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Curtiss-Wright Corporation

CW

NYSE·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $28.0B

$760.23

+0.33%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$463.00 - $800.00

P/E

55.61

Fwd P/E

52.04

Beta

0.86

Div Yield

0.13%

Avg Vol

281.8K

Shares Out

36.9M

Mkt Cap

$28.0B

Price action

Price chart

Up 58.0% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Mission-critical component supplier with high switching costs and long-term customer contracts
  • Specialized expertise in highly regulated aerospace, defense, and nuclear industries with significant barriers to entry
  • Diversified end-market exposure across commercial aviation, defense, industrial, and nuclear power sectors reducing cyclical risk
  • Established relationships with government agencies, prime defense contractors, and major OEMs built over 95+ years

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Significant premium - growth priced in

Growth

Stable outlook

Increased U.S. and global defense spending supporting demand for advanced weapons systems and military aircraft

Value

Significant premium - growth priced in

Momentum

Strong

+9.1% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Token

0.13% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $3.48 vs $3.32 consensus (+4.8% surprise). Revenue of $913.7M vs $863.8M expected (+5.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +4.8%
Rev beat +5.8%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+4.8%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+5%

+13%

+12%

+9%

+15%

+13%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$784.8M

$798.9M

$824.3M

$805.6M

$876.6M

$869.2M

$947.0M

$913.7M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

14.0%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

2

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$724.00

-4.8% vs $760.23

Low $723.00
Median $724.00
High $870.00

Latest: Citi · Jul 1, 2026

2 analysts covering

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How CW stacks vs Aerospace & Defense

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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