Curtiss Wright (CW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright posted quarterly Operating Margin of 17.46% for Q1 2026, up 142.0% year-on-year from 7.21% in Q1 2025, and down 9.04% on a QoQ basis from 19.19% in Q4 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 20.75% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 10.82% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 17.46% (2026), against an average of 17.0%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 567 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 343 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 20.75% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 20.45% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 18.78% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 19.19% in 2025, then dropped 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 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -8.61% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 11.57% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 2.02% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 11.45% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 32.56% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 10.53% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -27.94% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 10.01% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 46.31% |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 26.98 Bn | 26.64 Bn | 331.48 Mn | 17.46% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 14.25% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.44% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 14.80% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 10.06% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 12.05% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 18.40% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 17.17% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.54% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.46% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 16.96% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 16.30% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 16.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.78% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 17.21% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 16.27% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.05% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 16.73% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.10% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.78% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.37% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 18.43% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.00% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 13.33% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.09% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.30% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 12.68% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 11.24% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 12.26% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.83% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 11.56% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.69% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 13.88% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.70% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.66% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.69% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.42% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 9.40% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 7.04% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 11.57% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 8.31% |