BWXT vs CW vs AMTM Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Curtiss Wright and Amentum Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$127.14 -10.4% 1M -36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.03B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
1 win
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$464.99 -14.6% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.57B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Curtiss Wright leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Curtiss Wright 6, Amentum Holdings 4, BWX Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTCWAMTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.03B $17.57B $5.37B CW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.9x 32.5x 26.3x AMTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 32.5x 8.6x AMTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +10.5% +11.4% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 14.8% 1.4% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 14.7% 5.1% CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x 3.2x CW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.4% -16.8% -6.1% AMTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +28.6%/yr — CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 35.9% 46.4% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 68/100 69/100 AMTM

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTCWAMTM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBWXTCWAMTM
Valuation 60 #25 of 61 52 #49 of 100 100 #1 of 100
Growth 61 #23 of 58 60 #39 of 97 95 #6 of 97
Profitability 89 #7 of 55 95 #6 of 96 58 #41 of 96
Financial Health 41 #42 of 71 67 #36 of 106 25 #80 of 106
Shareholder Returns – 67 #22 of 65 –
Overall 63 68 69
  • BWXT ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • AMTM ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBWXTCWAMTMSPY
1 month -10.4%-14.6%+10.2% -1.0%
3 months -27.2%-38.0%-3.6% +2.9%
6 months -43.0%-35.2%-15.9% +6.4%
Year to date -26.4%-15.7%-25.0% +11.4%
1 year -36.4%-16.8%-6.1% +13.1%
3 years +68.9%+134.4%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.1%+32.9%— +21.5%
5 years +118.8%+251.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +17.0%+28.6%— +10.9%
10 years +228.0%+455.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.6%+18.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWXTCWAMTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%35.9%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%38.0%43.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.931.401.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.81-0.47-0.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.7%-41.3%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.7%-41.3%-42.1% -2.5%
52-week high $238.42$792.61$37.53 $779.14
52-week low $127.14$464.99$18.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBWXTCWAMTM
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 24.1x 31.7xmedian 26.2x 26.0xmedian 26.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.4x 21.9xmedian 14.7x 8.4xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.8xmedian 27.4x 27.5xmedian 24.9x 11.2xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 1.8x 6.2xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.99median 0.76 1.54median 0.92 —median 0.92

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBWXTCWAMTM
Revenue $3.51B $3.65B $14.13B
Gross profit $775.94M $1.38B $1.45B
Operating income $426.23M $686.21M $596.00M
Net income $355.38M $541.18M $204.00M
Free cash flow $316.76M $625.29M $474.00M
R&D $15.56M $98.16M –
EPS (diluted) $3.86 $14.58 $0.83
Cash & equivalents $608.20M $477.15M $459.00M
Total debt $7.08B $957.39M $3.83B
Shares (diluted) 92.01M 37.12M 245.00M
Enterprise value $10.33B $16.15B $3.80B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBWXTCWAMTM
P/E 32.8x 31.7x 26.0x
P/FCF 36.8x 27.5x 11.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.4x 23.8x 10.5x
P/S 3.3x 4.7x 0.4x
P/B 8.7x 6.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 11.4x 7.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 24.0x 21.9x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 30.6x 25.7x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 4.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 41.2x 28.2x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.2x 24.5x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.99 1.54 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWAMTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 10.5% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 10.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 11.7% 11.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.9% 17.3% 60.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 14.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.7% 19.9% 240.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 19.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.3% 22.4% 289.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 20.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.0% 25.1% 215.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 21.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.1% 24.2% 243.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.6% 19.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWAMTM
Gross margin 22.1% 37.7% 10.2%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 22.0% 7.3%
Operating margin 12.1% 18.8% 4.2%
Pretax margin 12.2% 18.9% 1.9%
Net margin 10.1% 14.8% 1.4%
FCF margin 9.0% 17.1% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 19.7% 3.6%
Return on equity 27.2% 20.0% 4.2%
Return on assets 8.1% 10.1% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 14.7% 5.1%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 17.3% 6.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTCWAMTM
Debt / assets 45.7% 17.5% 34.2%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.6x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 1.5x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 69.8% 49.2% 57.2%
Equity / assets 30.2% 50.8% 42.8%
Interest coverage 12.4x 16.2x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.49 6.28 2.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTCWAMTM
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 27.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBWXTCWAMTM
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 32.5xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $14.31FY2026 $2.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +11.5% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.64BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026 $12.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.9% -3.9% +3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTCWAMTM
Held by institutions 92.2% 85.6% 89.7%
Institutions holding 846 946 463
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.8% +3.7%
Institutions buying 436 479 210
Institutions selling 280 313 154
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.53 1.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BWXTCWAMTM
BWXT 1.00 0.75 0.33
CW 0.75 1.00 0.30
AMTM 0.33 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, CW and AMTM?

Curtiss Wright (CW) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $12.03B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.57B, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) $5.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, CW and AMTM?

Amentum Holdings (AMTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 33.9x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 28.3x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.5x, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BWX Technologies (BWXT) +22.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.1%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.6%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amentum Holdings (AMTM) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -36.4%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) -6.1%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +17.0%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +28.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 0.00%. Curtiss Wright (CW) and Amentum Holdings (AMTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 44.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, Amentum Holdings (AMTM) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWXT, CW and AMTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.