Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright's (CW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $127.4 million in Q1 2026, up 3.32% YoY from $123.3 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $127.2 million in Q4 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Curtiss Wright (CW) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $127.4 million in 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 steadied at $127.4 million in Q1 2026, from $127.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $128.1 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $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 slipped 12.09% — and 2023, when it advanced 23.86%.
- Tracing CW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $104.0 million in 2022, then rose by 3.55% to $107.7 million in 2023, then grew by 17.36% to $126.4 million in 2024, then rose by 0.6% to $127.2 million in 2025, then increased by 0.18% to $127.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $127.4 million (Q1 2026), $127.2 million (Q4 2025), and $120.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 362.01 Bn | 352.67 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 10.86 Bn |
| 2 | Rtx | 286.16 Bn | 277.85 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 21.96 Bn |
| 3 | Boeing | 169.16 Bn | 149.13 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 2.35 Bn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 131.08 Bn | 127.28 Bn | 2.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 109.48 Bn | 108.91 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 156.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 104.24 Bn | 99.91 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 12.63 Bn |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 79.39 Bn | 77.09 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 9.78 Bn |
| 8 | TransDigm | 68.76 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 332.00 Mn |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 50.12 Bn | 48.60 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 848.00 Mn |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 23.91 Bn | 23.43 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 139.39 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |