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CW Curtiss Wright (CW) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Misc industrial & commercial machinery & equipment · CIK 0000026324
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
475
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about CW

Insiders, 180 days
-$4.9M net sold
1 buyer · 4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-07-22

Curtiss Wright insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CURTISS WRIGHT CORP insiders sold a net $4.9M of stock across 134 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-08-31 SECtraded 2026-08-28
100
$59.7K
-17.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 7.1% of the 1,414 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 475 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wyche Larry D sold about $59.7K of CW on Aug 28, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 475 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP & Chief Growth Officer
SELL
2026-08-27 SEC
1,035
$641.1K
-20.1%
Context
  • 23 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys, 19 sales), the last on Jun 15, 2026.
  • +13.4% median (+8.2% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 37.8% of the 2,736 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 475 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP & Chief Growth Officer Watts John C sold about $641.1K of CW on Aug 27, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 475 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-08-10 SEC
209.3801
$149.0K
-32.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 81.4% of the 257 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 475 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Lyash Jeffrey J. bought about $149.0K of CW on Aug 10, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 475 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EVP & Chief Growth Officer
SELL
2026-06-15 SEC
200
$154.1K
-37.7%
Context
  • 22 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys, 18 sales), the last on May 27, 2026.
  • +13.4% median (+8.2% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 5.3% of the 3,762 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 475 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP & Chief Growth Officer Watts John C sold about $154.1K of CW on Jun 15, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 475 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chair and CEO
SELL
2026-06-15 SECtraded 2026-06-12
2,500
$1.9M
-37.7%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys, 15 sales), the last on Jun 9, 2026.
  • +13.4% median (+8.2% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 5.5% of the 45,634 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 475 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chair and CEO Bamford Lynn M sold about $1.9M of CW on Jun 12, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 475 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
134 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$4.9M over 180 days
-$551.8K over 90 days
below 66% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
475 funds bought in last quarter
more than 87% of Industrials
Revenue
+12.1% year over year
more than 70% of Industrials
Margin
13.8% net margin
more than 83% of Industrials
Buybacks
$29.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 57% of Industrials
Short interest
2.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 66% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-14.6%12M
-17%+3%+22%+42%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-04 · Bamford Lynn M sold $5.8M2025-11-11 · Farkas K Christopher sold $2.9M2026-03-17 · Bamford Lynn M sold $2.2M2025-11-11 · Bamford Lynn M sold $2.2M2026-02-18 · Farkas K Christopher sold $2.2M2025-11-14 · Bamford Lynn M sold $2.1M2026-06-12 · Bamford Lynn M sold $1.9M2026-06-09 · Bamford Lynn M sold $1.8M2026-02-04 · Farkas K Christopher sold $1.7M2026-02-04 · Rayment Kevin sold $1.6M2026-03-18 · Farkas K Christopher sold $872.5K2026-08-27 · Watts John C sold $641.1K2026-03-17 · Farkas K Christopher sold $621.9K2026-03-17 · Rayment Kevin sold $614.4K2026-02-04 · Watts John C sold $407.9K2026-02-05 · Ogilby Gary A sold $390.2K2026-06-09 · Ogilby Gary A sold $288.1K2026-02-04 · Ogilby Gary A sold $272.6K2026-02-04 · Freda Robert F sold $262.1K2026-03-18 · Ogilby Gary A sold $173.7K2026-01-08 · Watts John C sold $172.8K2026-05-27 · Watts John C sold $165.6K2026-06-15 · Watts John C sold $154.1K2026-03-17 · Watts John C sold $149.2K2026-08-10 · Lyash Jeffrey J. bought $149.0K2026-03-17 · McDonald George P. sold $102.4K2026-03-17 · Ogilby Gary A sold $100.4K2025-11-25 · Watts John C sold $95.7K2026-03-17 · Freda Robert F sold $95.0K2025-12-23 · Watts John C sold $67.8K2026-01-05 · Watts John C sold $61.9K2026-08-28 · Wyche Larry D sold $59.7K
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Who owns CW: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
4,551,110 sh
$3.4B
1,702,418 sh
$1.3B
1,529,012 sh
$1.2B

Congress trades in CW

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-07-22 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-07-10 · disclosed 34 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CW planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

CW mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Congress Mid Cap Growth Fund
$30.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
7.9%
Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF
$9.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.4%
Inspire Growth ETF
$8.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.0%
RMB SMID Cap Fund
$9.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.9%
MONONGAHELA ALL CAP VALUE FUND
$2.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.9%
AdvisorShares HVAC and Industrials ETF
$788.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
4.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Lynn M. Bamford
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$8.6M
$13.0M
$2.5M
+62%
+29%
2022
$4.5M
$7.9M
$4.7M
+21%
+4%
2021
$4.5M
$4.9M
$2.8M
-0%
+9%
2020
$8.9M
$6.5M
$2.1M
-17%
+6%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $4.9M sold by insiders over 180 days, 475 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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CW financials

Revenue growth
+12.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
13.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.7B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+14.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$625.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.35x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.75x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+19.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+10.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+15.8%
operating income after a 21.6% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+16.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
32.82x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$18.2B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-03-31
FCF yield
+3.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
1.45x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 23%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$3.5B$3.1B$2.8B$2.6B
Gross profit$1.3B$1.2B$1.1B$954.6M
Operating income$633.5M$528.6M$484.6M$423.4M
Net income$484.2M$405.0M$354.5M$294.3M
EPS (diluted)12.8710.559.207.62
Operating cash flow$643.4M$544.3M$448.1M$294.8M
Cash$371.3M$385.0M$406.9M$257.0M
Long-term debt$757.9M$958.9M$1.1B$1.1B
Buybacks$464.9M$250.0M$50.1M$56.9M
Dividends paid$34.7M$31.7M$30.2M$28.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

CW Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CW ranks highest on profitability (78th percentile) and financial health (70th), and lowest on risk and compliance (46th), among Industrials peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
78
Inputs
  • Return on equity+19.7% · 83 pct, sector of 198
  • Return on assets+10.2% · 83 pct, sector of 224
  • Return on invested capital+15.8% · 65 pct, sector of 107
  • Return on capital employed+16.7% · 82 pct, sector of 195
Financial health
70
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.35x · 56 pct, sector of 214
  • Cash flow to debt0.75x · 84 pct, sector of 173
Growth
64
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+12.1% · 70 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoY+15.4% · 57 pct, sector of 89
Insider conviction
47
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$4.9M · 31 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d1 · 63 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
70
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter475 · 86 pct, sector of 201
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$370K · 53 pct, sector of 67
Risk and compliance
46
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.1% · 74 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.57 per $1B · 3 pct, sector of 191
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.0% · 62 pct, sector of 197
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CW filings, in plain words

Are Curtiss Wright insiders buying or selling CW?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Curtiss Wright insiders were net sellers, a net $4.9M: $149.0K of purchases and $5.0M of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 4 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded CW?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-22.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Curtiss Wright insiders were net sellers of CW, a net $4.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 4 sellers. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. None of the 7 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in CW, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-22. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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