DCO vs ESLT vs CW Stock Comparison

Ducommun, Elbit Systems and Curtiss Wright Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DCO Ducommun Inc /De/
$164.62 -4.4% 1M +76.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$861.87M
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
1 win
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
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
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Elbit Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elbit Systems 6, Curtiss Wright 5, Ducommun 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDCOESLTCWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.49B $36.69B $17.62B ESLT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -93.4x 56.8x 32.6x CW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.7x 56.7x 33.2x CW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.8% +13.7% +10.5% ESLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.1% 7.4% 14.8% CW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.7% 17.8% 14.7% ESLT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 11.9x -0.9x 0.6x ESLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.47% 0.21% ESLT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.9% +62.2% -16.8% DCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.2%/yr +38.5%/yr +29.9%/yr ESLT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.2% 44.7% 35.9% CW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 60/100 68/100 CW

Percentile Scorecard

DCOESLTCW

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

AxisDCOESLTCW
Valuation 39 #61 of 100 44 #56 of 100 52 #49 of 100
Growth 4 #93 of 97 88 #13 of 97 60 #39 of 97
Profitability 40 #58 of 96 73 #27 of 96 95 #6 of 96
Financial Health 52 #51 of 105 58 #45 of 105 66 #36 of 105
Shareholder Returns – 36 #42 of 65 67 #22 of 65
Overall 34 60 68
  • DCO ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • ESLT ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • CW 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

PeriodDCOESLTCWSPY
1 month -4.4%+7.5%-11.6% -0.2%
3 months -7.2%-3.5%-34.5% +3.9%
6 months +15.0%-5.3%-32.4% +8.2%
Year to date +73.0%+36.7%-13.5% +12.9%
1 year +76.9%+62.2%-16.8% +12.3%
3 years +251.7%+324.9%+143.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.1%+62.0%+34.6% +23.3%
5 years +246.0%+409.3%+269.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +28.2%+38.5%+29.9% +10.9%
10 years +747.7%+705.8%+438.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.8%+23.2%+18.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDCOESLTCWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.2%44.7%35.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%39.8%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.711.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.961.39-0.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.7%-35.5%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-22.1%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $206.98$1,014.33$792.61 $779.14
52-week low $86.41$454.95$464.99 $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.

MultipleDCOESLTCW
P/E now vs peer median -93.4xmedian 26.5x 56.8xmedian 26.5x 32.6xmedian 26.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.0x 4.3xmedian 3.0x 4.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 137.3xmedian 14.6x 37.0xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -101.6xmedian 26.4x 37.0xmedian 26.4x 28.2xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.5x 8.3xmedian 2.5x 6.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.14median 0.90 1.80median 0.90 1.58median 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 monthsDCOESLTCW
Revenue $861.87M $8.55B $3.65B
Gross profit $235.41M $2.14B $1.38B
Operating income -$22.00M $787.82M $686.21M
Net income -$26.69M $636.61M $541.18M
Free cash flow -$24.47M $992.19M $625.29M
R&D – $582.72M $98.16M
EPS (diluted) $-1.72 $13.56 $14.58
Cash & equivalents $39.80M $255.34M $477.15M
Total debt $276.43M $92.13M $957.39M
Shares (diluted) 15.56M 46.92M 37.12M
Enterprise value $2.31B $33.25B $16.20B

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
MetricDCOESLTCW
P/E -93.4x 56.8x 32.6x
P/FCF -101.6x 37.0x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow -210.6x 37.0x 24.4x
P/S 2.9x 4.3x 4.8x
P/B 3.6x 8.3x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 8.3x 7.8x
EV/EBITDA 137.3x 37.0x 22.5x
EV/EBIT -123.7x 45.5x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF -111.2x 36.1x 28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -230.7x 36.1x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.14 1.80 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDCOESLTCW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.8% 13.7% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 14.4% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 18.5% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 14.1% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -145.5% 37.1% 17.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.2% 26.5% 14.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -185.9% 58.0% 19.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -45.9% 33.7% 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -184.0% 50.8% 22.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.7% 31.5% 20.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -121.2% 22.1% 25.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 82.7% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -160.2% 105.8% 24.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -73.0% 175.7% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDCOESLTCW
Gross margin 27.3% 25.0% 37.7%
EBITDA margin 2.3% 11.3% 22.0%
Operating margin -2.6% 9.2% 18.8%
Pretax margin -4.2% 8.1% 18.9%
Net margin -3.1% 7.4% 14.8%
FCF margin -2.8% 11.6% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin -1.4% 11.6% 19.7%
Return on equity -3.9% 14.7% 20.0%
Return on assets -2.2% 4.7% 10.1%
Return on invested capital -1.7% 17.8% 14.7%
Return on capital employed -2.2% 11.0% 17.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.3% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDCOESLTCW
Debt / assets 22.6% 0.7% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 11.9x -0.9x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -11.3x 0.1x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 68.2% 49.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% 31.8% 50.8%
Interest coverage – – 16.2x
Current ratio 3.4x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.39 – 6.38

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDCOESLTCW
Forward P/E 36.7xFY2026 56.7xFY2026 33.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $13.93FY2026 $14.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.7%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.2% +21.8% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $848.72MFY2026 $8.84BFY2026 $4.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% +21.1% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDCOESLTCW
Held by institutions 95.8% 19.9% 85.6%
Institutions holding 267 384 946
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.2% -7.1% +2.8%
Institutions buying 156 202 479
Institutions selling 83 106 313
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.91 1.53

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.

DCOESLTCW
DCO 1.00 0.36 0.63
ESLT 0.36 1.00 0.36
CW 0.63 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DCO, ESLT and CW?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ducommun (DCO) $2.49B, Elbit Systems (ESLT) $36.69B, Curtiss Wright (CW) $17.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, DCO, ESLT and CW?

Curtiss Wright (CW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ducommun (DCO) -93.4x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.8x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 32.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Curtiss Wright (CW) is cheapest (Ducommun (DCO) 36.7x, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 56.7x, Curtiss Wright (CW) 33.2x). 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: Ducommun (DCO) +8.8%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +13.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Curtiss Wright (CW) has the highest net margin (Ducommun (DCO) -3.1%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 7.4%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Elbit Systems (ESLT) leads (Ducommun (DCO) -1.7%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 17.8%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ducommun (DCO) returned the most: Ducommun (DCO) +76.9%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +62.2%, Curtiss Wright (CW) -16.8%. Over five years, Elbit Systems (ESLT) compounded fastest (Ducommun (DCO) +28.2%/yr, Elbit Systems (ESLT) +38.5%/yr, Curtiss Wright (CW) +29.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Elbit Systems (ESLT) has the highest dividend yield: Ducommun (DCO) 0.00%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 0.47%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 0.21%. Ducommun (DCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Curtiss Wright (CW) has been the steadiest (Ducommun (DCO) 39.2%, Elbit Systems (ESLT) 44.7%, Curtiss Wright (CW) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.