---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-031693"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CW"
cik: "0000026324"
company_name: "CURTISS WRIGHT CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:08:49.024423+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curtiss-Wright Q1 sales $914M (+13%), EPS $3.46; raises FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- Q1 sales $914M (+13% YoY), adjusted op margin 17.6% (+100bps), adjusted diluted EPS $3.48 (+23%).
- New orders $1.2B (+16%), book-to-bill 1.3x; backlog $4.3B (+5% from Dec 2025).
- Raised FY2026 adjusted guidance: sales growth 7-8%, EPS $14.90-$15.30, FCF $580-600M.
- Naval & Power segment sales up 21% driven by submarine and nuclear; A&D markets up 14%.
- FCF improved to ($17M) from ($55M) in Q1 2025; quarterly dividend $0.24/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-031693
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CW
- cik: 0000026324
- company_name: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+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/26324/000162828026031693/0001628280-26-031693-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000162828026031693/cw-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-031693.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 65b68b75d52cdf69f23e4c536e57410f34b2af1c
  claim: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP reported First quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $914 million, EPS $3.46.
  evidence_excerpt: Reported sales of $914 million, up 13%, operating income of $160 million, up 23%, operating margin of 17.5%, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.46;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000162828026031693/0001628280-26-031693-index.htm
- claim_id: fd847a8df0788bf46681ef4c7f691f4b60244422
  claim: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP reported Full-year 2026 results: EPS $14.90 to $15.30. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: Diluted EPS guidance increased to new range of $14.90 to $15.30, now up 13% to 16% (previously $14.70 to $15.15, or 11% to 15%)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000162828026031693/0001628280-26-031693-index.htm

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