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Side-by-side financial comparison of CURTISS WRIGHT CORP (CW) and ON Semiconductor (ON). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

ON Semiconductor is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.6B vs $947.0M, roughly 1.6× CURTISS WRIGHT CORP). ON Semiconductor runs the higher net margin — 16.4% vs 14.5%, a 2.0% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, CURTISS WRIGHT CORP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (14.9% vs -10.0%). ON Semiconductor produced more free cash flow last quarter ($372.4M vs $315.1M). Over the past eight quarters, CURTISS WRIGHT CORP's revenue compounded faster (15.2% CAGR vs -12.3%).

The Curtiss-Wright Corporation is an American manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina, with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss, Wright, and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II.

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. was an American semiconductor company based in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1957 as a division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument by the "traitorous eight" who defected from Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory. It became a pioneer in the manufacturing of transistors and of integrated circuits. Schlumberger bought the firm in 1979 and sold it to National Semiconductor in 1987; Fairchild was spun off as an independent company again in 1997. I...

CW vs ON — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
ON
ON
1.6× larger
ON
$1.6B
$947.0M
CW
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
CW
CW
+24.8% gap
CW
14.9%
-10.0%
ON
Higher net margin
ON
ON
2.0% more per $
ON
16.4%
14.5%
CW
More free cash flow
ON
ON
$57.3M more FCF
ON
$372.4M
$315.1M
CW
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
CW
CW
Annualised
CW
15.2%
-12.3%
ON

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q3 FY2025

Metric
CW
CW
ON
ON
Revenue
$947.0M
$1.6B
Net Profit
$137.0M
$255.0M
Gross Margin
37.5%
37.9%
Operating Margin
19.2%
17.0%
Net Margin
14.5%
16.4%
Revenue YoY
14.9%
-10.0%
Net Profit YoY
16.2%
-32.9%
EPS (diluted)
$3.69
$0.63

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$947.0M
$1.6B
Q3 25
$869.2M
$1.5B
Q2 25
$876.6M
$1.4B
Q1 25
$805.6M
Q4 24
$824.3M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$798.9M
$1.8B
Q2 24
$784.8M
$1.7B
Q1 24
$713.2M
$1.9B
Net Profit
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$137.0M
$255.0M
Q3 25
$124.8M
$170.3M
Q2 25
$121.1M
$-486.1M
Q1 25
$101.3M
Q4 24
$117.9M
$379.9M
Q3 24
$111.2M
$401.7M
Q2 24
$99.5M
$338.2M
Q1 24
$76.5M
$453.0M
Gross Margin
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
37.5%
37.9%
Q3 25
37.7%
37.6%
Q2 25
37.2%
20.3%
Q1 25
36.3%
Q4 24
38.5%
45.2%
Q3 24
37.3%
45.4%
Q2 24
36.2%
45.2%
Q1 24
35.6%
45.8%
Operating Margin
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
19.2%
17.0%
Q3 25
19.1%
13.2%
Q2 25
17.8%
-39.7%
Q1 25
16.0%
Q4 24
18.8%
23.7%
Q3 24
18.1%
25.3%
Q2 24
16.4%
22.4%
Q1 24
14.0%
28.2%
Net Margin
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
14.5%
16.4%
Q3 25
14.4%
11.6%
Q2 25
13.8%
-33.6%
Q1 25
12.6%
Q4 24
14.3%
22.1%
Q3 24
13.9%
22.8%
Q2 24
12.7%
19.5%
Q1 24
10.7%
24.3%
EPS (diluted)
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$3.69
$0.63
Q3 25
$3.31
$0.41
Q2 25
$3.19
$-1.15
Q1 25
$2.68
Q4 24
$3.09
$0.88
Q3 24
$2.89
$0.93
Q2 24
$2.58
$0.78
Q1 24
$1.99
$1.04

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
CW
CW
ON
ON
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$2.9B
Total DebtLower is stronger
$957.9M
$3.4B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$2.5B
$7.9B
Total Assets
$5.2B
$13.0B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
0.38×
0.43×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$2.9B
Q3 25
$2.8B
Q2 25
$3.0B
Q1 25
$226.5M
Q4 24
$385.0M
$3.0B
Q3 24
$2.8B
Q2 24
$2.7B
Q1 24
$338.0M
$2.6B
Total Debt
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$957.9M
$3.4B
Q3 25
$968.6M
$3.4B
Q2 25
$958.4M
$3.4B
Q1 25
$958.6M
Q4 24
$1.0B
$3.4B
Q3 24
$1.0B
$3.4B
Q2 24
$1.0B
$3.4B
Q1 24
$1.1B
$3.4B
Stockholders' Equity
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$2.5B
$7.9B
Q3 25
$2.5B
$7.9B
Q2 25
$2.7B
$8.0B
Q1 25
$2.6B
Q4 24
$2.4B
$8.8B
Q3 24
$2.5B
$8.6B
Q2 24
$2.5B
$8.3B
Q1 24
$2.4B
$8.1B
Total Assets
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$5.2B
$13.0B
Q3 25
$5.1B
$13.1B
Q2 25
$5.2B
$13.3B
Q1 25
$5.0B
Q4 24
$5.0B
$14.1B
Q3 24
$4.9B
$13.9B
Q2 24
$4.7B
$13.7B
Q1 24
$4.6B
$13.5B
Debt / Equity
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
0.38×
0.43×
Q3 25
0.38×
0.43×
Q2 25
0.35×
0.42×
Q1 25
0.37×
Q4 24
0.43×
0.38×
Q3 24
0.42×
0.39×
Q2 24
0.43×
0.41×
Q1 24
0.44×
0.42×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
CW
CW
ON
ON
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$352.7M
$418.7M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$315.1M
$372.4M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
33.3%
24.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
4.0%
3.0%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
2.57×
1.64×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$553.7M
$1.4B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$352.7M
$418.7M
Q3 25
$192.8M
$184.3M
Q2 25
$136.6M
$602.3M
Q1 25
$-38.8M
Q4 24
$301.3M
$579.7M
Q3 24
$177.3M
$465.8M
Q2 24
$111.3M
$362.2M
Q1 24
$-45.6M
$498.7M
Free Cash Flow
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
$315.1M
$372.4M
Q3 25
$175.9M
$106.1M
Q2 25
$117.2M
$454.7M
Q1 25
$-54.5M
Q4 24
$278.0M
$434.8M
Q3 24
$162.7M
$293.6M
Q2 24
$100.3M
$207.7M
Q1 24
$-57.7M
$276.3M
FCF Margin
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
33.3%
24.0%
Q3 25
20.2%
7.2%
Q2 25
13.4%
31.5%
Q1 25
-6.8%
Q4 24
33.7%
25.2%
Q3 24
20.4%
16.7%
Q2 24
12.8%
12.0%
Q1 24
-8.1%
14.8%
Capex Intensity
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
4.0%
3.0%
Q3 25
1.9%
5.3%
Q2 25
2.2%
10.2%
Q1 25
2.0%
Q4 24
2.8%
8.4%
Q3 24
1.8%
9.8%
Q2 24
1.4%
8.9%
Q1 24
1.7%
11.9%
Cash Conversion
CW
CW
ON
ON
Q4 25
2.57×
1.64×
Q3 25
1.54×
1.08×
Q2 25
1.13×
Q1 25
-0.38×
Q4 24
2.56×
1.53×
Q3 24
1.59×
1.16×
Q2 24
1.12×
1.07×
Q1 24
-0.60×
1.10×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

CW
CW

Naval Power$417.4M44%
Defense Electronics$268.3M28%
Aerospace Industrial$262.4M28%

ON
ON

Industrial Segment$426.3M27%
Other End Markets Segment$337.3M22%
Intelligent Sensing Segments$284.0M18%
Direct Customers$282.4M18%
Intelligent Sensing Group$230.0M15%

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