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CW (Curtiss-Wright) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 37.59 (As of Jul. 22, 2025)


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What is Curtiss-Wright Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-22), Curtiss-Wright's share price is $476.73. Curtiss-Wright's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.68. Hence, Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 37.59.

The historical rank and industry rank for Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.52   Med: 19.6   Max: 38.47
Current: 37.6

During the past 13 years, Curtiss-Wright's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 38.47. The lowest was 9.52. And the median was 19.60.

CW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
54.84% of 155 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 33.13 vs CW: 37.60

Curtiss-Wright's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.44. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $12.68.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Curtiss-Wright was 9.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Curtiss-Wright's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 85.80% per year. The lowest was -47.50% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.


Curtiss-Wright Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Curtiss-Wright Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Curtiss-Wright Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.87 16.25 25.16 21.28 28.18

Curtiss-Wright Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.02 23.24 26.64 28.18 25.01

Competitive Comparison of Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Curtiss-Wright Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Curtiss-Wright's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=476.73/12.684
=37.59

Curtiss-Wright's Share Price of today is $476.73.
Curtiss-Wright's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $12.68.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Curtiss-Wright  (NYSE:CW) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Curtiss-Wright Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
130 Harbour Place Drive, Suite 300, Davidson, NC, USA, 28036
Curtiss-Wright Corporation delivers engineered products and services to commercial, defence, power generation, and other industrial markets. It offers industrial vehicle components, control systems, weapons handling systems, pumps, valves, and other solutions. The company has three reportable segments based on the markets serviced: Naval & Power, which provides coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, secondary propulsion systems, pumps, pump seals, valves, control rod drive mechanisms, and fastening systems that also generate maximum revenue for the company; Its others segments are Aerospace & Industrial and Defense Electronics. Geographically, the company generates its key revenue from the United States of America, followed by the United Kingdom and other countries.
Executives
John C Watts officer: Vice President Bus Dev & Strat C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
K Christopher Farkas officer: Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Gary A Ogilby officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Paul J Ferdenzi officer: Vice President - HR 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Lynn J Bamford director, officer: President and CEO 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Robert J Freda officer: Vice President and Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Kevin Rayment officer: Vice President and COO C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Glenda J Minor director 17000 ROTUNDA DRIVE, DEARBORN MI 48120
S Marce Fuller director MIRANT CORPORATION, 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
David Charles Adams officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Larry D Wyche director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
William F Moran director C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 130 HARBOUR PLACE DRIVE, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Anthony J Moraco director 1710 SAIC DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Tom P Quinly officer: Vice President C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 10 WATERVIEW BOULEVARD, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Harry Jakubowitz officer: Treasurer C/O CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION, 4 BECKER FARM ROAD, ROSELAND NJ 07068