Curtiss Wright (CW) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Curtiss Wright (CW) posted Research & Development of $24.2 million for Q1 2026, down 4.9% on a QoQ basis from $25.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.05% year-over-year from $23.0 million in Q1 2025.

Curtiss Wright (CW) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Curtiss Wright's Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 5.05% year-over-year to $24.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $96.3 million (up 5.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $95.2 million, up 3.83% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $24.2 million for Q1 2026 at Curtiss Wright, down from $25.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $25.8 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $17.4 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $22.2 million and a median of $23.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development decreased 19.57% — and 2023, when it surged 34.95%.
  • Curtiss Wright's Research & Development stood at $19.0 million in 2022, then grew by 5.43% to $20.1 million in 2023, then gained by 28.48% to $25.8 million in 2024, then declined by 1.37% to $25.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.9% to $24.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CW's Research & Development at $24.2 million in Q1 2026, $25.4 million in Q4 2025, and $23.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 General Electric 369.74 Bn 360.40 Bn -3.10 Bn 460.00 Mn
2 Rtx 286.79 Bn 278.48 Bn 9.91 Bn 726.00 Mn
3 Boeing 168.91 Bn 148.89 Bn 2.41 Bn 921.00 Mn
4 Lockheed Martin 132.03 Bn 128.24 Bn 2.45 Bn -
5 Howmet Aerospace 111.81 Bn 109.37 Bn 854.00 Mn 9.00 Mn
6 General Dynamics 101.89 Bn 97.56 Bn 6.76 Bn -
7 Northrop Grumman 75.58 Bn 73.27 Bn 3.72 Bn -
8 TransDigm 72.49 Bn 68.61 Bn 1.51 Bn -
9 L3Harris Technologies 50.52 Bn 49.93 Bn 1.40 Bn -
10 Curtiss Wright 26.33 Bn 25.98 Bn 331.48 Mn 24.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 23.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 23.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 23.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 20.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 22.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 23.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 20.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 22.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 19.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 17.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 23.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 20.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 21.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 23.19 Mn