CW
Curtiss-Wright Corp
$721.69
▲ 1.8%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
CW at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Neutral · 53/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 61.1% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$28.08B
P/E
50.33x
Forward P/E (est.)
41.44x
ROE
19.6%
Revenue Growth
12.2%
EPS Growth
21.4%
Profit Margin
14.2%
FCF Yield
1.5%
Debt / Equity
0.38x
ROIC
14.0%
Interest Coverage
12.33x
Current Ratio
1.52x
Dividend Yield
0.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.9%
Rating Score
53/100
Curtiss-Wright Corp (CW) is a large-cap company in the Aerospace & Defense industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $28.08B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $3.50B in revenue and $484.23M in net profit.
Our model rates CW Neutral (53/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (5 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
37.2% average over the last 3 years
±0.2 pts around 37.2% across 5 years
grew in 4 of the last 4 year-over-year periods
positive in 5 of 5 years
14.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CW's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CW trades near $721.69, around its 50-day average ($739.01) and 200-day average ($646.02). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 60 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CW's is $26.47 (~3.7% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month CW found buyers near $701.68 (support) and sellers near $800.00 (resistance); its 52-week range is $463.00–$800.00. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.3× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
8.8%
Revenue moved from $2.50B in 2021 to $3.50B in 2025, a 8.8% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 12.2% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
37.2%
Operating Margin
18.1%
Net Margin
13.8%
ROE
19.6%
Curtiss-Wright Corp keeps about 14.2% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 37.2% gross margin and 18.1% operating margin. Return on equity is 19.6% and return on invested capital about 14.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Total Debt
$957.63M
Net Debt
$614.19M
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.97x
Debt / Equity
0.38x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.4x, and operating profit covers interest about 12.3x, with a current ratio of 1.5x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $957.63M of total debt against $343.45M of cash.
Operating CF
$643.40M
Free Cash Flow
$553.71M
FCF Margin
15.8%
In the latest year Curtiss-Wright Corp produced about $643.40M of operating cash flow and $553.71M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 1.5% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
0.1%
Per share (latest FY)
$0.93
Total paid (latest FY)
$34.73M
History on record
5 years
dividend uses 6% of free cash flow
7% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 4 years in a row
no cuts in the last 5 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
50.33x
P/S
8.03x
P/B
7.35x
EV / EBITDA
39.76x
CW trades at 50.3x trailing earnings (about 41.4x on estimated forward earnings), 8.0x sales, and 7.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$407.25
Current price
$721.69
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$553.71M
Growth, years 1–5
12.2%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CW sits versus its Industrials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CW stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Industrials sector (273 S&P 500 companies), CW ranks #56 of 273 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (50.3x P/E vs. 30.8x median) with a higher return on equity (19.6% vs. 18.1%) and faster revenue growth (12.2% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
50.3x
median 30.8x
ROE vs sector
19.6%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
12.2%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#56
of 273 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 273 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $721.69 today · expected CAGR -2% – 9%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.92B | $4.39B | $4.91B | $5.50B | $6.17B |
| Net income | $548.54M | $614.37M | $688.09M | $770.67M | $863.15M |
| EPS | $14.10 | $15.79 | $17.68 | $19.80 | $22.18 |
| Share price (low) | $422.89 | $473.64 | $530.47 | $594.13 | $665.43 |
| Share price (high) | $704.82 | $789.40 | $884.12 | $990.22 | $1,109.05 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -41% / -2% | -19% / 5% | -10% / 7% | -5% / 8% | -2% / 9% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CW:
- Revenue is growing 12.2% a year, a sign of real demand.
- Strong return on equity (19.6%) shows capital is put to work well.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.4x) lowers risk.
The case against CW:
- A rich 50.3x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 50.3x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Curtiss-Wright Corp is a large-cap industrials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 50.3x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (53/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 16 Wall Street analysts covering CW recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
CW's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
CW — frequently asked questions
Is CW a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Curtiss-Wright Corp Neutral (53/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CW's rating on The Stocks School?
Curtiss-Wright Corp currently scores 53/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CW's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Curtiss-Wright Corp's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CW calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CW analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CW. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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