CWCurtiss-Wright (CW) presents a mixed investment profile. Fundamentally strong with consistent earnings and a solid balance sheet, but recent price action suggests potential overvaluation and short-term technical caution. Thematic exposure is moderate, not a primary driver.
Curtiss-Wright operates across aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. While these sectors are generally stable, they don't present strong secular growth tailwinds like pure tech or AI. Defense spending is a positive, but broader industrial cycles can be a headwind.
Curtiss-Wright demonstrates robust financial health with consistent revenue growth, strong profitability, and effective cash flow generation. Its balance sheet is well-managed, and the dividend payout is reliable.
The stock has shown a strong upward trend over the past year but has recently entered a consolidation or slight downtrend. Key moving averages suggest short-term weakness, with indicators pointing towards potential further downside or sideways movement.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Defense Spending | 70 |
| Industrial & Commercial Markets | 50 |
| Technological Integration (e.g., AI, Digitalization) | 40 |
| ESG & Sustainability Focus | 65 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 40 |
| Profitability | 85 |
| Growth | 80 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 85 |
| Cash Flow | 80 |
| Dividend | 30 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 40 |
| Momentum | 45 |
| Volume Confirmation | 60 |
| Support & Resistance | 50 |
| Market Performance vs. Index | 70 |
Consistent EPS Beats
The company has exceeded earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the past 12 consecutive quarters, indicating strong operational execution and accurate financial forecasting.
Undervalued P/E Ratio
The trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio of 42.55 is below industry averages, suggesting potential undervaluation relative to its peers and its earnings power.
Elevated Price-to-Sales Ratio
The Price-to-Sales (PS) ratio of 7.4 (TTM) appears high, suggesting that the market may be pricing in significant future growth that could be difficult to achieve.
Slowing Revenue Growth (Quarterly)
While annual revenue grew, the latest quarterly revenue figures show a deceleration in growth, which warrants monitoring for future trends.
June 2025
16
Ex-Dividend Date
July 2025
7
Next Dividend Date
August 2025
7
Next Earnings Date
H: $3.18
A: $3.13
L: $3.06
H: 868.18M
A: 851.09M
L: 837.09M
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products, solutions, and services mainly to aerospace and defense, commercial power, process, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. The Aerospace & Industrial segment offers industrial and specialty vehicle products, such as power management electronics, traction inverters, transmission shifters, and control systems; sensors, controls, and electro-mechanical actuation components used on commercial and military aircraft; and surface technology services including shot peening, laser peening, and engineered coatings. The Defense Electronics segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules and processing equipment, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, tactical communications solutions; and electronic stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; flight test equipment; and aircraft data management solutions. The Naval & Power segment offers main coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems; energy absorbers, retractable hook cable systems, net-stanchion systems and mobile systems to support fixed land-based arresting systems; hardware, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, and spent fuel management products; reactor coolant pumps and control rod drive mechanisms for commercial nuclear power plants, as well as various nuclear reactor technologies. This segment furnishes severe-service valve technologies and services, heat exchanger repair, and piping test and isolation products, and offers ship repair and maintenance for the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
476.14 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for CW have a max estimate of 570.00 and a min estimate of 308.11.