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CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for CURTISS WRIGHT CORP. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About CURTISS WRIGHT CORP

Curtiss-Wright Corporation provides engineered products, solutions, and services primarily to aerospace and defense markets, as well as commercial nuclear power, process, and industrial sectors. Its offerings include sensors, controls, electro-mechanical components, defense electronics, naval propulsion equipment, and nuclear power plant products. The company serves defense contractors, aerospace manufacturers, energy companies, and industrial customers worldwide.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.50B
Revenue growth (YoY)
12.1%
Net income
$484.2M
Diluted EPS
$12.87
Gross margin
37.2%
Operating margin
18.1%
Net margin
13.8%
FCF margin
15.8%
ROE
19.1%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
41.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$21.52B
Long-term debt / equity
0.30×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Curtiss Wright

  • Revenue grew 12.1% to $3.5B in FY2025, faster than the 9.7% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 18.1% in FY2025, +3.0 pp against 15.1% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $924M, up 5.4% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $554M in FY2025, 15.8% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 19.6% to $484M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Curtiss Wright’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin37.2%
69th percentile of 466
Operating margin18.1%
85th percentile of 605
Net margin13.8%
84th percentile of 645
FCF margin15.8%
86th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)+12.1%
70th percentile of 668
ROE19.1%
80th percentile of 600
P/E41.0×
81st percentile of 435
Long-term debt / equity0.30×
36th percentile of 409
Short interest2.51d
35th percentile of 676

Curtiss Wright’s FCF margin of 15.8% ranks in the 86th percentile of the 562 Industrials companies reporting it. Curtiss Wright’s operating margin of 18.1% ranks in the 85th percentile of the 605 Industrials companies reporting it.

1 reported insider purchase (code P) totaling $148,999 in the last 90 days, against 6 sales totaling $4.8M. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
4
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
4
0 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
7
5 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$539.8M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$410.4M545.3KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$59.7M78.8KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$24.6M32.5KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$16.1M21.3KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$12.4M16.3KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$8.9M11.8KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$5.3M7.0KReduced
Polen Capital ManagementQ2 2026$1.6M2.1KAdded
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$872,1821.2KReduced

No longer held by: Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026), Renaissance Technologies (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
1
1 insider
Bought (90d)
$149K
code P value
Sells (90d)
6
$4.8M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-28
filed 2026-08-31
Wyche Larry DDirectorSell100$596.74$60K
2026-08-27
Watts John CEVP & Chief Growth OfficerSell1.0K$619.46$641K
2026-08-10
Lyash Jeffrey J.DirectorBuy209$711.62$149K
2026-06-15
Watts John CEVP & Chief Growth OfficerSell200$770.56$154K
2026-06-12
filed 2026-06-15
Bamford Lynn MChair and CEOSell2.5K$758.20$1.9M
2026-06-09
filed 2026-06-10
Bamford Lynn MChair and CEOSell2.5K$721.72$1.8M
2026-06-09
filed 2026-06-10
Ogilby Gary ASenior VP & Corp ControllerSell399$721.95$288K
2026-05-27
Watts John CEVP & Chief Growth OfficerSell220$752.91$166K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
755.5K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+5.5%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
2.51
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
301.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14755.5K+5.5%2.51
2026-07-31716.3K+0.0%3.18
2026-07-15716.3K-11.6%3.38
2026-06-30810.1K+5.0%2.00
2026-06-15771.8K+7.0%3.10
2026-05-29721.1K+14.9%2.22
2026-05-15627.8K+0.6%2.40
2026-04-30624.1K+13.1%3.10

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$3.50B$3.12B$2.85B$2.56B$2.50B
Gross profit$1.30B$1.15B$1.07B$954.6M$927.8M
Operating income$633.5M$528.6M$484.6M$423.4M$377.1M
Net income$484.2M$405.0M$354.5M$294.3M$262.8M
Diluted EPS$12.87$10.55$9.20$7.62$6.47

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$643.4M$544.3M$448.1M$294.8M$387.7M
Capital expenditure$89.7M$61.0M$44.7M$38.2M$41.1M
Free cash flow$553.7M$483.3M$403.4M$256.6M$346.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$924.0M5.4%$151.2M$4.07
Q1 FY2026$913.7M13.4%$128.2M$3.46
Q4 FY2025$947.0M14.9%$137.0M$3.69
Q3 FY2025$869.2M8.8%$124.8M$3.31
Q2 FY2025$876.6M11.7%$121.1M$3.19
Q1 FY2025$805.6M13.0%$101.3M$2.68
Q4 FY2024$824.3M4.9%$117.9M$3.09
Q3 FY2024$798.9M10.3%$111.2M$2.89

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryMisc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK26324

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-12
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10-K2025-02-13
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10-Q2026-08-06
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10-Q2026-05-07
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10-Q2025-11-06
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10-Q2025-08-07
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8-K2026-08-19
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8-K2026-08-11
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.