Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright's (CW) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.08% in Q1 2026, up 319.0% YoY from 4.08% in Q1 2025, and up 1.29% on a QoQ basis from 16.87% in Q4 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Curtiss Wright (CW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.08% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 319.0% year-over-year to 17.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.08% (up 319.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.13%, up 287.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 17.08% in Q1 2026, from 16.87% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.08% in Q1 2026 to a low of 10.36% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 13.37% and a median of 13.46% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slipped 30 bps — and 2026, when it soared 319 bps.
- Tracing CW's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 12.4% in 2022, then gained by 5 bps to 13.06% in 2023, then grew by 5 bps to 13.77% in 2024, then climbed by 23 bps to 16.87% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 17.08% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.08% (Q1 2026), 16.87% (Q4 2025), and 14.99% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | General Electric | 362.92 Bn | 353.58 Bn | 6.95 Bn | -17.57% |
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| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 108.64 Bn | 108.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
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| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 23.47 Bn | 23.00 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 17.30% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.30% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.80% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.39% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.66% |