CW vs ESLT vs TDY Stock Comparison

Curtiss Wright, Elbit Systems and Teledyne Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CW Curtiss Wright Corp
$477.08 -11.6% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$17.64B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.65B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 6, Teledyne Technologies 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWESLTTDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.64B $36.69B $30.28B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.6x 56.8x 29.5x TDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.2x 56.7x 25.1x TDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% +13.7% +8.6% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 7.4% 15.8% TDY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.7% 17.8% 8.1% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x 0.9x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.47% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.8% +62.2% +24.0% ESLT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr +38.5%/yr +8.0%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 44.7% 25.6% TDY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 70/100 TDY

Percentile Scorecard

CWESLTTDY

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

AxisCWESLTTDY
Valuation 52 #49 of 100 44 #56 of 100 66 #35 of 100
Growth 60 #39 of 97 88 #13 of 97 39 #60 of 97
Profitability 95 #6 of 96 73 #27 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Financial Health 66 #36 of 105 58 #45 of 105 73 #29 of 105
Shareholder Returns 67 #22 of 65 36 #42 of 65 91 #7 of 65
Overall 68 60 70
  • CW ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • TDY 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

PeriodCWESLTTDYSPY
1 month -11.6%+7.5%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -34.5%-3.5%+0.8% +3.9%
6 months -32.4%-5.3%+2.1% +8.2%
Year to date -13.5%+36.7%+28.3% +12.9%
1 year -16.8%+62.2%+24.0% +12.3%
3 years +143.8%+324.9%+76.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +34.6%+62.0%+20.9% +23.3%
5 years +269.8%+409.3%+46.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.9%+38.5%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +438.6%+705.8%+518.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.3%+23.2%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWESLTTDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%44.7%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%39.8%24.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.410.711.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.471.390.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.3%-35.5%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-22.1%-5.2% -1.2%
52-week high $792.61$1,014.33$691.24 $779.14
52-week low $464.99$454.95$484.47 $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.

MultipleCWESLTTDY
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x 29.5xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x 19.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x 26.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.58median 0.90 1.80median 0.90 -49.75median 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 monthsCWESLTTDY
Revenue $3.65B $8.55B $6.52B
Gross profit $1.38B $2.14B $2.84B
Operating income $686.21M $787.82M $1.30B
Net income $541.18M $636.61M $1.03B
Free cash flow $625.29M $992.19M $1.15B
R&D $98.16M $582.72M $330.60M
EPS (diluted) $14.58 $13.56 $21.90
Cash & equivalents $477.15M $255.34M $562.40M
Total debt $957.39M $92.13M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 37.12M 46.92M 46.90M
Enterprise value $16.22B $33.25B $28.50B

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
MetricCWESLTTDY
P/E 32.6x 56.8x 29.5x
P/FCF 28.2x 37.0x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 37.0x 23.6x
P/S 4.8x 4.3x 4.6x
P/B 6.4x 8.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 7.8x 8.3x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 22.5x 37.0x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 26.4x 45.5x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 4.2x 4.9x
EV/FCF 28.9x 36.1x 27.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 36.1x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.58 1.80 -49.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWESLTTDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% 13.7% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 14.4% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.7% 18.5% 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 14.1% -0.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.3% 37.1% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 26.5% 0.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.9% 58.0% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 33.7% -1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.4% 50.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 31.5% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.1% 22.1% 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 82.7% 26.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.2% 105.8% 10.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 175.7% 29.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWESLTTDY
Gross margin 37.7% 25.0% 43.6%
EBITDA margin 22.0% 11.3% 25.3%
Operating margin 18.8% 9.2% 20.0%
Pretax margin 18.9% 8.1% 19.4%
Net margin 14.8% 7.4% 15.8%
FCF margin 17.1% 11.6% 17.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.7% 11.6% 19.6%
Return on equity 20.0% 14.7% 9.3%
Return on assets 10.1% 4.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 14.7% 17.8% 8.1%
Return on capital employed 17.3% 11.0% 9.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWESLTTDY
Debt / assets 17.5% 0.7% 13.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.1x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 49.2% 68.2% 28.5%
Equity / assets 50.8% 31.8% 71.5%
Interest coverage 16.2x – 26.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.38 – 5.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWESLTTDY
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 0.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.5% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusCWESLTTDY
Forward P/E 33.2xFY2026 56.7xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.35FY2026 $13.93FY2026 $26.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +21.8% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.03BFY2026 $8.84BFY2026 $6.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +21.1% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWESLTTDY
Held by institutions 85.6% 19.9% 97.2%
Institutions holding 946 384 886
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -7.1% +2.7%
Institutions buying 479 202 399
Institutions selling 313 106 327
Buyers to sellers 1.53 1.91 1.22

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.

CWESLTTDY
CW 1.00 0.36 0.53
ESLT 0.36 1.00 0.39
TDY 0.53 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CW, ESLT and TDY?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.64B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $36.69B, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) $30.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, CW, ESLT and TDY?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) is cheapest (Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.1x). 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%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has the highest net margin (Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 8.1%).

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%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +24.0%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.9%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.00%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.47%. Curtiss Wright (CW) and Teledyne Technologies (TDY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) has been the steadiest (Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Teledyne Technologies (TDY) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.