Curtiss-Wright (CW)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $17.9B, Curtiss-Wright's free cash flow of $554M (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 11% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from Curtiss-Wright's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from CW's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from Curtiss-Wright's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $3.5B |
| Net income | $263M | $294M | $355M | $405M | $484M |
| Free cash flow | $347M | $257M | $403M | $483M | $554M |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.47 | $7.62 | $9.20 | $10.55 | $12.87 |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 18.1% |
Where the revenue comes from
Revenue by segments, fiscal 2025.
Superinvestors who own CW
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 5 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Trimmed | $410M | 0.14% | Q2 2026 |
| PRIMECAP Management PRIMECAP Management Co |
Trimmed | $390M | 0.23% | Q2 2026 |
| Mario Gabelli GAMCO Investors |
Trimmed | $93M | 0.83% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $60M | 0.14% | Q2 2026 |
| Jean-Marie Eveillard First Eagle Investment Management |
Trimmed | $872,182 | 0.00% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by Curtiss-Wright's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
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Questions
What growth does Curtiss-Wright's stock price imply?
At a market value of $17.9B, Curtiss-Wright would need its free cash flow to grow about 11% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 4% a year.
Are Curtiss-Wright insiders buying the stock?
No open-market insider purchases of CW in the last 12 months, according to SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own Curtiss-Wright?
5 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold CW in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness, PRIMECAP Management, Mario Gabelli.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.