Northrop Grumman — Ethics Grade C-

Northrop Grumman receives an overall ethics grade of C- (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Defense & Aerospace. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 80
• consumer: 70
• environment: 35
• humanRights: 20

Documented incidents (3)

• Postal Service Contract Overcharging (medium, 2019) — Agreed to pay $27.4 million to settle allegations that it knowingly overcharged the U.S. Postal Service for logistics and repair services for automated mail sorting equipment.
• Nuclear Weapons Production (high, 2023) — Criticized by human rights groups for its major role in the production and maintenance of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), particularly the Sentinel program.
• Bethpage Groundwater Contamination (high, 2020) — Linked to a massive underground plume of toxic chemicals on Long Island, resulting from decades of aerospace manufacturing, requiring billion-dollar remediation efforts.

Documented good deeds

• STEM Diversity Initiative — Invested $20 million in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to diversify the engineering talent pipeline.

Ethical alternatives

• Sierra Nevada Corp — Privately held firm with a stronger focus on space exploration and lower exposure to nuclear weapons systems.