Curtiss-Wright (CW)
Industrials · Aerospace & Defense components and systems; engineered products for critical industrial applications
Curtiss-Wright is a mission-critical aerospace and defense technology specialist with deep embedded positions in military platforms, commercial aviation, and nuclear power systems.
What Curtiss-Wright does
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a global integrated provider of highly engineered products, solutions, and services primarily for the Aerospace & Defense markets, as well as critical technologies for commercial nuclear power, process control, and industrial applications. The company operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial (sensors, controls, electro-mechanical actuation, surface technology services, and specialty vehicle products), Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. The company is deeply embedded in mission-critical, safety-critical applications and benefits from decades of engineering expertise and long-standing customer relationships with defense contractors, commercial aerospace OEMs, and energy companies.
Themes: ["Aerospace & Defense (A&D) platforms and systems","Commercial aerospace (OEM production)","Naval and nuclear power systems","Mission-critical/safety-critical aerospace components","Industrial vehicle electrification and controls","Process control and industrial automation","Military electronics and defense systems"]
Fundamentals
- Price$759.71 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$28.3B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+58.0% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E55.44 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+14.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+37.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+19.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.36 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+12.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.88 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.1%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on defense spending and budget cycles; changes in U.S. and international defense budgets could significantly impact revenue and profitability","Concentration risk in commercial aerospace as the segment is sensitive to OEM production rates and commercial aircraft demand cycles","Supply chain and manufacturing complexity; ability to maintain precision manufacturing and meet safety-critical requirements in highly regulated markets"]
Competitors & peers
- Triumph Group (TGI)
- HEICO Corporation (HEI)
- TransDigm Group (TDG)
- Moog Inc (MOG)
- Meggitt (MGGT)
- Parker Hannifin (PH)
- Eaton Aerospace (part of Eaton Corporation, ETN)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.