CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
Business
CURTISS WRIGHT CORP is a global integrated engineering company that designs, manufactures, and services highly engineered products, solutions, and lifecycle support primarily for aerospace and defense and for critical commercial power, process, and industrial markets. It offers products and services including defense electronics and embedded computing, avionics and flight test instrumentation, sensors and actuation components, surface technology services, naval propulsion equipment, pumps, valves, and specialty power and control systems. The company operates through three reportable segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power. It sells worldwide to defense prime contractors, government agencies, commercial aerospace OEMs, and industrial customers through regulated government contracting channels and commercial sales and distribution networks, with manufacturing in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the U.K.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Sales | 3,498 | 3,121 | 2,845 | 2,557 | 2,501 | |
| Cost of sales | 2,197 | 1,968 | 1,778 | 1,602 | 1,573 | |
| Gross profit | 1,302 | 1,154 | 1,067 | 955 | 928 | |
| Research and development expenses | 95 | 92 | 86 | 81 | 88 | |
| Selling expenses | 169 | 145 | 137 | 122 | 117 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 400 | 373 | 360 | 324 | 326 | |
| Restructuring expenses | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income | 634 | 529 | 485 | 423 | 377 | |
| Interest expense | 43 | 45 | 51 | 47 | — | |
| Other income, net | 30 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 12 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 620 | 522 | 463 | 389 | 349 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −136 | −117 | −109 | −95 | −86 | |
| Net earnings | 484 | 405 | 355 | 294 | 263 | |
| Basic earnings per share (usd per share) | 12.94 | 10.61 | 9.26 | 7.67 | 6.5 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (usd per share) | 12.87 | 10.55 | 9.2 | 7.62 | 6.47 | |
| Dividends per share | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.71 | |
| Basic (shares) | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 40 | |
| Diluted (shares) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 41 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 371 | 385 | 407 | 257 | 171 | |
| Receivables, net | 932 | 835 | 733 | 723 | 647 | |
| Inventories, net | 615 | 541 | 510 | 483 | 412 | |
| Other current assets | 100 | 88 | 68 | 53 | 67 | |
| Total current assets | 2,018 | 1,850 | 1,717 | 1,516 | 1,308 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 382 | 339 | 333 | 343 | 360 | |
| Goodwill | 1,692 | 1,676 | 1,559 | 1,545 | 1,463 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 532 | 597 | 558 | 621 | 538 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 199 | 169 | 141 | 154 | 144 | |
| Prepaid pension asset | 334 | 299 | 262 | 223 | 256 | |
| Other assets | 64 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 35 | |
| Total assets | 5,221 | 4,986 | 4,621 | 4,448 | 4,104 | |
| Current portion of long-term and short-term debt | 200 | 90 | 0 | 203 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 310 | 247 | 244 | 267 | 212 | |
| Accrued expenses | 243 | 219 | 188 | 174 | 148 | |
| Deferred revenue | 561 | 459 | 304 | 255 | 260 | |
| Other current liabilities | 91 | 80 | 71 | 83 | 103 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,406 | 1,096 | 807 | 981 | 735 | |
| Long-term debt | 758 | 959 | 1,050 | 1,052 | 1,051 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 154 | 141 | 132 | 123 | 147 | |
| Accrued pension and other postretirement benefit costs | 71 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 91 | |
| Long-term operating lease liability | 178 | 148 | 119 | 132 | 127 | |
| Other liabilities | 120 | 125 | 118 | 108 | 112 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,688 | 2,536 | 2,293 | 2,467 | 2,277 | |
| Contingencies and Commitments (Notes 9, 13, and 18) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $1 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 49,187,378 shares issued as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; outstanding shares were 36,859,333 as of December 31, 2025 and 37,650,645 as of December 31, 2024 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 165 | 148 | 140 | 135 | 127 | |
| Retained earnings | 4,311 | 3,861 | 3,488 | 3,163 | 2,909 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −174 | −243 | −213 | −259 | −190 | |
| Common treasury stock, at cost (12,328,045 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 11,536,733 shares as of December 31, 2024) | −1,817 | −1,365 | −1,135 | −1,107 | −1,068 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 2,534 | 2,450 | 2,328 | 1,981 | 1,826 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 5,221 | 4,986 | 4,621 | 4,448 | 4,104 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 125 | 108 | 116 | 112 | 114 | |
| (Gain)/loss on sale/disposal of long-lived assets | 362,000 | −10,000 | −3 | −5 | −568,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 15 | −12 | 3 | −24 | −10 | |
| Share-based compensation | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |
| Non-cash restructuring charges | 468,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Receivables, net | −83 | −89 | −2 | −76 | −61 | |
| Inventories, net | −63 | −35 | −22 | −63 | 14 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 74 | 16 | −16 | 98 | 18 | |
| Deferred revenue | 98 | 144 | 48 | −18 | 15 | |
| Pension and postretirement liabilities, net | −28 | −19 | −18 | −15 | −1 | |
| Other current and long-term assets and liabilities | −742,000 | 2 | −29 | 30 | −19 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 643 | 544 | 448 | 295 | 388 | |
| Proceeds from sale/disposal of long-lived assets | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | |
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment | −90 | −61 | −45 | −38 | −41 | |
| Proceeds from sale of equity securities | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | 0 | −226 | 0 | −282 | 0 | |
| Additional consideration paid on prior year acquisitions | −10 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities | −90 | −283 | −36 | −326 | −42 | |
| Borrowings under revolving credit facilities | 475 | 21 | 638 | 1,698 | 456 | |
| Payment of revolving credit facilities | −475 | −21 | −638 | −1,792 | −362 | |
| Principal payments on debt | −90 | 0 | −203 | 0 | −100 | |
| Repurchases of company stock | −465 | −250 | −50 | −57 | −343 | |
| Proceeds from share-based compensation plans | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
| Dividends paid | −35 | −32 | −30 | −29 | −29 | |
| Other | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −945,000 | |
| Net cash used for financing activities | −578 | −271 | −273 | 129 | −369 | |
| Effect of exchange-rate changes on cash | 11 | −11 | 11 | −12 | −3 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −14 | −22 | 150 | 86 | −27 |