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Curtiss Wright

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Curtiss Wright has retired 23.1% of its shares since 2013, from 48,023,652 to 36,934,444.

23.1%retired since 2013
5.9%last 5 years
-0.2%last 12 months
37Mshares today

At $502.32 a share, a market value of $18.6B. FCF yield 3.4%, P/E 34.3, trailing twelve months to June 2026.

Shares outstanding, 2005 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
48M shares, 201337M20052010201520202025
2005, 43,603,8802026-07-31, 36,934,444
A share bought in 2005
1.2× more of Curtiss Wright today, without buying another share. It was one of 43,603,880 shares then. It is one of 36,934,444 now.
Every filing we read21 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
20052006-01-3143,603,88010-Kcover page
20062007-01-3144,184,73710-Kcover page
20072008-01-3144,716,91010-Kcover page
20082009-01-3145,211,43610-Kcover page
20092009-12-3145,624,17910-K/A
20102011-01-3146,315,60810-K/A
20112012-01-3146,315,60810-K
20122013-01-3146,674,49910-K
20132014-01-3148,023,65210-K
20142015-01-3147,783,23310-K
20152016-01-0144,528,39810-K
20162017-01-0144,528,39810-K
20172018-01-0144,154,67710-K
20182019-01-0142,789,26510-K
20192020-01-3142,708,60310-K
20202021-01-3140,938,18010-K
20212022-01-3138,440,23610-K
20222023-01-3138,274,72410-K
20232024-01-3138,213,39110-K
20242025-01-3137,658,81810-K
20252026-01-3136,869,53010-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Curtiss Wright on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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What the buybacks cost, fiscal 2014 to 2025cash flow statement against share count
$2.1Bspent on buybacks
11Mfewer shares outstanding
2.5%buyback yield, last fiscal year’s spend on today’s market value

Cash spent comes from the cash flow statement. Shares outstanding fell by less than the company bought, because part of every buyback only replaces shares handed to employees. Today’s price is $502.32.

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Curtiss Wright buybacks, answered

Is Curtiss Wright buying back its stock?

Only enough to stand still. The share count is roughly flat over the last twelve months, at 36,934,444 as of July 31, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 5.9%.

How many shares has Curtiss Wright bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Curtiss Wright has 11.1 million fewer shares than at its 2013 peak. That is 23.1% of the company.

How many shares does Curtiss Wright have outstanding?

36,934,444 shares, as of July 31, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2013 peak it had 48,023,652.

What do Curtiss Wright's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Curtiss Wright stock in 2013 owns 1.3 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Curtiss Wright compare with other cannibal stocks?

Curtiss Wright ranks No. 339 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: WEX (24.0%), Exelixis (23.5%), Zimmer Biomet (23.1%), Citizens Financial Group (22.8%).

Every answer is computed from Curtiss Wright's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Polen CapitalPolen Capital Management2,085 shares, $1.6M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

Lyash Jeffrey J.Director2026-08-10, 209 shares at $711.62 $149K total

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