Curtiss-Wright Q4 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Curtiss-Wright in a report issued on Wednesday, September 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.57. The consensus estimate for Curtiss-Wright’s current full-year earnings is $12.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Curtiss-Wright’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.70 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.14 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.94 EPS.

CW has been the topic of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Curtiss-Wright from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $432.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $356.00 to $338.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $450.00 to $457.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Curtiss-Wright from $525.00 to $568.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $468.14.

Curtiss-Wright Trading Down 0.2%

Curtiss-Wright stock opened at $509.88 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Curtiss-Wright has a 12 month low of $266.88 and a 12 month high of $517.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $486.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $415.89. The firm has a market cap of $19.21 billion, a PE ratio of 43.03, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.15.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.13 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $876.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $855.10 million. Curtiss-Wright had a return on equity of 18.34% and a net margin of 13.66%.Curtiss-Wright’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.67 earnings per share.

Curtiss-Wright Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 26th. Curtiss-Wright’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Curtiss-Wright

In other news, VP John C. Watts sold 1,110 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.50, for a total transaction of $533,355.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 3,863 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,856,171.50. This represents a 22.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.55% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,094 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $388,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,122 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $753,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,718 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,933,000 after purchasing an additional 1,566 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG raised its stake in Curtiss-Wright by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 112,762 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $40,016,000 after purchasing an additional 2,181 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in Curtiss-Wright in the 4th quarter valued at $241,000. 82.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Curtiss-Wright Company Profile

Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered products, solutions, and services mainly to aerospace and defense, commercial power, process, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics, and Naval & Power.