CACI vs CW vs ESLT Stock Comparison

Caci International, Curtiss Wright and Elbit Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$477.08 -11.6% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.62B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
0.21%
Defense Industrials
3 wins
ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd
$790.00 +7.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.69B
P/E
56.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.55B
Div. yield
0.47%
Defense Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 7, Curtiss Wright 3, Caci International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACICWESLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.81B $17.62B $36.69B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 32.6x 56.8x CACI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 33.2x 56.7x CACI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +10.5% +13.7% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 14.8% 7.4% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 14.7% 17.8% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 0.6x -0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.21% 0.47% ESLT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% -16.8% +62.2% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.2%/yr +29.9%/yr +38.5%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 35.9% 44.7% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 68/100 60/100 CW

Percentile Scorecard

CACICWESLT

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

AxisCACICWESLT
Valuation 76 #25 of 100 52 #49 of 100 44 #56 of 100
Growth 66 #34 of 97 60 #39 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 96 95 #6 of 96 73 #27 of 96
Financial Health 29 #75 of 105 66 #36 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 65 67 #22 of 65 36 #42 of 65
Overall 59 68 60
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT 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

PeriodCACICWESLTSPY
1 month +7.8%-11.6%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months +30.6%-34.5%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months +31.1%-32.4%-5.3% +8.2%
Year to date +25.1%-13.5%+36.7% +12.9%
1 year +15.2%-16.8%+62.2% +12.3%
3 years +109.3%+143.8%+324.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +27.9%+34.6%+62.0% +23.3%
5 years +140.0%+269.8%+409.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.2%+29.9%+38.5% +10.9%
10 years +571.7%+438.6%+705.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+18.3%+23.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACICWESLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%35.9%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%38.0%39.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.410.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.39-0.471.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-41.3%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-39.8%-22.1% -1.2%
52-week high $680.08$792.61$1,014.33 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$464.99$454.95 $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.

MultipleCACICWESLT
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 26.5x 32.6xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 4.8xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 26.4x 28.2xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.04median 0.90 1.58median 0.90 1.80median 0.90

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 monthsCACICWESLT
Revenue $9.75B $3.65B $8.55B
Gross profit $3.31B $1.38B $2.14B
Operating income $955.07M $686.21M $787.82M
Net income $541.37M $541.18M $636.61M
Free cash flow $775.96M $625.29M $992.19M
R&D – $98.16M $582.72M
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $14.58 $13.56
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $477.15M $255.34M
Total debt $4.84B $957.39M $92.13M
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 37.12M 46.92M
Enterprise value $13.76B $16.20B $33.25B

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
MetricCACICWESLT
P/E 27.2x 32.6x 56.8x
P/FCF 19.1x 28.2x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.9x 24.4x 37.0x
P/S 1.5x 4.8x 4.3x
P/B 3.2x 6.4x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 7.8x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 22.5x 37.0x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 26.4x 45.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 25.0x 28.9x 36.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 25.1x 36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.04 1.58 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACICWESLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 10.5% 13.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 10.3% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 11.7% 18.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.1% 14.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% 17.3% 37.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 14.6% 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 19.9% 58.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 19.1% 33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 22.4% 50.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 20.6% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 25.1% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 21.0% 82.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 24.2% 105.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 19.5% 175.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACICWESLT
Gross margin 34.0% 37.7% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 22.0% 11.3%
Operating margin 9.8% 18.8% 9.2%
Pretax margin 7.3% 18.9% 8.1%
Net margin 5.5% 14.8% 7.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 17.1% 11.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 19.7% 11.6%
Return on equity 11.9% 20.0% 14.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 10.1% 4.7%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 14.7% 17.8%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 17.3% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACICWESLT
Debt / assets 40.5% 17.5% 0.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 0.6x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 1.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 49.2% 68.2%
Equity / assets 38.7% 50.8% 31.8%
Interest coverage 3.9x 16.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.03 6.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACICWESLT
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 14.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -54.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.4%

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.

ConsensusCACICWESLT
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2027 33.2xFY2026 56.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.49FY2027 $14.35FY2026 $13.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +11.6% +21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.10BFY2027 $4.03BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -3.9% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACICWESLT
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.6% 19.9%
Institutions holding 616 946 384
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +2.8% -7.1%
Institutions buying 251 479 202
Institutions selling 248 313 106
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.53 1.91

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.

CACICWESLT
CACI 1.00 0.15 0.24
CW 0.15 1.00 0.36
ESLT 0.24 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, CW and ESLT?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.81B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.62B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $36.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, CW and ESLT?

Caci International (CACI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 27.2x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 19.3x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caci International (CACI) +10.1%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Caci International (CACI) +15.2%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +19.2%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.9%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) has the highest dividend yield: Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.21%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.47%. Caci International (CACI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (Caci International (CACI) 39.0%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CACI, CW and ESLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads on 7. 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.