Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright (CW) posted Operating Expenses of $127.4 million for Q1 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from $127.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 3.32% year-over-year from $123.3 million in Q1 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Curtiss Wright's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $127.4 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 3.32% year-over-year to $127.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $503.4 million (up 3.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $499.3 million, up 4.1% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $127.4 million for Q1 2026 at Curtiss Wright, roughly flat from $127.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $128.1 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $92.7 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $115.1 million and a median of $116.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses fell 12.09% — and 2023, when it increased 23.86%.
- Curtiss Wright's Operating Expenses stood at $104.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.55% to $107.7 million in 2023, then rose by 17.36% to $126.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 0.6% to $127.2 million in 2025, then gained by 0.18% to $127.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CW's Operating Expenses at $127.4 million in Q1 2026, $127.2 million in Q4 2025, and $120.7 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 373.45 Bn | 364.10 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 10.86 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 288.16 Bn | 279.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 21.96 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 167.44 Bn | 147.42 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 132.17 Bn | 128.38 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 112.99 Bn | 110.56 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 27.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 102.42 Bn | 98.09 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 12.63 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 75.81 Bn | 73.51 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 9.78 Bn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 72.68 Bn | 68.79 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 273.00 Mn |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.93 Bn | 50.34 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 750.00 Mn |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 26.56 Bn | 26.22 Bn | 331.48 Mn | 127.43 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 127.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 127.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 120.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 128.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 123.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 126.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 116.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 120.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 117.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 107.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 114.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 112.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 110.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 104.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 92.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 100.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 108.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 100.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 100.57 Mn |