CW Stock Analysis: Curtiss-Wright | NYSE
Aerospace & Defense | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 18.621m USD | 12M Return: -7.7% | US2315611010 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 231M
EPS Trend: 99.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 99.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a U.S.-based provider of engineered products, solutions, and services serving the aerospace and defense, commercial nuclear power, process, and industrial markets worldwide. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, the company operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power, offering a broad portfolio that includes industrial vehicle components, avionics, embedded computing systems, naval propulsion equipment, reactor coolant pumps, and severe-service valve technologies.
As a large-cap industrial company classified within the Aerospace & Defense sub-industry, Curtiss-Wright benefits from operating in highly regulated end markets with significant barriers to entry. Its business model is geared toward long product lifecycles and mission-critical applications, with a substantial portion of revenue tied to U.S. defense, naval, and commercial nuclear power customers, including direct support work for the U.S. Navy.
- U.S. Navy shipbuilding backlog expansion drives Naval & Power segment growth
- Defense Electronics bookings surge on embedded computing and weapons handling demand
- Commercial nuclear reactor coolant pump backlog benefits from energy security initiatives
| Net Income: 541.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.77 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 23.00% < 20% (prev 29.44%; Δ -6.44% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 721.1m > Net Income 541.2m |
| Net Debt (863.4m) to EBITDA (852.0m): 1.01 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.60 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (37.1m) vs 12m ago -1.98% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 37.73% > 18% (prev 37.34%; Δ 0.39% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 68.62% > 50% (prev 63.63%; Δ 4.98% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 17.30 > 6 (EBIT TTM 732.6m / Interest Expense TTM 42.3m) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 2.24b - Total Current Liabilities 1.40b) / Total Assets 5.46b |
| B: 0.84 (Retained Earnings 4.57b / Total Assets 5.46b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 732.6m / Avg Total Assets 5.33b) |
| D: 1.03 (Book Value of Equity 2.77b / Total Liabilities 2.69b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.75 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.94 (Receivables 997.4m/961.6m, Revenue 3.65b/3.31b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 37.34% / 37.73%) |
| AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.48 / AQ_t-1 0.51) |
| SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 3.65b / 3.31b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 541.2m - CFO 721.1m) / TA 5.46b) |
| Beneish M = -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 502.32 with a total of 283,157 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.01%, over one month by -11.44%, over three months by -29.00% and over the past year by -7.71%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 481.80 (which is 4.1% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Curtiss-Wright has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.22. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CW.
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 761.1 | 51.5% |
P/E Trailing = 34.1572
P/E Forward = 28.4091
P/S = 5.0962
P/B = 7.5666
P/EG = 1.9966
Revenue TTM = 3.65b USD
EBIT TTM = 732.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 852.0m USD
Long Term Debt = 757.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 200.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.34b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 191.6m
Net Debt = 863.4m USD (calculated: Debt 1.34b - CCE 477.1m)
Enterprise Value = 19.5b USD (18.6b + Debt 1.34b - CCE 477.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 17.30 (Ebit TTM 732.6m / Interest Expense TTM 42.3m)
EV/FCF = 31.16x (Enterprise Value 19.5b / FCF TTM 625.3m)
FCF Yield = 3.21% (FCF TTM 625.3m / Enterprise Value 19.5b)
FCF Margin = 17.11% (FCF TTM 625.3m / Revenue TTM 3.65b)
Net Margin = 14.81% (Net Income TTM 541.2m / Revenue TTM 3.65b)
Gross Margin = 37.73% ((Revenue TTM 3.65b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.28b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 39.40% (prev 36.28%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.57 (Enterprise Value 19.5b / Total Assets 5.46b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.16% (Interest Expense 42.3m / Debt 1.34b)
Taxrate = 21.59% (149.0m / 690.2m)
NOPAT = 574.4m (EBIT 732.6m * (1 - 21.59%))
Current Ratio = 1.60 (Total Current Assets 2.24b / Total Current Liabilities 1.40b)
Debt / Equity = 0.48 (Debt 1.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.77b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.01 (Net Debt 863.4m / EBITDA 852.0m)
Debt / FCF = 1.38 (Net Debt 863.4m / FCF TTM 625.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.62b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 10.16% (Net Income 541.2m / Total Assets 5.46b)
RoE = 20.69% (Net Income TTM 541.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.62b)
RoCE = 21.71% (EBIT 732.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.62b + L.T.Debt 757.4m))
RoIC = 14.09% (NOPAT 574.4m / Invested Capital 4.08b)
WACC = 9.67% (E(18.6b)/V(20.0b) * Re(10.19%) + D(1.34b)/V(20.0b) * Rd(3.16%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 10.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -95.16 | Cagr: -1.53%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.81% ; FCFF base≈576.5m ; Y1≈660.9m ; Y5≈972.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 298.0 (EV 11.9b - Net Debt 863.4m = Equity 11.0b / Shares 36.9m; r=9.67% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 99.79 | EPS CAGR: 18.44% | SUE: 0.78 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 99.74 | Revenue CAGR: 10.37% | SUE: -0.14 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.76 | Chg30d=+0.55% | Revisions=-44% | Analysts=9
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=15.32 | Chg30d=+0.21% | Revisions=+67% | GrowthEPS=+15.8% | GrowthRev=+8.6%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=17.16 | Chg30d=+0.13% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+12.0% | GrowthRev=+8.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +19% (up=8, down=5)