Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) reported Q1 earnings Thursday of $3.79 per diluted share, down from $3.87 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $2.92.
Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 was $2.73 billion, down from $2.81 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $2.79 billion.
Shares of Huntington Ingalls were up 2% in recent premarket activity Thursday.