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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
CW Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$539.73
▼ -4.22 (-0.8%)
| 52w hi | $792.39 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $515.67 |
| Vol | 222.10K |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score -0.43
| Short | -0.34 |
|---|---|
| Medium | -0.57 |
| Long | -0.33 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
| Market cap | $19.93B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $20.61B |
| Trailing P/E | 37.17x |
| Forward P/E | 31.49x |
| EV / EBITDA | 24.44x |
| P / S (ttm) | 5.46x |
| Profit margin | 14.8% |
| Return on equity | 19.7% |
| Revenue growth | +5.4% |
| Earnings growth | +27.6% |
| Debt / equity | 41.48 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.22 | |
| Sector | -0.07 | |
| Technical | -0.33 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products, solutions, and services mainly to aerospace and defense, commercial nuclear power, process, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. The Aerospace & Industrial segment offers industrial and specialty vehicle products, such as power management electronics, traction inverters, transmission shifters, and control systems; sensors, controls, and electro-mechanical actuation components used on commercial and military aircraft; and surface technology services including shot peening, laser peening, and engineered coatings. The Defense Electronics segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules and processing equipment, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, tactical communications solutions; and electronic stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; flight test equipment; and aircraft data management solutions. The Naval & Power segment offers main coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems; energy absorbers, retractable hook cable systems, net-stanchion systems and mobile systems to support fixed land-based arresting systems; hardware, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, and spent fuel management products; reactor coolant pumps and control rod drive mechanisms for commercial nuclear power plants, as well as various nuclear reactor technologies. This segment furnishes severe-service valve technologies and services, heat exchanger repair, and piping test and isolation products, and offers ship repair and maintenance for the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.18 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.55 |
| Annual vol | 34.3% |
| Annual ret | +30.7% |
| Sharpe | 0.90 |
| Max DD | -31.9% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $755.86 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $870.00 / $614.00 |
| Median | $760.00 |
| Analysts | 7 |
| Strong Buy | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 4 | |
| Hold | 3 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-04-14 | Stifel | → Hold |
| 2026-04-02 | Citigroup | → Neutral |
| 2026-02-13 | Stifel | → Hold |
| 2026-02-13 | Citigroup | → Neutral |
| 2026-01-13 | Citigroup | → Neutral |
| 2025-12-16 | Stifel | → Hold |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | Other Material Event, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-08-06 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-05-20 | Material Agreement, Termination of Agreement… | read |
| 2026-05-08 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-05-07 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-02-12 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-11-21 | Other Material Event | read |
| 2025-11-06 | Exhibits | read |
| 2025-09-11 | Other Material Event | read |
| 2025-08-11 | Other Material Event | read |
| 2025-08-07 | Exhibits | read |
| 2025-05-15 | Other Material Event | read |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | $0 |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 0 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 9 |
| Top-5 share | 98.5% |
| HHI | 3,833 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $1.29B | 1.70M |
| AQR Capital Management | $410.39M | 545.31K |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $353.93M | 467.08K |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $157.96M | 208.46K |
| Citadel Advisors | $29.63M | 39.10K |
| Millennium Management | $27.17M | 35.86K |
| Bridgewater Associates | $5.28M | 6.96K |
| Norges Bank (Norway sovereign) | $872.18K | 1.15K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $155.56K | 205.29K |
As of 2026-06-30
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 0.09% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $0.48 |
| 5y CAGR | +6.5% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $0.71 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $0.75 |
| 2023 | $0.79 |
| 2024 | $0.83 |
| 2025 | $0.93 |
| 2026 | $0.24 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2010–2025 · 16 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.12B | +4.3% | |
| Gross profit | $1.30B | +5.0% | |
| Operating income | $633.52M | +8.1% | |
| Net income | $484.23M | +10.6% | |
| Cash from ops | $448.09M | +6.3% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $544.78 | $544.93 | $537.08 | $539.73 | 222.10K |
| Sep 24 | $540.38 | $548.62 | $535.00 | $544.21 | 414.90K |
| Sep 23 | $547.54 | $555.64 | $542.21 | $545.15 | 538.40K |
| Sep 22 | $565.02 | $565.02 | $544.48 | $550.27 | 883.90K |
| Sep 21 | $570.44 | $573.51 | $565.00 | $568.02 | 363.50K |
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