Northrop Grumman (NOC) came out with quarterly earnings of $7 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.18 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 15.32%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this defense contractor would post earnings of $5.95 per share when it actually produced earnings of $6.36, delivering a surprise of 6.89%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...