Which is more profitable, Garmin or Northrop Grumman?

Garmin keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Garmin or Northrop Grumman?

Garmin grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Garmin or Northrop Grumman?

Northrop Grumman costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Garmin or Northrop Grumman?

Garmin would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Garmin vs Northrop Grumman stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Garmin is more profitable, grows faster and has less debt. Northrop Grumman is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Garmin	Northrop Grumman
	$54.5 billion	$78.2 billion
	23.0%	10.0%
	+11.6%	+2.7%
	32.8×	18.7×
	Net cash	1.8 years
	16.6%	13.8%
	1.5%	1.7%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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