---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-000723"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CW"
cik: "0000026324"
company_name: "CURTISS WRIGHT CORP"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:10:45.187172+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curtiss-Wright Q1 sales up 13% to $631M, adj. EPS $1.53 (+17%), reaffirms 2023 guidance

## Summary
- Reported sales $631M (+13% YoY); adj. operating income $81M (+15%); adj. diluted EPS $1.53 (+17%).
- New orders $718M (+13%), book-to-bill >1.1x; backlog $2.7B (+3% from Dec 2022).
- Naval & Power segment adj. sales +18% driven by Columbia-class sub and arresting systems acquisition.
- Full-year 2023 guidance reaffirmed: sales $2.655-$2.710B, adj. EPS $8.65-$8.90, FCF $360-$400M.
- Free cash flow improved to ($102M) from ($135M) in Q1 2022; Q1 dividend $0.19/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-000723
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CW
- cik: 0000026324
- company_name: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323000723/0001157523-23-000723-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323000723/a53392634.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CURTISS WRIGHT CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $631 million, EPS $1.48. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $631 million
  - EPS: $1.48
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 2023--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) reports financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. First Quarter 2023 Highlights: Reported and Adjusted sales of $631 million, up 13% year-over-year; Reported operating income of $79 million, operating margin of 12.5%, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.48; Adjusted operating income of $81
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323000723/0001157523-23-000723-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.