---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001620"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CW"
cik: "0000026324"
company_name: "CURTISS WRIGHT CORP"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T01:13:05.827614+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curtiss-Wright Q3 sales +15%, adj EPS $2.54 (+23%); raises FY23 guidance

## Summary
- Reported sales $724M (+15% YoY); adj operating income $134M (+17%); adj diluted EPS $2.54 vs $2.07 last year.
- New orders $846M, book-to-bill 1.2x; backlog $2.9B, up 12% YTD.
- Defense Electronics segment sales surged 34% to $216M; operating margin expanded 330 bps to 26%.
- Raised FY23 guidance: sales growth 8-10% (prev 7-9%), EPS $9.00-$9.20 (prev $8.90-$9.15), FCF $380-$400M.
- Generated $137M free cash flow (140% adj FCF conversion); repurchased $13M stock in Q3, dividend $0.20/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001620
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CW
- cik: 0000026324
- company_name: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323001620/0001157523-23-001620-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323001620/a53727542.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CURTISS WRIGHT CORP reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $724 million, EPS $2.51. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $724 million
  - EPS: $2.51
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 1, 2023--Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) reports financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Third Quarter 2023 Highlights: Reported sales of $724 million, up 15%; Reported operating income of $133 million, operating margin of 18.3%, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.51; Adjusted operating income of $134 million, up 17%;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000115752323001620/0001157523-23-001620-index.htm

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