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% on a QoQ basis from $315.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 67.94% year-over-year from -$10.4 million in Q1 2025.

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

Curtiss Wright's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$17.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 67.94% year-over-year to -$17.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $590.8 million (up 21.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $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.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $315.1 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$135.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $98.8 million and a median of $100.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 284.78% — and 2023, when it soared 340.79%.
  • Curtiss Wright's Free Cash Flow stood at $283.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 4.67% to $269.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.07% to $278.0 million in 2024, then increased by 13.34% to $315.1 million in 2025, then slumped by 105.55% to -$17.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CW's Free Cash Flow at -$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) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 General Electric 374.61 Bn 365.27 Bn -3.10 Bn 2.82 Bn
2 Rtx 289.95 Bn 281.65 Bn 9.91 Bn 2.88 Bn
3 Boeing 168.44 Bn 148.42 Bn 2.41 Bn 631.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 133.17 Bn 129.38 Bn 2.45 Bn 2.92 Bn
5 Howmet Aerospace 113.21 Bn 110.78 Bn 854.00 Mn 448.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 103.06 Bn 98.73 Bn 6.76 Bn 1.65 Bn
7 Northrop Grumman 76.42 Bn 74.12 Bn 3.72 Bn 978.00 Mn
8 TransDigm 73.24 Bn 69.36 Bn 1.51 Bn 64.00 Mn
9 L3Harris Technologies 51.62 Bn 51.03 Bn 1.40 Bn -194.00 Mn
10 Curtiss Wright 26.65 Bn 26.30 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