CW

Curtiss-Wright Corporation

Industrials · $19.6B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$545.64

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$308.19

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$123.27

buy price

Overpriced

CW is Overpriced: at $545.64 it trades 77% above its fair value of $308.19. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $123.27, 77% below today's price. Business quality is mixed: 2 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 11% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

2 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth9.3% a year✗
Equity per share growth6.9% a year✗
Sales growth3.4% a year✗
Free cash flow growth10.2% a year✓
Return on invested capital10.8%✓

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Superinvestors

2 of the investors we track hold CW. In Q2 2026, 1 added and 1 trimmed. Who we track

Insider activity

Since Jun 12, 2026: 1 open-market purchase worth $149K, 4 sales worth $2.8M and 5 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

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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 & Defense

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works