Curtiss-Wright (CW) reported $876.58 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.7%. EPS of $3.23 for the same period compares to $2.67 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.07% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $850.49 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.13, the EPS surprise was +3.19%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Curtiss-Wright performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Adjusted Sales- Aerospace & Industrial: $239.14 million compared to the $242.08 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +2.5% year over year.
- Adjusted Sales- Naval & Power: $384.43 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $355.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19%.
- Adjusted Sales- Defense Electronics: $253.01 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $248.33 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.8%.
- Adjusted Operating income (expense)- Naval & Power: $63.55 million compared to the $58.51 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted Operating income (expense)- Defense Electronics: $67.85 million versus $63.64 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating income (expense)- Aerospace & Industrial: $39.59 million versus $40.41 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Adjusted Operating income (expense)- Corporate and other: $-10.95 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-10.77 million.
- Reported Operating income (expense)- Naval & Power: $60.42 million versus $56.43 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Reported Operating income (expense)- Defense Electronics: $67.83 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $66.62 million.
- Reported Operating income (expense)- Aerospace & Industrial: $39.01 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $40.36 million.
- Reported Operating income (expense)- Corporate and other: $-10.95 million versus $-11.1 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Curtiss-Wright have returned +6.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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