Curtiss Wright (CW) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$17.5 million for Q1 2026, up 67.94% year-on-year from -$10.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 105.55% on a QoQ basis from $315.1 million in Q4 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $315.1 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$135.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $100.3 million (2024), against an average of $98.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow tumbled 284.78%; it then soared 340.79% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $283.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 4.67% to $269.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 3.07% to $278.0 million in 2024, then grew by 13.34% to $315.1 million in 2025, then tumbled 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 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.31 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | -1.45 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | -291.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 359.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 1.95 Bn |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -71.46 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | -1.82 Bn |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 26.98 Bn | 26.64 Bn | 331.48 Mn | -17.49 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 136.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 136.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 98.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 98.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -102.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -102.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 282.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 282.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -135.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -135.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 218.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 218.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 97.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 97.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 65.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 65.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -35.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -35.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 246.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 246.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 129.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 129.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -211.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -211.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 242.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 242.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 102.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 102.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 75.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 75.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -68.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -68.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 214.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 214.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 42.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 42.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 106.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 106.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -80.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -80.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 260.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 260.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 89.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 89.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 63.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 63.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -26.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -26.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 109.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 109.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 110.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 110.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 94.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 94.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 61.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 61.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 165.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 165.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 121.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 121.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 53.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 53.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -180.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -180.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 112.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 112.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 104.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 104.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 64.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 64.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -15.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -15.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 156.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 156.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 17.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 74.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 74.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -16.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -16.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 72.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 72.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -24.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -24.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 146.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 146.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 74.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 74.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 21.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -43.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -43.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 170.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 170.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 14.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 14.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -33.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -33.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 100.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 100.92 Mn |