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The forward PE ratio is 49.93 as of Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Forward PE Ratio (49.93) = Close Price ($759.71) / Consensus Forward EPS ($15.23)

CW Forward PE Ratio Metrics

FORWARD PE RATIO

49.93

CW Competitors' Forward PE Ratio

CW

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Current

Market Cap

$28.06B

Forward PE Ratio

49.93

XYL

Xylem Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$28.26B

Forward PE Ratio

21.43

SYM

Symbotic Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$27.69B

Forward PE Ratio

80.84

DOV

Dover Corporation

vs CW

Market Cap

$28.49B

Forward PE Ratio

19.82

OTIS

Otis Worldwide Corporation

vs CW

Market Cap

$27.63B

Forward PE Ratio

17.24

P

Everpure, Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$26.92B

Forward PE Ratio

39.95

CRS

Carpenter Technology Corporation

vs CW

Market Cap

$29.36B

Forward PE Ratio

55.55

JBHT

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$26.65B

Forward PE Ratio

37.37

CPRT

Copart, Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$26.23B

Forward PE Ratio

18.03

IR

Ingersoll Rand Inc.

vs CW

Market Cap

$30.15B

Forward PE Ratio

21.88

Trailing vs Forward

Trailing P/E

55.7

reported TTM EPS

Forward P/E

49.9

consensus next-FY EPS

The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $15.23 implies +11.5% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $13.66.

Forward P/E by Fiscal Year

View All Analyst Estimates

At today's $759.71 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.

Fiscal year endConsensus EPSEstimate rangeAnalystsImplied P/E
2026-12-31$15.23$15.06 – $15.35449.9x
2027-12-31$17.09$16.54 – $17.59544.5x
2028-12-31$19.35$19.12 – $19.63339.3x

Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.

Forward PE Ratio Formula & Definition

PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)

The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.

Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute

Forward PE Ratio FAQ

What is the forward PE ratio for Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW)?
The forward PE ratio for CW stock is 49.93.

About Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW), along with its affiliated entities, delivers highly engineered products, comprehensive solutions, and a variety of services to a global client base across the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation sectors. The company strategically organizes its operations into three primary divisions: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. The Aerospace & Industrial segment specializes in manufacturing components for industrial vehicles, such as electronic throttle control systems, joysticks, and transmission shifters. It also supplies advanced sensors, control mechanisms, and electromechanical actuation parts for both commercial and military aircraft. Furthermore, this division offers sophisticated surface treatment services, including shot peening, laser peening, and specialized coatings. In the Defense Electronics segment, Curtiss-Wright provides a wide array of offerings. These include commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded computing board-level modules, dedicated equipment for data acquisition and flight test instrumentation, and integrated subsystem solutions. The segment also develops instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization technologies, and advanced weapons handling systems. Its capabilities extend to avionics, general electronics, flight test apparatus, and complete aircraft data management solutions. The Naval & Power division furnishes a critical range of products and services for nuclear power facilities and associated equipment manufacturers. This includes various hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management solutions, and fluid sealing products. For naval applications, particularly serving the U.S. Navy, this segment supplies propulsion and auxiliary equipment such as coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems. Additionally, it provides essential ship repair and maintenance services. Curtiss-Wright Corporation, which traces its origins back to 1929, maintains its corporate headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina.

Davidson, NC
8,900 employees
Industrials / Aerospace & Defense
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
CEO
Lynn Bamford