Curtiss-Wright Corporation
CW
NYSE·Industrials·Aerospace & Defense·Mkt cap $20.9B
$566.75
▼ -0.35%
P/E
38.90
Mkt Cap
$20.9B
52-Wk Range
$473.19–$808.16
52-Week Range
$473.19 - $808.16
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Price action
Price chart
Up 17.0% over the trailing year
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.
- Premium valuation to Defense Prime Contractors peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Increased U.S. and global defense spending supporting demand for advanced weapons systems and military aircraft
Value
Premium valuation to Defense Prime Contractors peers
Momentum
Falling
-21.4% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Token
0.17% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CW right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 4, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $3.72 vs $3.61 consensus (+3.0% surprise). Revenue of $924.0M vs $926.2M expected (-0.2%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+3.0%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+5%
+13%
+12%
+9%
+15%
+13%
+5%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$798.9M
$824.3M
$805.6M
$876.6M
$869.2M
$947.0M
$913.7M
$924.0M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
39.4%
Operating
19.3%
Profit
16.4%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 33% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
33%
Hold
67%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Morgan Stanley · Jul 15, 2026
vs Industry
How CW stacks vs Aerospace & Defense
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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