Benjamin R. Davies - 17 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/ (NOC)

Role: CVP & Pres. Defense Systems
Signature: /s/ Jennifer C. McGarey, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: NOC
Transactions as of: 17 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,661,493
Form type: 4
Filing time: 19 Feb 2026, 16:30:10 UTC
Previous filing: 13 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Davies Benjamin R.	CVP & Pres. Defense Systems	2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH	/s/ Jennifer C. McGarey, Attorney-in-Fact	19 Feb 2026	0002026085

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NOC	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+274	+13%	$0.000000	2,463	17 Feb 2026	Direct
transaction	NOC	Common Stock	Tax liability	$86,238	-123	-5%	$701.12	2,340	17 Feb 2026	Direct
transaction	NOC	Common Stock	Sale	$1,575,255	-2,189	-94%	$719.61	151	18 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
holding	NOC	Common Stock						0	17 Feb 2026	Held in Northrop Grumman Savings Plan	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NOC	Restricted Stock Rights	Options Exercise	$0	-274	-4.1%	$0.000000	6,444	17 Feb 2026	Common Stock	274		Direct	F3, F4, F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents the weighted average sale price of $719.61 rounded to the nearest hundredth. The highest price at which the shares were sold was $719.935 and the lowest price at which the shares were sold was $719.55. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote in this Form 4.
F2	Held in the Northrop Grumman Savings Plan (the "Plan"), a qualified defined contribution plan, as of February 17, 2026. Share totals with respect to the Plan are based upon unit accounting and therefore may reflect a change in units attributable to an individual though no acquisition or disposition occurred.
F3	Each Restricted Stock Right ("RSR") represents a contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares in Issuer common stock, or, at the election of the Issuer's Compensation Committee, cash or a combination of cash and Issuer common stock.
F4	Shares issued upon vesting of RSRs granted under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Stock Plan ("2011 LTISP") on 2/16/23 that vested on 2/17/26.
F5	Total amount includes (i) 641 RSRs granted under the 2011 LTISP on 11/1/23 that will vest on 11/2/26; (ii) 1,008 RSRs granted under the 2011 LTISP on 2/14/24 that will vest on 2/16/27; (iii) 638 RSRs granted under the 2011 LTISP on 7/31/24 that will vest on 8/2/27; (iv) 2,456 RSRs granted under the 2024 LTISP on 2/18/25 that will vest on 2/18/28; and (v) 1,701 RSRs granted under 2024 LTISP on 2/11/26 that will vest on 2/12/29.