FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $937 million.
The Falls Church, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $6.18 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $5.81 per share.
The defense contractor posted revenue of $9.78 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.67 billion.
Northrop Grumman expects full-year earnings in the range of $22.45 to $22.85 per share, with revenue expected to be $39 billion.
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