Worst drop

-51.2%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearNOC total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−1.0%$1,457+11.7%
2025+23.6%$1,926+17.7%
2024+1.9%$1,605+24.9%
2023−12.8%$1,458+26.2%
2022+43.0%$1,360−18.2%
2021+29.3%$1,168+28.7%
2020−9.9%$1,032+18.3%
2019+42.7%$963+31.2%
2018−19.0%$858−4.6%
2017+33.9%$701+21.7%
2016+25.2%$622+12.0%
2015+30.5%$541+1.2%
2014+31.4%$469+13.5%
2013+74.4%$401+32.3%
2012+19.6%$354+16.0%
2011+2.9%$313+1.9%
2010+19.7%$257+15.1%
2009+28.5%$221+26.4%
2008−41.2%$203−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: NOC total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Northrop Grumman (NOC) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $116,713 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, NOC turned $10,000 into $28,590 with dividends reinvested, 11.1% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, NOC returned 11.1% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking NOC's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $90,031, including $11,878 of cash received; reinvesting added $26,683.
  • About 17% of NOC's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • NOC's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (74.4%) and its worst 2008 (-41.2%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "Northrop Grumman (NOC) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NOC/total-return

NOC total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in NOC 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $28,590 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 11.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,347 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is NOC's total return since Dec 2007?

1067% in total, or 13.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 682%.

How much of NOC's return came from dividends?

About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $26,683 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was NOC's worst year?

2008, at -41.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -51.2%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.