NOC — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of NOC's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-04-21 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-10-21
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +44 | −80 | ~22 | 37 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~2 | 0 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 2 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +7 | −1 | ~2 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-21
On July 4, 2025, the FY 2025 reconciliation bill titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) was enacted. The OBBBA allocates approximately $150 billion in mandatory defense funding, including funding for air and missile defense, munitions, strategic deterrence, shipbuilding and supply chain…
On February 3, 2026, annual appropriations to fund a vast majority of the federal government for FY 2026 were enacted. The legislation finalized 11 of the 12 regular appropriations bills for FY 2026 and includes approximately $859 billion for defense. The legislation did not fund the Department of H…
The Presidential Administration (the “Administration”) has issued numerous executive orders, including orders to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, to reform the DoW defense acquisition process and, more recently, to address underperformance and insufficient pr…
In light of the ongoing conflicts and heightened global instability as well as political tensions and related legal challenges, we expect continued uncertainty in the global security, U.S. political, budget and regulatory environment. Initiatives to reduce governmental spending, federal budget and d…
changes in U.S. government policy positions, including trade and foreign policy, tax policy and DoW policies or priorities, could materially impact defense spending broadly and the company’s programs in particular.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-10-21
On March 15, 2025, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 was enacted to continue funding the government through the remainder of FY 2025. The full-year continuing resolution generally maintained FY 2024 funding levels, but included an increase of $6 billion in defense spen…
In the second quarter of 2025, the Presidential Administration (the “Administration”) submitted its budget request for FY 2026. The request includes approximately $1 trillion for national security, approximately $962 billion of which is for the DoW, with $113 billion of such DoW funds included in th…
Appropriations for FY 2026 were not enacted by September 30, 2025, and on October 1, 2025, the U.S. Government entered a shutdown, which is ongoing. Consistent with federal guidelines, we are continuing to perform work on existing contracts funded with appropriations from prior fiscal years. In addi…
consequences for our company, our employees, our suppliers and our industry and could result in delayed cash collections and/or have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
The Administration has issued numerous executive orders, including orders that direct executive departments and agencies to put in place a regulatory freeze on pending rules, to effectuate the repeal of any regulation that an agency determines is unlawful, to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of th…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-04-21
Kathy J. WardenRule 10b5-1 Trading ArrangementFebruary 13, 2026
March 12, 2027 or such earlier date upon the completion of all trades under the plan or the occurrence of such other termination events as specified in the plan.
Sale of shares to be received upon payout of 2024 RSRs and RPSRs(1)
(Corporate Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer)
February 5, 2027 or such earlier date upon the completion of all trades under the plan or the occurrence of such other termination events as specified in the plan.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-10-21
February 2, 2026 or such earlier date upon the completion of all trades under the plan or the occurrence of such other termination events as specified in the plan.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice