---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-053847"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CW"
cik: "0000026324"
company_name: "CURTISS WRIGHT CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:30:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:35:46.342357+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Curtiss-Wright Q2 adj EPS $3.72 beats; raises FY2026 guidance on strong orders

## Summary
- Q2 sales $924M (+5% YoY); adj operating margin 19.4% (+110 bps); adj diluted EPS $3.72 (+15%).
- New orders $1.1B (+8%), book-to-bill 1.16x; backlog $4.5B (+10% from Dec 2025).
- Raised FY2026 adj EPS guidance to $15.10-$15.40 (prev $14.90-$15.30); sales growth now 8-9%.
- Free cash flow $160M (116% conversion); dividend raised 8% to $0.26/share (10th consecutive increase).
- Aerospace & Industrial segment sales +12%; Defense Electronics -3% but margin up 120 bps to 28.0%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-053847
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CW
- cik: 0000026324
- company_name: CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:30:37+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/26324/000162828026053847/0001628280-26-053847-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/26324/000162828026053847/cw-20260805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053847
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053847.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053847.txt

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