DCF Valuation
Base-case fair value
$346.31
Intrinsic $461.74 · 25% MOS
Current price: $777.29
Base-case summary
Our base-case DCF for Curtiss Wright Corp (CW) projects 10 years of free cash flow growth at 11.3% for years 1–5 and 5.7% for years 6–10, anchored to 11.3% historical FCF growth, then applies a 2.5% perpetual growth rate and a 8.0% discount rate. Starting from $591M in trailing free cash flow, this produces an intrinsic value of $461.74 per share. A 25% safety margin gives a fair value of $346.31, suggesting the stock is currently 55% overvalued against the $777.29 market price.
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Conservative, Base, and Optimistic fair values, plus the sensitivity matrix and FCF history. Free account.
Model inputs
TTM Free Cash Flow
$591M
Cash & equivalents
$343M
Total debt
$1.1B
Shares outstanding
37M