# Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $497.76, market value $18.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 34.3×** (5-yr avg 28.7×, 3-yr avg 33.5×). Curtiss-Wright Corporation trades at 34.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 28.7×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 28.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.31**. A PEG of 1.31 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 5.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.0×.
- **Price / book: 6.6×**. The shares trade at 6.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 23.5×**. Enterprise value is 23.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.4%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 2.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.7%**. Curtiss-Wright Corporation keeps 37.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 18.8%**. 18.8% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.8%**. 13.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.1%**. 19.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 10.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 12.1%** (3-yr 11.0%/yr, 5-yr 7.9%/yr). Revenue grew 12.1% over the last year, against 7.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 22.0%** (3-yr 19.1%/yr, 5-yr 21.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 22.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.38**. Debt is 0.38 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.7×**. It would take 0.7 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Current ratio: 1.44** (quick 1.44). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.44 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.99**. A Z-score of 5.99 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.21%** ($0.98 per share, trailing). Curtiss-Wright Corporation yields 0.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 7%**. 7% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 6.5%/yr** (1-yr 12.0%). The dividend has grown 6.5% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Curtiss-Wright Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $681.38 (+37% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -18.6%** (YTD -12.1%, 3-mo -35.3%). The shares are down 18.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -38.4%** (9.8% above the low). Trading 38% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.41** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.41 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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