Insider trade

Kathryn G Simpson sold about $650K of Northrop Grumman shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Mar 2, 2026 · Filed Mar 3, 2026

~$650K
Reported value · 873 sh @ $745.00: 1.39
Holds after · shares reported: -37.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +11.3%, $768.02 → $482.00 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Northrop Grumman's Corp VP & General Counsel sold $650K of Northrop Grumman shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Sold 100% of their holdings
7 insiders at Northrop Grumman sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Mar 2, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 3, 2026

Officer$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$650,385

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

34 days after results of Jan 27, 2026, 50 days before results of Apr 21, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $768.02 on Mar 2, 2026, at its 52-week high, after a 17% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $456.30 (May 14, 2025) to $768.02 (Mar 2, 2026), 100% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $654.61 on Jan 15, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-2.7%	-1.3%	-1.5%
30 days	-7.7%	-3.8%	-3.9%
90 days	-28.8%	+10.9%	-39.7%
180 days	-28.4%	+12.0%	-40.4%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001628280-26-013772
Filed / recorded: Mar 3, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
Issuer CIK: 1133421
Ticker: NOC
Reporting person: Kathryn G Simpson
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Corp VP & General Counsel
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Mar 2, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 873
Price per share: $745.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 1.39
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on February 28, 2025.

Around the same time

6mo ago

68Shares · @ $682.24

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record

6mo ago

53Shares · @ $682.24

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

Why it stands out Official record

Defense awarded7mo ago

$97Mcommitted so far

Pam,aircraft,materi

$97M committed so farcould reach $198M

Starts Feb 10, 2026Runs until Nov 6, 2028

The Department of Defense placed a delivery order with Northrop Grumman, committing $97M so far with a maximum potential of $198M. This is a routine order under an existing larger agreement that runs about three years.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Footnotes from the filing

Around the same time

68Shares · @ $682.24

53Shares · @ $682.24

$97Mcommitted so far

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