Curtiss Wright Corp (CW) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Curtiss Wright's P/E of 32.0 is above its own 5-year median of 27.9.

P/E above the industry

Curtiss Wright's P/E of 32.0 is above the Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment median of 27.5.

EV/EBITDA above its 5-year median

Curtiss Wright's EV/EBITDA of 22.3 is above its 5-year median of 17.8.

P/B above the industry

Curtiss Wright's price-to-book of 6.92 is above the Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment median of 2.71.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $479.42 is above our fair value estimate of $338.57.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 41.6% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing 10%+ a year

Revenue grew 11.0% a year over the last three fiscal years.

EPS growing 10%+ a year

Diluted EPS grew 19.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth accelerating

Net income grew 19.4% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 19.2% a year.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew 10.7% over the last twelve months; the Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment median is 10.7%.

Guidance raised

Curtiss Wright raised its full-year 2026 Total Sales outlook on Aug 6, 2026.

Gross margin improving

Gross margin was 38.1% over the last twelve months, against 37.4% a year earlier.

Return on equity over 15%

Return on equity was 21.8% over the last twelve months and averaged 16.6% over five years.

Return on capital over 10%

Return on invested capital was 17.1%, above the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Curtiss Wright's return on equity of 21.8% is above the Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment median of 7.0%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 19.2% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 14.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 12.3%.

Net margin above the industry

Curtiss Wright's net margin of 14.9% is above the Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment median of -47.1%.

Low debt

Debt is 37.4% of shareholders' equity, under the 40% we consider low.

Debt falling against equity

Debt to equity fell from 59.2% five years ago to 37.4%.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 74.0% of total debt.

Interest well covered

Operating income covers interest expense 16.8 times.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.42 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 6.28; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Curtiss Wright paid dividends worth 0.2% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.2% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Curtiss Wright yields 0.2%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 10 fiscal years.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Cash-flow cover

Needs dividends paid and free cash flow.