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The Boeing Company vs Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Side-by-side federal contract comparison from USASpending data

Verdict

The Boeing Company receives $6.8B more in federal contracts than Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($23.8B vs $17.0B). The Boeing Company ranks #2 among federal contractors. The Boeing Company's top agency is Department of Defense, while Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's is Department of Defense.

MetricThe Boeing CompanyNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Total Obligations$23.8B*$17.0B
Total Awards2525
Contract Count2525
Grant Count00
Rank
Rank among all federal contractors by total obligations
#2*#5
Top AgencyDepartment of DefenseDepartment of Defense
States

The Boeing Company receives $6.8B more in federal contracts than Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation ($23.8B vs $17.0B). The Boeing Company ranks #2 among federal contractors. The Boeing Company's top agency is Department of Defense, while Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's is Department of Defense.

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Comparing entity A and entity B on U.S. federal government spending requires lining up the underlying USASpending.gov federal awards data data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: USAspending.gov, 2026.