Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Curtiss Wright (CW) reported Operating Expenses of $127.4 million for Q1 2026, up 3.32% on a YoY basis from $123.3 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $127.2 million in Q4 2025.

Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Curtiss Wright has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $127.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.32% year-over-year to $127.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $503.4 million (up 3.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $499.3 million, up 4.1% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $127.4 million, roughly flat from $127.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $128.1 million in Q2 2025, with the low at $92.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $115.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $116.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slipped 12.09% — and 2023, when it advanced 23.86%.
  • Curtiss Wright's Operating Expenses 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 1.85 Mn
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 10.18 Bn
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 19.59 Bn
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.10 Bn
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn -
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 120.00 Mn
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 12.06 Bn
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 8.89 Bn
10 Curtiss Wright 28.17 Bn 27.83 Bn 331.48 Mn 127.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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