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CW·Curtiss-Wright Corporation

$433.87
-18.26 (-4.04%)
Pre-Market
High
$439.98
Open
$439.98
Market Cap
16.94B
52W High
$808.16
Low
$433.10
P. Close
$433.87
P/E
31.30
52W Low
$432.70
Fwd P/E
25.17
DailyIQ Est.
$713.06
Inst. Own.
68.4%
Short Interest
2.45%
Days to Cover
2.3
Div. Yield
0.23%
Next Ex-Div
~Dec 26
Div. Growth
9+ yrs
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Nov 5, 2026tone -12.7 vs prior release · 117 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
29
BEARISH
News Sentiment
70
BULLISH
On Nov 5, Curtiss‑Wright announced a full‑year guidance upgrade after reporting a 10 % year‑over‑year increase in quarterly sales, citing a growing order backlog in defense and commercial nuclear markets and an expansion into the small modular reactor supply chain. The same day the company released its third‑quarter 2026 financial results, showing earnings that exceeded expectations and an upward revision of its full‑year outlook, reflecting improved operational performance and higher revenue streams. The earnings call highlighted a 10 % sales rise to $953 million, a record $4.6 billion backlog, and a 1.1× book‑to‑bill ratio, with adjusted diluted earnings per share climbing 16 % to $3.94 and free cash flow nearly $160 million. Management also noted new orders of $1.1 billion, a 15 % year‑over‑year increase, and accelerated share repurchases to a near‑record $460 million. In a separate analysis on Nov 5, analysts reviewed the company’s share price pullback after a strong multi‑year run, pointing to new contracts worth over $225 million for U.S. Navy programs and a planned $30 million expansion of its Round Rock facility as key drivers of future cash flow. The review suggested the pullback may reflect a re‑pricing toward a more realistic cash‑flow‑based valuation rather than a fundamental deterioration.
LOW TARGET
$518 +17.7%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$681 +54.9%
8 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$870 +97.7%
10 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$518.00 - $870.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
7/6/5/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$713.06 (+62.1%)
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Symbol
CW
Description
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a global provider of highly engineered products and services, primarily serving the aerospace and defense sectors, along with commercial power and industrial markets. The company operates through three key segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. Its offerings span a wide range of applications, including flight control systems, embedded computing solutions, and naval propulsion components. Curtiss-Wright's value proposition lies in its ability to deliver specialized, mission-critical technologies and services that address complex engineering challenges. With a history dating back to 1929, the company is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, and is positioned to support critical infrastructure and operations across diverse industries.
Bought (1Y)
209.38 shares
$149K
Sold (1Y)
6,954 shares
$5.0M
Wyche Larry D-
Sell100 shares2026-08-28
Watts John CEVP & Chief Growth Officer
Sell1,035 shares2026-08-27
Lyash Jeffrey J.-
Buy209.38 shares2026-08-10
Bamford Lynn MChair and CEO
Award/Grant17 shares2026-07-06
Farkas K ChristopherExecutive VP and CFO
Award/Grant21 shares2026-07-06
82/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
37.2%
Net Margin
13.8%
Revenue CAGR
3.9%
Current Ratio
1.44x
Debt / Equity
0.38x
Return on Equity
19.1%
Earnings Summary
In Q4 2025, the company posted EPS of $3.79 versus an estimate of $3.69 and revenue of $946.98 million against a $890.21 million estimate, marking a 6.3% YoY revenue gain. Q1 2026 EPS rose to $3.48 from $3.40, with revenue up 2.7% to $913.69 million. Q2 2026 EPS increased to $3.72 from $3.62, while revenue dipped 3.3% to $924.01 million, indicating a slight deceleration in top‑line growth. Across the last four quarters, the company has consistently beat EPS estimates, with only one miss in Q2 2026, and revenue has grown in three of the four quarters. Historically, CW has maintained a positive YoY growth trajectory, with revenue expanding year over year for the past three reporting periods. The company has frequently outperformed analyst expectations on EPS, achieving a 9.6% YoY revenue increase in Q3 2026 and an adjusted EPS of $3.94 versus the $3.76 consensus. This pattern of EPS beats coupled with steady revenue growth underscores a resilient earnings profile, even when revenue growth slows. Recent news highlights a significant contract award from the U.S. Navy, worth more than $225 million, to supply propulsion valves, pumps, and control systems for Virginia‑class submarines, Columbia‑class submarines, and Ford‑class carriers through 2030. The award, announced on November 4, is a long‑term revenue source that reinforces CW’s defense portfolio and supports its growth trajectory. Additionally, the appointment of new segment presidents signals management’s commitment to operational focus and expansion. Key will be the company’s ability to translate the contract award into sustained revenue growth and maintain its EPS beat pattern in the coming quarter.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$2.87$3.34$3.81$4.28$4.75Q4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$4.53 - -
Q3'26$3.87$3.94+1.8%
Q2'26$3.62$3.72+2.8%
Q1'26$3.40$3.48+2.2%
Q4'25$3.69$3.79+2.8%
Q4'24$3.09$3.27+5.9%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$789M$866M$942M$1.0B$1.1BQ4'24Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26Q4'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q4'26$1.1B - -
Q3'26$963M$953M-1.1%
Q2'26$954M$924M-3.2%
Q1'26$890M$914M+2.7%
Q4'25$890M$947M+6.4%
Q4'24 - $824M -

Market Data

CW Stock Snapshot

BEARISH29/100
$438.01+$4.91 (1.1%)
Market cap
16.94B
P/E ratio
31.3
Day range
$433.10 – $439.98
News sentiment
70/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$681.38 (+55.6%)
Consensus
Strong Buy · 20 analysts
52-week range+1.2% off low · -45.8% from high
$432.70$808.16
Price $438.01 DailyIQ Est. $713.06

CW's technical picture is under pressure, with momentum working against price. In Industrials, names this size usually take direction from sector flows before company-level news.

Behaviour On Record

What CW's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
44.9% 93rd pct
Below its peak
-42.5%
vs 200-day average
-31.6%
Up days (1y)
48%

Curtiss-Wright Corporation is currently running 44.9% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CW's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 93rd percentile — an extreme by its own standards, against a typical reading of 23.6%.

CW is trading -42.5% below its running peak. Across 13 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -18.8%, and the deepest was -48.7% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began, and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -31.6% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 0th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year CW closed higher on 48% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

On November specifically: over 13 years of records, CW finished the month higher 9 of 13 times, with a median return of +3.6% and an average of +4.6%. Its strongest month historically has been November at +4.6% on average, its weakest March at -2.7%.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CW has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 129 of 3,266 sessions (3.9% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.3% and -16.6%.

Across the last 4 dated reports on file, CW moved an average of 2.1% in the session after earnings, closing higher 1 of those 4 times, with a median move of -1.6% and a largest of -4.5%.

All figures computed from 3,267 daily closes between 2013-11-06 and 2026-11-05, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CW's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CW's sector?

Curtiss-Wright Corporation sits in the Software sector, currently ranked 11th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging). Within its narrower Aerospace & Defense industry group, CW ranks 9th of 15 tracked industries, weakening.

Sector rank
#11 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
18
Industry rank
#9 of 15

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CW?

CallsPuts

For Curtiss-Wright Corporation's nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 14 days out), open interest is put-heavy, a defensive/bearish tilt (put/call ratio of 2.94), with at-the-money implied volatility around 6.3%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±1.2% move by that expiry — a range of about $450.33–$461.49.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
2.94
ATM implied volatility
6.3%
Total open interest
63
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±1.2% ($450.33–$461.49)

Analyst Consensus Estimates

What do analysts expect CW to earn?

Analysts expect Curtiss-Wright Corporation to earn $15.35 per share in the fiscal year ending Dec 2026 and $19.74 in the fiscal year ending Dec 2028, from 3 estimates. These are analyst forecasts, not company guidance, and later years rest on fewer analysts.

Quarter endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Sep 2026$3.76$3.70 to $3.829$935M8
Dec 2026$4.40$4.29 to $4.519$1.03B8
Mar 2027$3.78$3.70 to $3.852~$900M-
Jun 2027$4.23$4.10 to $4.352~$1.01B-
Sep 2027$4.45$4.37 to $4.532~$1.06B-
Fiscal year endingEPS estimateEPS rangeEPS analystsRevenue estimateRevenue analysts
Dec 2026$15.35$15.22 to $15.509$3.80B9
Dec 2027$17.24$16.61 to $17.929$4.11B9
Dec 2028$19.74$19.23 to $20.433~$4.70B-

Revenue marked ~ is our calculation from the EPS estimate, not analyst consensus.

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CW?

Piper Sandler most recently reiterated its rating on Curtiss-Wright Corporation to Neutral on Oct 23, 2026 with a price target of $586 (from $665). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Piper Sandler: Neutral
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Oct 23, 2026Piper SandlerMaintainedNeutral$665 → $586
Oct 19, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$860 → $625
Oct 19, 2026StifelMaintainedHold$700 → $518
Oct 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$793 → $622
Sep 15, 2026GuggenheimInitiatedBuy$786
Sep 2, 2026Piper SandlerInitiatedNeutral$665
Jul 20, 2026StifelMaintainedHold$724 → $768
Jul 1, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$775 → $793
May 18, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$728 → $775
Apr 14, 2026StifelMaintainedHold$650 → $723
Apr 2, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$718 → $728
Feb 13, 2026CitigroupMaintainedNeutral$661 → $718

Earnings Release, Scored

What did Curtiss-Wright Corporation's latest earnings release say?

Filed Nov 5, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone68.8/ 100-12.7 vs prior release
Hedging words0.47per 100 words+0.19 vs prior release
Tone, last 3 releasesScale 50–90

Most important lines

  1. 1

    We are on track to deliver near-record share repurchases in 2026 and continue to drive internal investments to support our future growth, which underscores our confidence in the business and our commitment to delivering consistent and superior results for our shareholders."

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Total Sales$3,768 - $3,813$3,795 - $3,840Up 8 - 10%

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    Diluted EPS$15.10 - $15.40$15.40 - $15.60Up 16 - 18%

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

CW peers & ETF holders

News & sentiment

What is the news saying about CW?

CW fell 19.4% over the month to Nov 6. News tone held between 32 and 100 from Oct 6 to Oct 23, then jumped to 85 on Oct 28.

Daily close and news tone, Oct 6 to Nov 6
$450$500$550Oct 6: tone 65Oct 7: tone 46Oct 8: tone 79Oct 9Oct 12: tone 100Oct 13Oct 14: tone 76Oct 15Oct 16: tone 33Oct 19: tone 54Oct 20Oct 21Oct 22Oct 23: tone 32Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28: tone 85Oct 29: tone 83Oct 30: tone 50Nov 2: tone 85Nov 3: tone 100Nov 4: tone 74Nov 5: tone 63Nov 6: tone 91Oct 6News toneNov 6123
  1. Oct 7 -6.2%same day: Curtiss-Wright stock slips as CFO step-down follows CEO retirement plan
  2. Oct 30 -4.2%
  3. Nov 4 -9.2%same day: Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contracts Valued in Excess of $225 Million to Support Critical U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier and Submarine Platforms

Technical analysis

How strong is CW's momentum right now?

On the daily chart CW ranks at the 29th percentile for momentum against 1,060 stocks and ETFs, a bearish reading.

Momentum rank by timeframe0 = weakest, 100 = strongest
See what drives the rankThe inputs behind each timeframe's momentum rank, plus RSI, stochastics, Bollinger Bands and moving averages. Free with an account.

Institutional ownership

Are big funds buying or selling CW?

99 of the 197 tracked managers added to CW in their latest 13F and 92 trimmed. Together they own 68.4% of the company, worth $19.6B. BlackRock and State Street alone hold 16.2%.

99adding92trimming6unchanged
Largest holders by stake, latest 13FBar = share of CW
  1. $3.4B positionAdded 0.7% last quarter
  2. $1.3B positionAdded 4.3% last quarter
  3. $1.3B positionAdded 1.0% last quarter
  4. $1.2B positionAdded 2.0% last quarter
  5. $1.2B positionAdded 18.3% last quarter
  6. $623.7M positionAdded 5.9% last quarter
  7. $560.5M positionTrimmed 20.9% last quarter
  8. $443.7M positionTrimmed 10.5% last quarter
  9. $419.3M positionTrimmed 22.1% last quarter
  10. $410.4M positionTrimmed 9.3% last quarter
Full holdings history

Congressional trading

Is Congress trading CW?

1 member of Congress disclosed 2 CW trades between Jul 10 and Jul 22, 2025: 1 buy and 1 sell, about $16.0K in estimated value.

BuysSellsJul
BuySell$1K–$15K$15K–$50K$50K–$100K$100K–$250K

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How has CW done against its peers?

Over the six months to Nov 6, CW returned −40.7%. Of the 15 related stocks and ETFs, 14 did better, led by LMT at +11.0%.

Change since May 6, through Nov 6
−60%−40%−20%0%+20%+40%May 6JunJulAugSepOctNov 6LMT +11.0%CW −40.7%FTAI −42.1%