Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright (CW) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.30% for Q2 2026, up 2.84 percentage points from 14.46% a year earlier and up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Curtiss Wright posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.13%, up 2.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year change of +7.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.26% in FY2024 (+1.26 pp), 13.00% in FY2023 (+0.15 pp), 12.85% in FY2022 (+1.52 pp) and 11.33% in FY2021 (+1.96 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 3.19 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 0.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 17.08% (Q1 2026), 16.87% (Q4 2025) and 14.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -26.86% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 9.62% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 8.25% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 22.99% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.87% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 22.44% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.41% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 15.09% |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 20.16 Bn | 18.74 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 17.30% |
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Curtiss Wright Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();