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

Curtiss Wright (CW) reported Operating Margin of 17.46% for Q1 2026, up 142.0% on a YoY basis from 7.21% in Q1 2025, and down 9.04% quarter-over-quarter from 19.19% in Q4 2025.

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

Curtiss Wright has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.46% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 142.0% year-over-year to 17.46%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.41% (up 105.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.11%, up 117.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.46%, down from 19.19% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 20.75% in Q4 2022, with the low at 10.82% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 17.0% across 5 years, with a median of 17.46% in 2026.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Margin was 567 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 343 bps in 2022.
  • Curtiss Wright's Operating Margin stood at 20.75% in 2022, then retreated by 1 bps to 20.45% in 2023, then decreased by 8 bps to 18.78% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 19.19% in 2025, then slipped by 9 bps to 17.46% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 17.46% (Q1 2026), 19.19% (Q4 2025), and 19.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,720.56 Bn 5,720.56 Bn 456,459.43 -90.05%
2 General Electric 359.38 Bn 348.64 Bn 9.11 Bn -8.61%
3 Rtx 248.80 Bn 243.70 Bn 9.08 Bn 11.57%
4 Boeing 180.64 Bn 159.74 Bn 2.55 Bn 2.02%
5 Lockheed Martin 121.64 Bn 119.74 Bn 2.08 Bn 11.45%
6 Howmet Aerospace 108.46 Bn 106.03 Bn 854.00 Mn 32.56%
7 General Dynamics 96.96 Bn 93.31 Bn 9.09 Bn 10.53%
8 Embraer 95.73 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 77.30 Bn 75.21 Bn 3.45 Bn 10.01%
10 Curtiss Wright 28.17 Bn 27.83 Bn 331.48 Mn 17.46%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.46%
Dec 31, 2025 19.19%
Sep 30, 2025 19.13%
Jun 30, 2025 17.83%
Mar 31, 2025 16.04%
Dec 31, 2024 18.78%
Sep 30, 2024 18.14%
Jun 30, 2024 16.42%
Mar 31, 2024 14.02%
Dec 31, 2023 20.45%
Sep 30, 2023 18.30%
Jun 30, 2023 16.01%
Mar 31, 2023 12.46%
Dec 31, 2022 20.75%
Sep 30, 2022 17.06%
Jun 30, 2022 16.10%
Mar 31, 2022 10.82%
Dec 31, 2021 15.09%
Sep 30, 2021 15.74%
Jun 30, 2021 15.22%