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Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) vs Textron Inc. (TXT)

Curtiss-Wright Corporation and Textron Inc. are both Aerospace & Defense companies. Curtiss-Wright Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $16.0B against $14.4B — 1.1× the size. Textron Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 15.4× against 29.0×. Curtiss-Wright Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.7% against 8.51%. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has the higher net margin (14.9% vs 6.30%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.7% vs 6.30%). Both pay a dividend; Curtiss-Wright Corporation yields more (0.23% vs 0.09%). Across the 23 metrics below, Curtiss-Wright Corporation leads on 13 and Textron Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
P/E 28.98 15.37 28.48
P/S 4.28 0.95 2.95
P/B 6.26 1.81 2.68
Price to free cash flow 25.72 17.98 31.70
EV/EBITDA 20.24 11.69 16.85
EV/Sales 4.47 1.09 2.74
Earnings yield 3.45% 6.51% 0.89%
Free cash flow yield 3.89% 5.56% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
Gross margin 38.07% 17.67% 26.41%
Operating margin 18.94% 6.67% 3.69%
Net margin 14.86% 6.30% 2.74%
Free cash flow margin 18.96% 5.28% 0.00%
Return on equity 21.82% 12.47% 4.44%
Return on assets 10.60% 5.45% 1.90%
Return on invested capital 13.67% 6.30% 0.26%

Growth

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.71% 8.51% 18.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 21.99% 18.01% 24.80%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.91% 4.90% 9.73%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 19.18% 24.41% 0.00%

Health

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
Debt to equity 0.37 0.47 0.20
Current ratio 1.42 1.80 2.85
Net debt to EBITDA 0.77 1.32 1.29

Dividend

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
Dividend yield 0.23% 0.09% 0.91%
Payout ratio 0.07 0.01 0.30

Size

Metric CW TXT Aerospace & Defense median
Market cap 16.02b 14.44b 1.78b

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