Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright (CW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 17.08% for Q1 2026, up 1.29% on a QoQ basis from 16.87% in Q4 2025, and up 319.0% year-over-year from 4.08% in Q1 2025.
Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Curtiss Wright's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.08% for 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 was 17.08% for Q1 2026 at Curtiss Wright, 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.
- 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 fell 30 bps — and 2026, when it soared 319 bps.
- Curtiss Wright's Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.4% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 13.06% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 13.77% in 2024, then increased by 23 bps to 16.87% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 17.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CW's Return on Capital Employed at 17.08% in Q1 2026, 16.87% in Q4 2025, and 14.99% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | General Electric | 375.76 Bn | 366.42 Bn | -3.10 Bn | 5.60% |
| 2 | Rtx | 290.54 Bn | 282.23 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.62% |
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| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.52 Bn | 129.73 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 113.70 Bn | 111.26 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 103.50 Bn | 99.17 Bn | 6.76 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Northrop Grumman | 76.72 Bn | 74.42 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 6.15% |
| 8 | TransDigm | 73.38 Bn | 69.50 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 9 | L3Harris Technologies | 51.84 Bn | 51.25 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 12.10% |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 26.71 Bn | 26.37 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% |