BWX Technologiesvs.Curtiss-Wright
BWXT vs CW · both in Nuclear energy & uranium, part of the Energy, grid & critical infrastructure value chain: CO2-free baseload: uranium supply, fuel, reactor technology and small modular reactors (tags mark the role).
Curtiss-Wright is about 1.4× larger than BWX Technologies by market cap; year to date, Curtiss-Wright leads (−7.6% vs −18.1%).
Side by side
| BWXT | CW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $13.1B | $19B |
| Price | $143.83 | $512.60 |
| Today | +1.1% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | −18.1% | −7.6% |
| Return 1Y | −26.0% | −5.8% |
| Since July 2, 2026 | −24.7% | −32.6% |
| P/E | 36.9 | 35.0 |
| P/S | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| P/B | 9.8 | 6.8 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 2, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
BWX TechnologiesBWXT
Supplies the US Navy with reactor components and fuel, work that carries over into small modular reactors and medical isotopes.
Full BWXT profile →Curtiss-WrightCW
Pumps and valves that go inside naval reactors, plus defense electronics and industrial actuators. Commercial nuclear plants draw on the same components. More than a century of industrial history sits behind the company.
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