Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Northrop Grumman Corp., liquidity 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).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. cash ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |
Current Ratio
Northrop Grumman Corp., current ratio 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 12,810) | 12,488) | 12,298) | 11,637) | 11,556) | 12,426) | 12,928) | 12,762) | 12,253) | 15,344) | 14,552) | 13,179) | 13,128) | 10,685) | 10,836) | 10,159) | 10,443) | 9,680) | 10,132) | 9,722) | 16,157) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,483) | 11,587) | 10,812) | 8,976) | 8,850) | 9,530) | 8,819) | 8,591) | 8,367) | 9,580) | 10,109) | 9,727) | 10,177) | 9,434) | 8,416) | 8,155) | 8,821) | 8,274) | 8,039) | 7,833) | 6,415) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.22 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 2.52 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.94 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 1.57 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.50 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 12,810 ÷ 10,483 = 1.22
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Quick Ratio
Northrop Grumman Corp., quick ratio 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,495) | 2,577) | 1,666) | 1,169) | 2,174) | 3,530) | 4,055) | 3,941) | 3,517) | 4,907) | 4,995) | 4,178) | 3,278) | 2,245) | 1,127) | 1,088) | 755) | 1,579) | 1,228) | 1,539) | 10,369) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 2,061) | 1,511) | 1,936) | 2,387) | 1,713) | 1,467) | 1,590) | 1,910) | 1,710) | 1,501) | 1,958) | 1,989) | 2,136) | 1,326) | 2,111) | 1,832) | 2,166) | 1,448) | 1,702) | 1,815) | 1,241) | |||||||
| Unbilled receivables, net | 6,215) | 5,983) | 6,430) | 6,211) | 6,118) | 5,492) | 5,674) | 5,418) | 5,519) | 5,140) | 5,723) | 5,460) | 5,918) | 5,334) | 5,777) | 5,657) | 5,785) | 5,026) | 5,600) | 5,272) | 3,869) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 10,771) | 10,071) | 10,032) | 9,767) | 10,005) | 10,489) | 11,319) | 11,269) | 10,746) | 11,548) | 12,676) | 11,627) | 11,332) | 8,905) | 9,015) | 8,577) | 8,706) | 8,053) | 8,530) | 8,626) | 15,479) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,483) | 11,587) | 10,812) | 8,976) | 8,850) | 9,530) | 8,819) | 8,591) | 8,367) | 9,580) | 10,109) | 9,727) | 10,177) | 9,434) | 8,416) | 8,155) | 8,821) | 8,274) | 8,039) | 7,833) | 6,415) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.03 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.10 | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 0.94 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 2.41 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.74 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.87 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 10,771 ÷ 10,483 = 1.03
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 but then improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 exceeding Q3 2022 level. |
Cash Ratio
Northrop Grumman Corp., cash ratio 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,495) | 2,577) | 1,666) | 1,169) | 2,174) | 3,530) | 4,055) | 3,941) | 3,517) | 4,907) | 4,995) | 4,178) | 3,278) | 2,245) | 1,127) | 1,088) | 755) | 1,579) | 1,228) | 1,539) | 10,369) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 2,495) | 2,577) | 1,666) | 1,169) | 2,174) | 3,530) | 4,055) | 3,941) | 3,517) | 4,907) | 4,995) | 4,178) | 3,278) | 2,245) | 1,127) | 1,088) | 755) | 1,579) | 1,228) | 1,539) | 10,369) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 10,483) | 11,587) | 10,812) | 8,976) | 8,850) | 9,530) | 8,819) | 8,591) | 8,367) | 9,580) | 10,109) | 9,727) | 10,177) | 9,434) | 8,416) | 8,155) | 8,821) | 8,274) | 8,039) | 7,833) | 6,415) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 1.62 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,495 ÷ 10,483 = 0.24
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Northrop Grumman Corp. cash ratio improved from Q3 2022 to Q4 2022 and from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023. |