Investors interested in stocks from the Aerospace - Defense Equipment sector have probably already heard of Airbus SE - Unsponsored ADR (EADSY) and Curtiss-Wright (CW). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
KTOS and CW are tapping rising defense spending as military modernization and aerospace demand fuel growth opportunities.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) Presents at Wolfe Research 19th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference Transcript
The fund outperformed the Russell Midcap Growth Index during the first quarter that ended March 31, 2026. Vertiv Holdings Co. benefited from a sharp acceleration of growth in its order book and continued ability to win market share from legacy players in the cooling space. Curtiss-Wright Corp. reported a strong quarter with solid results and steady backlog growth, and we maintained our position as we view the company as a durable compounder.
Curtiss-Wright NYSE: CW raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting first-quarter results that management said exceeded expectations, supported by revenue growth across all three business segments and stronger order activity in defense, commercial nuclear and industrial markets.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Although the revenue and EPS for Curtiss-Wright (CW) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Curtiss-Wright (CW) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.48 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.32 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.82 per share a year ago.
Here is how Curtiss-Wright (CW) and Moog (MOG.A) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Beyond analysts' top-and-bottom-line estimates for Curtiss-Wright (CW), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2026.
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