CACI vs CW vs NOC Stock Comparison

Caci International, Curtiss Wright and Northrop Grumman Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$497.14 -6.9% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.49B
P/E
32.3x
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, Northrop Grumman 4, Caci International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCACICWNOCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.91B $17.49B $79.44B NOC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.5x 32.3x 17.6x NOC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 34.6x 18.3x NOC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.1% +10.5% +6.5% CW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 14.8% 10.4% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% 14.7% 12.2% CW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 0.6x 1.7x CW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% -17.4% -3.8% CACI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.6%/yr +31.3%/yr +9.5%/yr CW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 36.0% 28.7% NOC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 67/100 57/100 CW

Percentile Scorecard

CACICWNOC

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

AxisCACICWNOC
Valuation 74 #27 of 100 51 #50 of 100 75 #26 of 100
Growth 68 #31 of 96 59 #40 of 96 38 #60 of 96
Profitability 65 #34 of 95 94 #7 of 95 76 #24 of 95
Financial Health 28 #76 of 105 65 #37 of 105 38 #66 of 105
Shareholder Returns 61 #26 of 65 69 #21 of 65 59 #27 of 65
Overall 59 67 57
  • CACI ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • NOC 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

PeriodCACICWNOCSPY
1 month +10.8%-6.9%+11.4% +0.7%
3 months +41.2%-30.6%+5.2% +3.7%
6 months +29.8%-31.0%-2.9% +7.1%
Year to date +26.6%-9.8%-1.3% +12.8%
1 year +19.9%-17.4%-3.8% +11.9%
3 years +112.4%+153.4%+20.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.6%+36.4%+6.3% +22.8%
5 years +134.4%+289.4%+57.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +18.6%+31.3%+9.5% +10.9%
10 years +586.0%+455.6%+146.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.2%+18.7%+9.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCACICWNOCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%36.0%28.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%38.0%28.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.231.39-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.48-0.13 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-41.3%-38.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-37.3%-26.8% -1.2%
52-week high $680.08$792.61$768.02 $779.14
52-week low $440.96$464.99$473.40 $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.

MultipleCACICWNOC
P/E now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 26.9x 33.9xmedian 26.9x 17.7xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.0x 5.0xmedian 3.0x 1.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.0x 23.4xmedian 15.0x 14.7xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 27.2x 29.4xmedian 27.2x 20.9xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.5x 6.6xmedian 2.5x 4.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.07median 0.93 1.65median 0.93 17.36median 0.93

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 monthsCACICWNOC
Revenue $9.75B $3.65B $43.59B
Gross profit $3.31B $1.38B $8.73B
Operating income $955.07M $686.21M $4.63B
Net income $541.37M $541.18M $4.52B
Free cash flow $775.96M $625.29M $3.83B
R&D – $98.16M –
EPS (diluted) $24.26 $14.58 $31.74
Cash & equivalents $279.39M $477.15M $3.74B
Total debt $4.84B $957.39M $58.43B
Shares (diluted) 22.32M 37.12M 142.40M
Enterprise value $13.86B $16.07B $66.89B

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
MetricCACICWNOC
P/E 27.5x 33.9x 17.7x
P/FCF 19.3x 29.4x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.1x 25.5x 15.2x
P/S 1.5x 5.0x 1.8x
P/B 3.2x 6.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 8.1x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 23.4x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 20.5x 27.5x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.2x 2.1x
EV/FCF 25.2x 30.1x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 26.1x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.07 1.65 17.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCACICWNOC
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.1% 10.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 10.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 11.7% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 11.1% 3.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% 17.3% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 14.6% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 19.9% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 19.1% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% 22.4% 13.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 20.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.3% 25.1% 53.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 21.0% 12.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.7% 24.2% 108.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 19.5% 22.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCACICWNOC
Gross margin 34.0% 37.7% 20.0%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 22.0% 14.1%
Operating margin 9.8% 18.8% 10.6%
Pretax margin 7.3% 18.9% 12.0%
Net margin 5.5% 14.8% 10.4%
FCF margin 8.0% 17.1% 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 19.7% 12.1%
Return on equity 11.9% 20.0% 24.7%
Return on assets 4.6% 10.1% 8.8%
Return on invested capital 7.7% 14.7% 12.2%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 17.3% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCACICWNOC
Debt / assets 40.5% 17.5% 27.5%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 0.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 6.2x 1.5x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 61.3% 49.2% 64.4%
Equity / assets 38.7% 50.8% 35.6%
Interest coverage 3.9x 16.2x 7.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.05 6.54 3.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCACICWNOC
Dividend yield – 0.2% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.6% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.4%

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.

ConsensusCACICWNOC
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2027 34.6xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $34.49FY2027 $14.35FY2026 $30.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026 +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +11.6% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.10BFY2027 $4.03BFY2026 $42.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -3.9% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCACICWNOC
Held by institutions 100.0% 85.6% 83.4%
Institutions holding 616 947 1,810
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +2.8% +0.3%
Institutions buying 251 480 840
Institutions selling 248 313 640
Buyers to sellers 1.01 1.53 1.31

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.

CACICWNOC
CACI 1.00 0.15 0.42
CW 0.15 1.00 0.32
NOC 0.42 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CACI, CW and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Caci International (CACI) $14.91B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.49B, Northrop Grumman (NOC) $79.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CACI, CW and NOC?

Northrop Grumman (NOC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Caci International (CACI) 27.5x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.3x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northrop Grumman (NOC) is cheapest (Caci International (CACI) 19.6x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 34.6x, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Curtiss Wright (CW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Caci International (CACI) +10.1%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (Caci International (CACI) 5.5%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 10.4%). On return on invested capital, Curtiss Wright (CW) leads (Caci International (CACI) 7.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Caci International (CACI) returned the most: Caci International (CACI) +19.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -17.4%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) -3.8%. Over five years, Curtiss Wright (CW) compounded fastest (Caci International (CACI) +18.6%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +31.3%/yr, Northrop Grumman (NOC) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Caci International (CACI) 0.00%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 0.02%. Caci International (CACI) and Curtiss Wright (CW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been the steadiest (Caci International (CACI) 38.9%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 36.0%, Northrop Grumman (NOC) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.