Curtiss-Wright (CW) financial statements
Curtiss-Wright reported revenue of $3.5B in fiscal 2025, up 5.8% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $484M and the operating margin 18.1%, against 14.1% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $554M, and the company returned $35M in dividends and $465M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 16% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Curtiss-Wright's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.1B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.8B | $3.1B | $3.5B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.2B |
| Gross profit | $735M | $801M | $871M | $899M | $841M | $928M | $955M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Research and development | $59M | $61M | $65M | $73M | $75M | $88M | $81M | $86M | $92M | $95M |
| Selling, general and admin | $379M | $414M | $433M | $422M | $413M | $443M | $446M | $497M | $519M | $568M |
| Operating income | $297M | $325M | $374M | $404M | $289M | $377M | $423M | $485M | $529M | $634M |
| Interest expense | $41M | $41M | $34M | $31M | $36M | $40M | $47M | $51M | $45M | $43M |
| Pre-tax income | $268M | $300M | $356M | $396M | $263M | $349M | $389M | $463M | $522M | $620M |
| Income tax | $79M | $85M | $80M | $89M | $62M | $86M | $95M | $109M | $117M | $136M |
| Net income | $187M | $215M | $276M | $308M | $201M | $263M | $294M | $355M | $405M | $484M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.15 | $4.80 | $6.22 | $7.15 | $4.80 | $6.47 | $7.62 | $9.20 | $10.55 | $12.87 |
| Diluted shares | 45M | 45M | 44M | 43M | 42M | 41M | 39M | 39M | 38M | 38M |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 35.3% | 36.1% | 36.1% | 35.2% | 37.1% | 37.3% | 37.5% | 37.0% | 37.2% |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 14.3% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 12.1% | 15.1% | 16.6% | 17.0% | 16.9% | 18.1% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 13.8% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Curtiss-Wright's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $554M | $475M | $276M | $391M | $198M | $171M | $257M | $407M | $385M | $371M |
| Receivables | $463M | $495M | $594M | $632M | $589M | $647M | $723M | $733M | $835M | $932M |
| Inventory | $367M | $379M | $423M | $425M | $429M | $412M | $483M | $510M | $541M | $615M |
| Total current assets | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.0B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $389M | $390M | $375M | $386M | $378M | $360M | $343M | $333M | $339M | $382M |
| Goodwill | $951M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Total assets | $3.0B | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.8B | $4.0B | $4.1B | $4.4B | $4.6B | $5.0B | $5.2B |
| Total current liabilities | $675M | $591M | $687M | $745M | $810M | $735M | $981M | $807M | $1.1B | $1.4B |
| Long-term debt | $816M | $814M | $762M | $761M | $958M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $959M | $758M |
| Total liabilities | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.5B | $2.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $2.4B | $2.5B |
| Net debt | $412M | $339M | $486M | $370M | $860M | $880M | $997M | $643M | $664M | $587M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Curtiss-Wright's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $423M | $389M | $336M | $421M | $261M | $388M | $295M | $448M | $544M | $643M |
| Capital spending | $47M | $53M | $53M | $70M | $47M | $41M | $38M | $45M | $61M | $90M |
| Free cash flow | $376M | $336M | $283M | $352M | $214M | $347M | $257M | $403M | $483M | $554M |
| Stock-based compensation | $9M | $12M | $14M | $14M | $14M | $13M | $15M | $17M | $19M | $22M |
| Dividends paid | $23M | $25M | $26M | $28M | $28M | $29M | $29M | $30M | $32M | $35M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$105M | -$52M | -$199M | -$51M | -$200M | -$343M | -$57M | -$50M | -$250M | -$465M |
| Net borrowing | $0 | -$150M | -$50M | $0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.8% | 14.8% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 8.9% | 13.9% | 10.0% | 14.2% | 15.5% | 15.8% |
| Dividends per share | $0.51 | $0.55 | $0.59 | $0.66 | $0.67 | $0.71 | $0.74 | $0.79 | $0.82 | $0.92 |
Questions
What was Curtiss-Wright's revenue in 2025?
$3.5B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Curtiss-Wright generate?
$554M in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Curtiss-Wright's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.