Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Curtiss Wright (CW) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.71% in Q2 2026, up 2.00 percentage points from 12.70% a year earlier and up 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Curtiss Wright (CW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Curtiss Wright reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 14.16%, up 2.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +5.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 11.92% in FY2024 (+0.71 pp), 11.22% in FY2023 (+0.74 pp), 10.48% in FY2022 (+0.55 pp) and 9.93% in FY2021 (+1.71 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 15 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 2.51 percentage points in Q4 2025, against a drop of 0.32 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 14.68% (Q1 2026), 14.16% (Q4 2025) and 13.20% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 321.31 Bn | 275.31 Bn | 4.68 Bn | -53.90% |
| 2 | Rtx | 248.97 Bn | 222.19 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | Boeing | 152.99 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 7.69% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 116.67 Bn | 103.39 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 26.98% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 92.54 Bn | 88.15 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 19.17% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.31 Bn | 76.42 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 13.63% |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 74.04 Bn | 70.40 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 20.27% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 67.90 Bn | 57.15 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 12.31% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 67.82 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 12.25% |
| 10 | Curtiss Wright | 20.16 Bn | 18.74 Bn | 364.09 Mn | 14.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.20% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.65% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.19% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.87% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.95% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.01% |
API Access
Curtiss Wright Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();