Curtiss Wright Corp Stock Price, News & Analysis

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has announced a significant expansion of its 2025 share repurchase program, adding $200 million to its existing buyback initiative. The expanded program will bring total share repurchases to $266 million in 2025.

The company will execute the additional $200 million repurchase immediately through a 10b5-1 program, while continuing to complete its existing $60 million buyback program initiated in January 2025. After completing both programs, Curtiss-Wright will maintain $334 million in remaining repurchase authorization.

CEO Lynn M. Bamford highlighted the company's mid-teens earnings growth and strong free cash flow generation, noting recent increases in full-year 2025 guidance across all major financial metrics.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) has secured a contract from Rheinmetall Landsysteme Germany to provide turret drive stabilization system (TDSS) technology for the KF51 Panther Main Battle Tank. The contract, which commenced in December 2024, will be executed by Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions at their facility in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

The agreement includes the supply of state-of-the-art modular TDSS and associated hand controllers. The system features a flexible "future-proof" design with multiple drives for one axis, offering enhanced flexibility in space claim design and weight distribution for the next-generation battle tank.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results and raised its full-year guidance. The company achieved sales of $877 million, up 12% year-over-year, with an adjusted operating income of $160 million, up 20%. Adjusted operating margin expanded 130 basis points to 18.3%, while adjusted diluted EPS grew 21% to $3.23.

The company secured new orders of $1.0 billion with a 1.14x book-to-bill ratio and generated free cash flow of $117 million. Based on strong performance, CW raised its 2025 guidance, now expecting 9-10% sales growth and adjusted diluted EPS of $12.70-$13.00, representing 16-19% growth.

Growth was driven by strong performance across both A&D and Commercial markets, with notable strength in submarine revenues, defense electronics, and commercial nuclear products. The company's backlog stands at $3.9 billion, up 12% from December 2024.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) has entered into a multi-million dollar strategic partnership with Rolls-Royce SMR to provide critical safety systems for their Small Modular Reactor technology. The agreement focuses on the design, qualification, testing, and supply of non-programmable diverse Reactor Protection Systems for Rolls-Royce's global SMR fleet.

The work will be executed at Curtiss-Wright Nuclear's facility in Dorset, UK, contributing to regional economic growth and expanding nuclear capabilities. The partnership supports Rolls-Royce SMR's ambitious plans, including their selection to deploy up to 3GW of electricity in the Czech Republic and their position as preferred bidder for the UK's first SMRs. Each factory-built nuclear power plant will provide enough low-carbon electricity to power one million homes for over 60 years.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has scheduled its second quarter 2025 financial results announcement for Wednesday, August 6, 2025, after market close. The company will host a webcast conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 10:00 am ET.

The conference call will feature Chair and CEO Lynn M. Bamford and CFO K. Christopher Farkas discussing the company's Q2 performance. Investors can access the webcast, financial presentation, and press release through Curtiss-Wright's investor relations website. Domestic callers can dial (800) 343-5172, while international callers can use (203) 518-9856 with conference ID CWQ225.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) has secured an $80 million IDIQ contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide High-Speed Data Acquisition System hardware and repair services. The contract, running through March 2030, covers their complete Flight Test Instrumentation product line, including High Speed Data Acquisition, Network, Recording, Gateway, RF, and Data Analysis Software solutions. This sole-source agreement will support both production platforms and future USAF development programs, encompassing product enhancements, upgrades, repair services, field service, and technical support for HSDAS equipment. The contract reinforces Curtiss-Wright's position as a leading global supplier of aerospace data acquisition solutions for flight test instrumentation applications.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) announced its participation in three upcoming investor conferences in May and June 2025. Chair and CEO Lynn M. Bamford and CFO K. Christopher Farkas will represent the company at:

• Wolfe Research 18th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference (May 22) - Fireside chat at 11:10 am ET
• Stifel 2025 Cross Sector Insight Conference (June 3) - 1x1s and group meetings
• William Blair 45th Annual Growth Stock Conference (June 4) - Presentation and fireside chat at 11:00 am ET

Webcasts and presentation slides will be available on the company's website, with replays accessible for 90 days.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) has announced two significant shareholder-friendly moves: a $400 million increase in share repurchase authorization and a 14% dividend increase. The new total buyback authorization stands at $534 million, while the quarterly dividend will rise to $0.24 per share, payable July 7, 2025. Since early 2021, CW has returned over $700 million through share repurchases. For 2025, the company plans to repurchase at least $66 million in shares through 10b5-1 programs to offset potential dilution from compensation plans. CEO Lynn M. Bamford emphasized the company's commitment to providing consistent shareholder returns while maintaining a focus on strategic acquisitions and operational investments.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with sales of $806 million, up 13% year-over-year. The company achieved operating income of $129 million (up 29%) and diluted EPS of $2.68. Notably, new orders reached a record $1.0 billion, reflecting a 1.26x book-to-bill ratio.

Based on strong performance, CW raised its full-year 2025 guidance: - Sales growth: 8-9% (previously 7-8%) - Operating margin: 18.3-18.5% - Diluted EPS: $12.45-$12.80 (14-17% growth) - Free cash flow: $495-515 million

Growth was driven by a 15% increase in Aerospace & Defense markets and 9% in Commercial markets. The Defense Electronics segment showed particularly strong results with a 480 basis points margin improvement to 27.5%.