CW Stock — Curtiss-Wright Corp.

Curtiss-Wright Corp. (CW)

CW is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.17%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.17%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.2%.

At the current 0.17% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $17 per year, or $1.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation manufactures engineered products and provides specialized services to aerospace and defense, commercial nuclear power, and industrial markets through three operating segments: Aerospace & Industrial (power management electronics, aircraft sensors and controls, surface technology services), Defense Electronics (embedded computing, flight test instrumentation, tactical communications, avionics), and Naval & Power (naval propulsion systems, nuclear reactor components, severe-service valves). The company distributes quarterly and maintains a very modest distribution rate. The stock appeals to investors seeking exposure to the aerospace, defense, and nuclear power industries with capital appreciation potential rather than income generation.

CW performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.2%.

CW key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.16%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/05/1984

Distribution rate

0.17%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.17%

5-year average yield

0.35

Last close

$568.72

Market cap

$21,005,356,992

Average volume

320039.0

Last dividend

$0.26

Last ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Last payment date

07/06/2026

Beta

0.878

Payout ratio

0.0681

P/E ratio

40.36

Forward P/E

28.4091

EPS

$14.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.17%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.17%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CW risks and drawbacks

CW's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.2%.

Who may consider CW — and who may not

CW may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CW pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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