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

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

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

Curtiss Wright has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$17.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 67.94% year-over-year to -$17.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $590.8 million (up 21.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $553.7 million, up 14.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$17.5 million, down from $315.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $315.1 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$135.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $98.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $100.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 284.78% — and 2023, when it soared 340.79%.
  • Curtiss Wright's Free Cash Flow stood at $283.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 4.67% to $269.7 million in 2023, then gained by 3.07% to $278.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 13.34% to $315.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 105.55% to -$17.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$17.5 million (Q1 2026), $315.1 million (Q4 2025), and $175.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -1.24 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 1.49 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 1.31 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn -1.45 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -291.00 Mn
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 359.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 1.95 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn -1.82 Bn
10 Curtiss Wright 28.17 Bn 27.83 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