Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright (CW) recorded Operating Expenses of $139.39 million in Q2 2026, up 8.8% from $128.09 million a year earlier and up 9.4% from the prior quarter.
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Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Curtiss Wright's Operating Expenses came in at $514.67 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 4.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $499.27 million, up 4.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $479.59 million in FY2024 (+7.7%), $445.49 million in FY2023 (+10.0%), $404.93 million in FY2022 (-2.3%) and $414.63 million in FY2021 (+1.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 23.9% in Q3 2023, against a decline of 12.1% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $127.43 million (Q1 2026), $127.19 million (Q4 2025) and $120.66 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 311.91 Bn | 265.68 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 10.86 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 258.69 Bn | 230.17 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 21.96 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 151.08 Bn | 57.77 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 126.67 Bn | 113.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 93.19 Bn | 80.30 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 12.63 Bn |
| 6 | Howmet Aerospace | 83.12 Bn | 78.72 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 156.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 76.75 Bn | 73.09 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 756.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 76.25 Bn | 65.49 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.78 Bn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.31 Bn | 19.44 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 18.25 Bn | 16.83 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 139.39 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 139.39 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Curtiss Wright Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "CW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();