CW vs ESLT vs CACI Stock Comparison

Curtiss Wright, Elbit Systems and Caci International 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

CWESLTCACI

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureCWESLTCACISPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%44.7%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%39.8%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.710.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.471.390.39 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-35.5%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-22.1%-2.0% -1.2%
52-week high $792.61$1,014.33$680.08 $779.14
52-week low $464.99$454.95$440.96 $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.

MultipleCWESLTCACI
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x 27.2xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 1.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x 15.7xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x 19.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x 3.2xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 0.90 1.80median 0.90 2.04median 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 monthsCWESLTCACI
Revenue $3.65B $8.55B $9.75B
Gross profit $1.38B $2.14B $3.31B
Operating income $686.21M $787.82M $955.07M
Net income $541.18M $636.61M $541.37M
Free cash flow $625.29M $992.19M $775.96M
R&D $98.16M $582.72M –
EPS (diluted) $14.58 $13.56 $24.26
Cash & equivalents $477.15M $255.34M $279.39M
Total debt $957.39M $92.13M $4.84B
Shares (diluted) 37.12M 46.92M 22.32M
Enterprise value $16.20B $33.25B $13.76B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWESLTCACI
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.5% 0.0%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CWESLTCACI
CW 1.00 0.36 0.15
ESLT 0.36 1.00 0.24
CACI 0.15 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CW, ESLT and CACI?

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

Which stock is cheaper, CW, ESLT and CACI?

Caci International (CACI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x, Caci International (CACI) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Caci International (CACI) is cheapest (Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Caci International (CACI) 19.3x). 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: Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Caci International (CACI) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elbit Systems (ESLT) returned the most: Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Caci International (CACI) +15.2%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.9%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Caci International (CACI) +19.2%/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 (Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Caci International (CACI) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.