CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $18.45B
- P/E (TTM)
- 34.2
- Dividend yield
- 0.19%
About Curtiss Wright
Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment, SIC 3590
Curtiss-Wright Corporation designs and manufactures engineered products, solutions, and services for aerospace, defense, commercial nuclear power, process, and industrial markets. It operates through three business segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. Its offerings include sensors, controls, actuation components, surface treatment technologies, specialized vehicle electronics, embedded computing systems, flight test instrumentation, tactical communication equipment, naval propulsion machinery, nuclear reactor components, and industrial severe-service valves. The company serves defense prime contractors, government defense agencies, commercial aircraft manufacturers, and various energy, nuclear power, and manufacturing enterprises.
The company maintains its corporate headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina. It employs approximately 9,100 people across more than 20 countries. Its primary domestic production facilities operate in Arizona, California, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, alongside international manufacturing sites in Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, it conducts ship servicing operations through three coastal centers.
Summary of the business section of Curtiss Wright's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- Headquarters
- Davidson, NC
- Address
- 130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300 28036
- Phone
- (704) 869-4600
- Website
- curtisswright.com
- Employees
- 9,100, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, Morristown, New Jersey
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CW
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 37M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $16.40B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Apr 24, 2006; 2-for-1, Dec 18, 2003; 2-for-1, Dec 24, 1997
- SEC CIK
- 26324
- CUSIP
- 231561101
- ISIN
- US2315611010
- LEI
- TEL51ETZWP7D0ZM4X325
- EIN
- 13-0612970
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn M. Bamford | Chair and CEO, Director | 45,651 |
| John C. Watts | EVP & Chief Growth Officer | 2,736 |
| K. Christopher Farkas | Executive VP and CFO | 4,274 |
| George P. McDonald | Executive VP and Corporate Sec | 4,235 |
| Kevin Rayment | Executive VP and COO | 31,519 |
| Gary A. Ogilby | Senior VP & Corp Controller | 2,172 |
| Robert F. Freda | Senior VP & Treasurer | 5,343 |
| Larry D. Wyche | Director | 1,414 |
| Jeffrey J. Lyash | Director | 257 |
| Glenda J. Minor | Director | 2,491 |
| Peter C. Wallace | Director | 6,209 |
| Anthony J. Moraco | Director | 5,446 |
| Robert J. Rivet | Director | 13,577 |
| Dean M. Flatt | Director | 12,647 |
| Bruce D. Hoechner | Director | 4,523 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Lynn M. Bamford | $14.14M | $26.74M | $3.09M | $483 | $220 |
| FY2024 Lynn M. Bamford | $11.59M | $22.31M | $2.93M | $310 | $150 |
| FY2024 Lynn MBamford | $11.59M | $22.31M | $2.93M | $310 | $150 |
| FY2023 Lynn M. Bamford | $8.56M | $13.01M | $2.53M | $194 | $121 |
| FY2023 Lynn MBamford | $8.56M | $13.01M | $2.53M | $194 | $121 |
| FY2022 Lynn M. Bamford | $4.46M | $7.89M | $4.65M | $145 | $98 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At the end of 2025, we had approximately 9,100 employees in more than 20 countries, approximately 6% of which are represented by labor unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2012 | Tender offer | Third-party tender offer for the company's shares |
| Jun 1, 2005 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| May 25, 2005 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| May 25, 2005 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Nov 5, 2001 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Nov 9, 2000 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |