Curtiss-Wright profit margin CW
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 14.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 18.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.2 pts
- Peer median
- 6.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Curtiss-Wright kept 14.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 18.8% and a gross margin of 37.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.7%.
The median for 10 aerospace and defense stocks of a similar size is 6.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.8% | 18.1% | 37.2% |
| FY2024 | 13.0% | 16.9% | 37.0% |
| FY2023 | 12.5% | 17.0% | 37.5% |
| FY2022 | 11.5% | 16.6% | 37.3% |
| FY2021 | 10.7% | 15.3% | 37.2% |
| FY2020 | 8.4% | 12.1% | 35.2% |
| FY2019 | 12.4% | 16.2% | 36.1% |
| FY2018 | 11.4% | 15.5% | 36.1% |
| FY2017 | 9.5% | 14.3% | 35.3% |
| FY2016 | 8.9% | 14.6% | 35.6% |
| FY2015 | 6.6% | 14.1% | 35.5% |
| FY2014 | 5.1% | 12.6% | 34.6% |
| FY2013 | 6.5% | 11.2% | 34.7% |
| FY2012 | 5.4% | 7.7% | 31.4% |
| FY2011 | 6.3% | 9.7% | 32.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 14.8% | +1.2 pts | 18.8% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 14.2% | +0.8 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 13.8% | +0.9 pts | 18.1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 13.8% | +0.6 pts | 18.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 13.7% | +0.6 pts | 17.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 13.4% | +0.6 pts | 17.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 13.0% | +0.5 pts | 16.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 13.2% | +1.0 pts | 17.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 13.1% | +1.3 pts | 17.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 12.8% | +1.0 pts | 17.3% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 12.5% | +0.9 pts | 17.0% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 12.2% | +1.6 pts | 17.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Aerospace & Defense nearest Curtiss-Wright's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CWCurtiss-Wright | 14.8% |
| WWDWoodward | 13.2% |
| FTAIFTAI Aviation | 15.9% |
| TXTTextron | 6.1% |
| HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries | 5.0% |
| DRSLeonardo DRS | 8.5% |
| AXONAxon Enterprise | 6.2% |
| KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions | 2.0% |
| SAROStandardAero | 5.1% |
| HEIHEICO | 16.4% |
| LHXL3Harris Technologies | n/m |
| Peer median | 6.2% |
Where Curtiss-Wright ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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