The total return for Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) stock is +60.18% over the past 12 months vs. +24.28% for the S&P 500. So far it's up +37.55% this year. Includes price appreciation + reinvested dividends.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) Summary
| Category | 1Y (TTM) | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | 15Y | 20Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price CAGR | +59.90% | +62.33% | +42.60% | +24.26% | +23.62% | +17.33% |
| Total Return CAGR | +60.18% | +62.78% | +43.13% | +24.85% | +24.38% | +18.13% |
| Revenue CAGR | +12.22% | +11.12% | +8.60% | +5.25% | +4.35% | +5.86% |
| Net Income CAGR | +18.90% | +18.06% | +19.57% | +12.16% | +10.47% | +10.22% |
| EPS CAGR | +21.98% | +19.04% | +21.79% | +15.28% | +12.11% | +10.55% |
| Free Cash Flow CAGR | +21.44% | +26.83% | +8.67% | +4.83% | +13.33% | +13.76% |
| Operating Cash Flow CAGR | +22.75% | +27.35% | +9.63% | +5.30% | +10.47% | +11.03% |
| Dividends CAGR | +12.06% | +7.43% | +6.46% | +5.99% | +7.37% | +8.12% |
CAGR Trends History
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CW Total Return CAGR Chart
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW)
Annual Total Returns Comparison
| Year | Start Value | End Value | CW Return | SPY Return | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026(YTD) | 10791.36 | 14843.54 | +37.55% | +9.08% | +28.47% |
| 2025 | 6932.60 | 10791.36 | +55.66% | +17.72% | +37.94% |
| 2024 | 4340.28 | 6932.60 | +59.73% | +24.89% | +34.84% |
| 2023 | 3239.66 | 4340.28 | +33.97% | +26.19% | +7.78% |
| 2022 | 2676.51 | 3239.66 | +21.04% | (18.17%) | +39.21% |
| 2021 | 2233.08 | 2676.51 | +19.86% | +28.74% | (8.88%) |
| 2020 | 2685.26 | 2233.08 | (16.84%) | +18.37% | (35.21%) |
| 2019 | 1935.94 | 2685.26 | +38.71% | +31.22% | +7.49% |
| 2018 | 2298.78 | 1935.94 | (15.78%) | (4.56%) | (11.22%) |
| 2017 | 1845.53 | 2298.78 | +24.56% | +21.70% | +2.86% |
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.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- CEO
- Lynn Bamford