Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Aerospace & Defense industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW), along with its affiliated entities, delivers highly engineered products, comprehensive solutions, and a variety of services to a global client base across the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation sectors. The company strategically organizes its operations into three primary divisions: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power.
Is Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) trades at 32.8× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (26.3×) $383 (-20 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $375 (-21 %).
Kaplio overview: Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Market cap $18B · 52 weeks $465 – $793 (40 % below the high) · P/E 32.8× · 2027 expected P/E 27.7× · Dividend 0.21 % · 10 years rising · Next earnings November 4, 2026 · expected EPS $3.76 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 5.
- Valuation: P/E 32.8× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 13 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 1.2× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (26.3×) $383 (-20 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $375 (-21 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in industrials: 6 of 10 pass
- ROIC 12.7 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 2.6 %, fails.
- P/E vs own 10y history 32.8×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 21.4×, fails.
- 5y revenue growth 10.3 %, passes.
- Operating margin 18.2 %, passes.
- FCF conversion 114.3 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 1.2×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 7.0, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 8 de 9, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Curtiss-Wright Corporation: P/E 32.8×; EV/EBITDA 21.4×; ROIC 12.7 %; $17.6B. Woodward, Inc. (P/E 33.8×; EV/EBITDA 22.0×; ROIC 11.9 %; $18.0B), Moog Inc. (P/E 29.5×; EV/EBITDA 20.1×; ROIC 12.3 %; $11.0B), Leonardo DRS, Inc. (P/E 29.6×; EV/EBITDA 19.3×; ROIC 10.4 %; $9.5B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 32.8× · median 26.3× · minimum 10.8× · maximum 66.7× · cheap below 22.7× · expensive above 33.7×. It has been cheaper than today 79% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 0.21 % ($0.93 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 10 · 5-year growth +7 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 14.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $2.10 a year ($0.18 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 20.69% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 12.68% |
| Return on Assets | 9.92% |
| Gross Margin | 37.73% |
| Operating Margin | 18.85% |
| Net Margin | 14.81% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.41 |
| Current Ratio | 1.60 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.97 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -10.56% |
| 3 months | -34.05% |
| Year-to-date | -13.38% |
| 1 year | -20.63% |
| 3 years | +143.41% |
| 5 years | +273.97% |
| 10 years | +432.79% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.0000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | $0.2600 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.2600 |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.2400 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.2400 |
| 2025-09-26 | $0.2400 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.2400 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.2100 |
| 2024-06-17 | $0.2100 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
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