Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) vs Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT)

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Elbit Systems Ltd. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Elbit Systems Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $32.9B against $20.1B — 1.6× the size. Curtiss-Wright Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 36.9× against 53.7×. Elbit Systems Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.7% against 10.5%. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has the higher net margin (14.8% vs 7.44%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.2% vs 13.3%). Both pay a dividend; Elbit Systems Ltd. yields more (0.98% vs 0.35%). Across the 23 metrics below, Curtiss-Wright Corporation leads on 14 and Elbit Systems Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 36.94 53.73 33.00
P/S 5.46 4.02 3.63
P/B 7.20 8.07 3.24
Price to free cash flow 31.40 50.29 34.01
EV/EBITDA 25.34 34.80 18.69
EV/Sales 5.59 3.94 3.94
Earnings yield 2.71% 1.86% 1.31%
Free cash flow yield 3.19% 1.99% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 37.73% 25.03% 25.48%
Operating margin 18.78% 9.22% 4.54%
Net margin 14.81% 7.44% 2.22%
Free cash flow margin 17.38% 8.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 19.75% 0.00% 6.43%
Return on assets 10.16% 4.90% 2.70%
Return on invested capital 13.20% 13.26% 1.56%

Growth

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.54% 13.70% 18.43%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 21.99% 58.64% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.91% 11.23% 9.62%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.18% 17.59% 0.00%

Health

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.35 0.06 0.24
Current ratio 1.60 1.39 2.72
Net debt to EBITDA 0.77 (0.57) 1.12

Dividend

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 0.35% 0.98% 1.04%
Payout ratio 0.09 0.34 0.00

Size

Metric CW ESLT Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 20.10b 32.94b 2.52b

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