Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) vs Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)
- Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW 502.32 +0.17%
- Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. HII 272.00 +1.79%
Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Curtiss-Wright Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $18.5B against $10.5B — 1.8× the size. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.2× against 34.4×. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.0% against 10.5%. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has the higher net margin (14.8% vs 5.01%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.2% vs 5.45%). Both pay a dividend; Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. yields more (2.03% vs 0.20%). Across the 22 metrics below, Curtiss-Wright Corporation leads on 14 and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | CW | HII | Aerospace & Defense median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 37.73% | 12.40% | 25.48% |
| Operating margin | 18.78% | 5.68% | 4.54% |
| Net margin | 14.81% | 5.01% | 2.22% |
| Free cash flow margin | 17.38% | (0.64%) | 1.43% |
| Return on equity | 19.75% | 12.97% | 6.43% |
| Return on assets | 10.16% | 5.33% | 2.70% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.20% | 5.45% | 1.56% |
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