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Side-by-side financial comparison of Mastercard (MA) and Northrop Grumman (NOC). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
Northrop Grumman is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($9.9B vs $8.8B, roughly 1.1× Mastercard). Mastercard runs the higher net margin — 46.1% vs 8.9%, a 37.2% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Mastercard posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (17.6% vs 4.4%). Mastercard produced more free cash flow last quarter ($4.9B vs $-1.8B). Over the past eight quarters, Mastercard's revenue compounded faster (17.8% CAGR vs -1.7%).
Mastercard Inc. is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York. It offers a range of payment transaction processing and other related-payment services. Throughout the world, its principal business is to process payments between the banks of merchants and the card-issuing banks or credit unions of the purchasers who use the Mastercard-brand debit, credit and prepaid cards to make purchases. Mastercard has been publicly traded since 2006.
Northrop Grumman Corporation, headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, is an American aerospace and defense company that designs and manufactures systems for aeronautics, defense, missions, and space. The company is the 5th largest contractor of the U.S. federal government; it receives over 2% of total spending by the federal government of the United States on contractors.
MA vs NOC — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.8B | $9.9B |
| Net Profit | $4.1B | $875.0M |
| Gross Margin | — | — |
| Operating Margin | 55.8% | 1.9% |
| Net Margin | 46.1% | 8.9% |
| Revenue YoY | 17.6% | 4.4% |
| Net Profit YoY | 21.5% | — |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.52 | $6.14 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | — | $9.9B | ||
| Q4 25 | $8.8B | $11.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $8.6B | $10.4B | ||
| Q2 25 | $8.1B | $10.4B | ||
| Q1 25 | $7.3B | $9.5B | ||
| Q4 24 | $7.5B | $10.7B | ||
| Q3 24 | $7.4B | $10.0B | ||
| Q2 24 | $7.0B | $10.2B |
| Q1 26 | — | $875.0M | ||
| Q4 25 | $4.1B | $1.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | $3.9B | $1.1B | ||
| Q2 25 | $3.7B | $1.2B | ||
| Q1 25 | $3.3B | $481.0M | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.3B | $1.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $3.3B | $1.0B | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.3B | $940.0M |
| Q1 26 | — | 1.9% | ||
| Q4 25 | 55.8% | 10.9% | ||
| Q3 25 | 58.8% | 11.9% | ||
| Q2 25 | 58.7% | 13.8% | ||
| Q1 25 | 57.2% | 6.1% | ||
| Q4 24 | 52.6% | 10.2% | ||
| Q3 24 | 54.3% | 11.2% | ||
| Q2 24 | 58.0% | 10.7% |
| Q1 26 | — | 8.9% | ||
| Q4 25 | 46.1% | 12.2% | ||
| Q3 25 | 45.7% | 10.6% | ||
| Q2 25 | 45.5% | 11.3% | ||
| Q1 25 | 45.2% | 5.1% | ||
| Q4 24 | 44.6% | 11.8% | ||
| Q3 24 | 44.3% | 10.3% | ||
| Q2 24 | 46.8% | 9.2% |
| Q1 26 | — | $6.14 | ||
| Q4 25 | $4.52 | $9.94 | ||
| Q3 25 | $4.34 | $7.67 | ||
| Q2 25 | $4.07 | $8.15 | ||
| Q1 25 | $3.59 | $3.32 | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.64 | $8.66 | ||
| Q3 24 | $3.53 | $7.00 | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.50 | $6.36 |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $10.6B | $2.1B |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | — | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $7.7B | $17.1B |
| Total Assets | $54.2B | $50.0B |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | — | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | $2.1B | ||
| Q4 25 | $10.6B | $4.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | $10.3B | $2.0B | ||
| Q2 25 | $9.0B | $1.9B | ||
| Q1 25 | $7.6B | $1.7B | ||
| Q4 24 | $8.4B | $4.4B | ||
| Q3 24 | $11.1B | $3.3B | ||
| Q2 24 | $7.0B | $3.3B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | $15.2B | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | $14.7B | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
| Q1 26 | — | $17.1B | ||
| Q4 25 | $7.7B | $16.7B | ||
| Q3 25 | $7.9B | $16.0B | ||
| Q2 25 | $7.9B | $15.5B | ||
| Q1 25 | $6.7B | $15.0B | ||
| Q4 24 | $6.5B | $15.3B | ||
| Q3 24 | $7.4B | $14.7B | ||
| Q2 24 | $7.4B | $14.3B |
| Q1 26 | — | $50.0B | ||
| Q4 25 | $54.2B | $51.4B | ||
| Q3 25 | $53.3B | $49.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $51.4B | $49.5B | ||
| Q1 25 | $48.5B | $48.5B | ||
| Q4 24 | $48.1B | $49.4B | ||
| Q3 24 | $47.2B | $48.3B | ||
| Q2 24 | $42.3B | $47.7B |
| Q1 26 | — | — | ||
| Q4 25 | — | 0.91× | ||
| Q3 25 | — | — | ||
| Q2 25 | — | — | ||
| Q1 25 | — | — | ||
| Q4 24 | — | 0.96× | ||
| Q3 24 | — | — | ||
| Q2 24 | — | — |
Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency
How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash FlowLast quarter | $5.0B | $-1.7B |
| Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex | $4.9B | $-1.8B |
| FCF MarginFCF / Revenue | 55.5% | -18.4% |
| Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue | 1.3% | 1.7% |
| Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit | 1.23× | -1.89× |
| TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters | $17.2B | $3.3B |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | — | $-1.7B | ||
| Q4 25 | $5.0B | $3.9B | ||
| Q3 25 | $5.7B | $1.6B | ||
| Q2 25 | $4.6B | $868.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $2.4B | $-1.6B | ||
| Q4 24 | $4.8B | $2.6B | ||
| Q3 24 | $5.1B | $1.1B | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.1B | $1.4B |
| Q1 26 | — | $-1.8B | ||
| Q4 25 | $4.9B | $3.2B | ||
| Q3 25 | $5.5B | $1.3B | ||
| Q2 25 | $4.6B | $637.0M | ||
| Q1 25 | $2.2B | $-1.8B | ||
| Q4 24 | $4.7B | $1.8B | ||
| Q3 24 | $5.0B | $730.0M | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.0B | $1.1B |
| Q1 26 | — | -18.4% | ||
| Q4 25 | 55.5% | 27.6% | ||
| Q3 25 | 63.8% | 12.1% | ||
| Q2 25 | 56.1% | 6.2% | ||
| Q1 25 | 30.6% | -19.2% | ||
| Q4 24 | 63.3% | 16.5% | ||
| Q3 24 | 68.2% | 7.3% | ||
| Q2 24 | 43.4% | 10.8% |
| Q1 26 | — | 1.7% | ||
| Q4 25 | 1.3% | 5.7% | ||
| Q3 25 | 2.1% | 2.9% | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.5% | 2.2% | ||
| Q1 25 | 2.2% | 2.7% | ||
| Q4 24 | 1.3% | 7.6% | ||
| Q3 24 | 1.5% | 3.6% | ||
| Q2 24 | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Q1 26 | — | -1.89× | ||
| Q4 25 | 1.23× | 2.73× | ||
| Q3 25 | 1.44× | 1.42× | ||
| Q2 25 | 1.24× | 0.74× | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.73× | -3.25× | ||
| Q4 24 | 1.45× | 2.04× | ||
| Q3 24 | 1.57× | 1.06× | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.96× | 1.52× |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
MA
| Payment Network | $4.9B | 56% |
| Value Added Services And Solutions | $3.9B | 44% |
NOC
| Aeronautics Systems | $3.3B | 33% |
| Mission Systems | $2.9B | 29% |
| Space Systems | $2.5B | 25% |
| Other | $1.3B | 13% |
