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CURTISS WRIGHT CORP CW

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CURTISS WRIGHT CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$27.6B
P / E57.0×
P / S7.9×
P / B10.9×
P / FCF49.9×
Dividend yield0.13%
Net margin13.8%
Return on equity19.1%
FCF margin15.8%
Net debt$586.5M
Net debt / EBITDA0.8×
Enterprise value USD$28.2B
EV / EBITDA37.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.2%
Return on capital16.6%
Graham number -80.7%$139.63

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($139.63); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.90% 9.50% 11.40% 12.40% 8.40% 10.50% 11.50% 12.50% 13.00% 13.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
34.80% 35.30% 36.10% 36.10% 35.20% 37.00% 37.30% 37.50% 37.00% 37.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.10% 14.30% 15.50% 16.20% 12.10% 15.00% 16.60% 17.00% 16.90% 18.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
14.50% 14.10% 18.00% 17.30% 11.30% 14.40% 14.90% 15.20% 16.50% 19.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
45.0M 44.8M 44.3M 43.0M 42.0M 40.6M 38.6M 38.5M 38.4M 37.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$412.4M $339.0M $486.5M $369.6M $860.0M $879.6M $997.4M $643.5M $663.9M $586.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.20% 6.60% 8.50% 8.20% 5.00% 6.40% 6.60% 7.70% 8.10% 9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
17.80% 14.80% 11.70% 14.10% 8.90% 13.80% 10.00% 14.20% 15.50% 15.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.75× 0.53× 0.50× 0.43× 0.59× 0.58× 0.63× 0.45× 0.43× 0.38× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.15 $4.80 $6.22 $7.15 $4.80 $6.47 $7.62 $9.20 $10.55 $12.87 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CURTISS WRIGHT CORP trades at about 56.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.3×–51×, median 23.6×).

18.3× 56.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.3×–51×); dot = today's 56.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin37.2%37.0%37.5%37.3%37.0%35.2%36.1%36.1%35.3%34.8%
Operating margin18.1%16.9%17.0%16.6%15.0%12.1%16.2%15.5%14.3%14.1%
Net margin13.8%13.0%12.5%11.5%10.5%8.4%12.4%11.4%9.5%8.9%
FCF margin15.8%15.5%14.2%10.0%13.8%8.9%14.1%11.7%14.8%17.8%
Return on assets9.3%8.1%7.7%6.6%6.4%5.0%8.2%8.5%6.6%6.2%
Return on equity19.1%16.5%15.2%14.9%14.4%11.3%17.3%18.0%14.1%14.5%
Debt / equity0.38×0.43×0.45×0.63×0.58×0.59×0.43×0.50×0.53×0.75×
Current ratio1.441.692.131.551.781.612.051.962.372.10

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.