Northrop Grumman number of employees

Northrop Grumman reported 95,000 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 2,000 (2.1%) on the year before. That compares with 88,000 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $441,621.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	95,000	−2,000 (2.1%)	$441,621	10-K, filed January 27, 2026
December 31, 2024	97,000	−4,000 (4.0%)	$423,021	10-K, filed January 30, 2025
December 31, 2023	101,000	+6,000 (6.3%)	$389,010	10-K, filed January 25, 2024
December 31, 2022	95,000	+7,000 (8.0%)	$385,284	10-K, filed January 26, 2023
December 31, 2021	88,000	—	$405,307	10-K, filed January 27, 2022

What the annual reports say

Our differentiated culture and workforce was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 7,500 new employees in 2025, and as of December 31, 2025, we have approximately 95,000 employees. 2025 annual report
Our differentiated culture and workforce was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 7,400 new employees in 2024, and as of December 31, 2024, we have approximately 97,000 employees. 2024 annual report
This focus on our culture and workforce was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 14,500 new employees in 2023, and as of December 31, 2023, we have approximately 101,000 employees. 2023 annual report
During 2022, despite facing a tight labor market, this focus on our culture and workforce was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 16,000 new employees, and as of December 31, 2022, we have approximately 95,000 employees. 2022 annual report
This focus was a factor in our ability to hire approximately 9,500 new employees in 2021 and as of December 31, 2021, we have approximately 88,000 employees. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from Northrop Grumman's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 21, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Northrop Grumman.