Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.08% for Q1 2026, up 319.0% year-on-year from 4.08% in Q1 2025, and up 1.29% on a QoQ basis from 16.87% in Q4 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.08% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 319.0% year-over-year to 17.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.08% (up 319.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.13%, up 287.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 17.08%, up from 16.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.08% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 10.36% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.46% (2024), against an average of 13.37%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slipped 30 bps; it then soared 319 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.4% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 13.06% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 13.77% in 2024, then grew by 23 bps to 16.87% in 2025, then rose 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 26.98 Bn | 26.64 Bn | 331.48 Mn | 17.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.46% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.08% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.62% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.90% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.18% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.03% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.01% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.04% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 13.96% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 12.82% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.57% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 12.36% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.94% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.61% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 12.38% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.96% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.71% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 12.53% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 10.63% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 10.83% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.62% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.92% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.63% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.23% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 8.77% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 8.93% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.79% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 7.21% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.99% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 7.49% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.63% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.37% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 10.20% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 9.38% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 9.37% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 9.10% |