Curtiss Wright (CW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Curtiss Wright (CW) posted Free Cash Flow of -$17.5 million for Q1 2026, down 105.55% quarter-over-quarter from $315.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 67.94% year-on-year from -$10.4 million in Q1 2025.

Curtiss Wright (CW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Curtiss Wright (CW) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$17.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$17.5 million, up 67.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $590.8 million (up 21.44% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $553.7 million, up 14.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$17.5 million for Q1 2026 at Curtiss Wright, down from $315.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $315.1 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$135.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $98.8 million, with a median of $100.3 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 284.78% in 2022 and surged 340.79% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $283.0 million in 2022, then declined by 4.67% to $269.7 million in 2023, then grew by 3.07% to $278.0 million in 2024, then rose by 13.34% to $315.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 105.55% to -$17.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$17.5 million in Q1 2026, $315.1 million in Q4 2025, and $175.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Boeing 1,106.33 Bn 1,085.43 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
2 Rtx 258.51 Bn 253.40 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
3 General Dynamics 174.86 Bn 171.21 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
4 Lockheed Martin 119.99 Bn 118.10 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
5 Howmet Aerospace 107.26 Bn 104.82 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
6 TransDigm 76.18 Bn 72.30 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
7 Northrop Grumman 73.88 Bn 71.79 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
8 Rocket Lab 60.59 Bn 59.31 Bn 76.49 Mn -71.46 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 54.60 Bn 54.60 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Curtiss Wright 28.00 Bn 27.66 Bn 331.48 Mn -17.49 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -17.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -17.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 315.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 315.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 175.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 175.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 117.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 117.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -54.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -54.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 278.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 162.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 162.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 100.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 100.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -57.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -57.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 269.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 269.74 Mn