Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 2.57x

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.57x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $352.74 Million exceeds net income of $137.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore CW strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.57x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$352.74 Million
USD

Net Income

$137.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1989–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Curtiss-Wright Corporation across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check CW goodwill-adjusted equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Curtiss-Wright Corporation (1989–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Curtiss-Wright Corporation. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.33x $643.40 Million $484.23 Million ▼ -1.1%
2024 1.34x $544.27 Million $404.98 Million ▲ +6.3%
2023 1.26x $448.09 Million $354.51 Million ▲ +26.2%
2022 1.00x $294.78 Million $294.35 Million ▼ -31.0%
2021 1.45x $387.67 Million $267.16 Million ▲ +11.9%
2020 1.30x $261.18 Million $201.39 Million ▼ -5.3%
2019 1.37x $421.40 Million $307.58 Million ▲ +12.3%
2018 1.22x $336.27 Million $275.75 Million ▼ -32.6%
2017 1.81x $388.71 Million $214.89 Million ▼ -19.9%
2016 2.26x $423.20 Million $187.33 Million ▲ +102.2%
2015 1.12x $162.48 Million $145.46 Million ▼ -61.8%
2014 2.93x $331.77 Million $113.34 Million ▲ +69.8%
2013 1.72x $237.83 Million $137.98 Million ▲ +28.7%
2012 1.34x $152.47 Million $113.84 Million ▼ -13.7%
2011 1.55x $202.36 Million $130.42 Million ▼ -3.7%
2010 1.61x $171.71 Million $106.60 Million ▼ -22.0%
2009 2.06x $196.58 Million $95.22 Million ▲ +25.6%
2008 1.64x $179.82 Million $109.39 Million ▲ +23.3%
2007 1.33x $139.14 Million $104.33 Million ▼ -25.3%
2006 1.79x $143.87 Million $80.57 Million ▲ +27.8%
2005 1.40x $105.18 Million $75.28 Million ▼ -13.7%
2004 1.62x $105.35 Million $65.07 Million ▲ +1.3%
2003 1.60x $83.52 Million $52.27 Million ▼ -18.9%
2002 1.97x $88.96 Million $45.14 Million ▲ +102.3%
2001 0.97x $61.26 Million $62.88 Million ▲ +65.8%
2000 0.59x $24.13 Million $41.07 Million ▼ -71.8%
1999 2.08x $81.10 Million $39.00 Million ▲ +133.6%
1998 0.89x $25.90 Million $29.10 Million ▲ +83.9%
1997 0.48x $13.50 Million $27.90 Million ▼ -76.5%
1996 2.06x $33.20 Million $16.10 Million ▲ +115.7%
1995 0.96x $17.40 Million $18.20 Million ▲ +345.3%
1994 -0.39x $-7.60 Million $19.50 Million ▼ -125.9%
1992 1.50x $32.60 Million $21.70 Million ▼ -22.5%
1991 1.94x $41.30 Million $21.30 Million ▼ -67.0%
1990 5.87x $40.50 Million $6.90 Million ▲ +328.6%
1989 1.37x $30.40 Million $22.20 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.