BWXT vs CW vs SMR Stock Comparison

BWX Technologies, Curtiss Wright and Nuscale Power Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BWXT BWX Technologies, Inc.
$114.97 -21.2% 1M -42.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.95B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
0.01%
Nuclear Equipment Industrials
4 wins
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$433.72 -21.6% 1M -25.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.68B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
0.00%
Defense Industrials
8 wins
SMR NUSCALE POWER Corp
$4.37 -45.5% 1M -88.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.73M
Div. yield
–
Nuclear Equipment Industrials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Curtiss Wright leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Curtiss Wright 8, BWX Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWXTCWSMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.95B $16.68B $2.05B CW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.2x 30.0x -11.0x BWXT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 30.2x — BWXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +10.7% -95.7% BWXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.4% 14.9% -6,817.0% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 15.3% — CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.8x — CW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% BWXT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.0% -25.9% -88.5% CW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +26.1%/yr -15.2%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.7% 37.9% 95.3% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 70/100 45/100 CW

Percentile Scorecard

BWXTCWSMR

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

AxisBWXTCWSMR
Valuation 66 #22 of 63 55 #46 of 101 18 #52 of 63
Growth 64 #22 of 60 57 #43 of 98 17 #50 of 60
Profitability 89 #7 of 57 95 #6 of 97 9 #52 of 57
Financial Health 39 #44 of 72 62 #41 of 107 100 #1 of 72
Shareholder Returns – 81 #13 of 64 83 #6 of 30
Overall 65 70 45
  • BWXT ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • CW ranked among 108 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • SMR ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWXTCWSMRSPY
1 month -21.2%-21.6%-45.5% -5.9%
3 months -31.0%-39.3%-53.9% -4.6%
6 months -45.2%-40.1%-65.3% +0.2%
Year to date -33.5%-21.3%-69.2% +7.5%
1 year -42.0%-25.9%-88.5% +8.2%
3 years +50.9%+109.0%+34.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +14.7%+27.9%+10.3% +19.0%
5 years +108.7%+219.0%-56.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.9%+26.1%-15.2% +9.4%
10 years +216.1%+406.6%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +12.2%+17.6%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBWXTCWSMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.7%37.9%95.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.7%41.4%95.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.761.233.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.68-0.93 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-45.3%-91.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-45.3%-88.5% -5.9%
52-week high $238.42$792.61$37.91 $779.14
52-week low $114.97$433.72$4.37 $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.

MultipleBWXTCWSMR
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 25.0x 28.7xmedian 24.7x -9.6xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 4.2xmedian 2.6x 657.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 18.3x 20.0xmedian 14.2x -3.3xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 26.8xmedian 26.3x -3.0xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 1.8x 6.2xmedian 2.4x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 0.65 1.50median 0.89 -0.72median 0.65

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 monthsBWXTCWSMR
Revenue $3.60B $3.74B $2.73M
Gross profit $814.09M $1.42B -$59.00K
Operating income $444.96M $707.88M -$259.07M
Net income $375.26M $555.24M -$206.27M
Free cash flow $372.32M $589.74M -$607.54M
R&D $15.91M $98.86M $62.79M
EPS (diluted) $4.07 $15.07 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $568.53M $281.11M $513.36M
Total debt $2.02B $957.14M –
Shares (diluted) 91.99M 36.85M 410.46M
Enterprise value $8.76B $15.21B -$2.10B

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
MetricBWXTCWSMR
P/E 28.1x 28.7x -9.6x
P/FCF 28.3x 26.8x -3.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 22.3x -3.0x
P/S 2.9x 4.2x 657.4x
P/B 7.4x 6.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 7.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.1x 20.0x -3.3x
EV/EBIT 26.9x 23.3x -3.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 4.4x 315.4x
EV/FCF 32.2x 27.9x -1.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 23.2x -1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 1.50 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWSMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 10.7% -95.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 9.9% -49.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% 12.6% -100.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 10.5% -26.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.0% 16.7% 58.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 13.7% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% 19.4% 73.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 17.3% -6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.8% 22.0% 82.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 19.1% 13.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.1% 19.7% -114.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 15.7% -57.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 14.2% -115.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.4% 12.3% -57.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWXTCWSMR
Gross margin 22.6% 38.1% -2.2%
EBITDA margin 15.8% 22.1% -9,449%
Operating margin 12.4% 18.9% -9,493%
Pretax margin 12.6% 18.9% -7,558%
Net margin 10.4% 14.9% -6,817%
FCF margin 10.3% 15.8% -22,262%
Operating cash flow margin 16.1% 19.0% -22,174%
Return on equity 27.3% 20.8% -10.2%
Return on assets 8.2% 10.3% -10.1%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 15.3% –
Return on capital employed 12.3% 18.2% -13.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x 2.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.8% 832.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWXTCWSMR
Debt / assets 42.5% 17.8% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 52.4% -0.2%
Equity / assets 29.8% 47.6% 100.2%
Interest coverage 17.4x 16.8x –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 24.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.2x 24.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x 23.7x
Altman Z-score 3.98 5.87 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWXTCWSMR
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 3.5% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.1% 9.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.3% 8.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% 8.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 12.7% –

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.

ConsensusBWXTCWSMR
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $14.34FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +11.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% -3.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWXTCWSMR
Held by institutions 92.2% 85.6% 52.3%
Institutions holding 848 948 525
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.8% +34.1%
Institutions buying 437 479 347
Institutions selling 280 314 95
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.53 3.65

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.

BWXTCWSMR
BWXT 1.00 0.76 0.52
CW 0.76 1.00 0.37
SMR 0.52 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWXT, CW and SMR?

Curtiss Wright (CW) is the largest by market capitalisation: BWX Technologies (BWXT) $10.95B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $16.68B, Nuscale Power (SMR) $2.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWXT, CW and SMR?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 29.2x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 30.0x, Nuscale Power (SMR) -11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, BWX Technologies (BWXT) is cheapest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 25.5x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 30.2x). 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) +17.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.7%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -95.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.4%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -6,817.0%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 10.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Curtiss Wright (CW) returned the most: BWX Technologies (BWXT) -42.0%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -25.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) -88.5%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) +15.9%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +26.1%/yr, Nuscale Power (SMR) -15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

BWX Technologies (BWXT) has the highest dividend yield: BWX Technologies (BWXT) 0.01%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%, Nuscale Power (SMR) 0.00%. Nuscale Power (SMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (BWX Technologies (BWXT) 45.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 37.9%, Nuscale Power (SMR) 95.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.