Curtiss-Wright Defense Electronics — General and administrative expenses increased by 14.6% to $27.64M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.3%, from $25.53M to $27.64M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Defense Electronics — General and administrative expenses shows an upward trend with a 8.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Lower administrative costs relative to revenue indicate better operational leverage and efficiency.
Includes overhead costs such as executive management, legal, human resources, and finance functions that support the def...
Standard operating expense category; peers report this as part of SG&A.
cw_segment_defense_electronics_general_and_administrative_expenses| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $19.50M | $19.50M | $19.50M | $19.50M | $22.20M | $22.20M | $22.20M | $22.20M | $23.14M | $23.70M | $25.12M | $23.51M | $25.53M | $24.83M | $25.51M | $24.11M | $27.64M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +13.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.2% | +2.5% | +6.0% | -6.4% | +8.6% | -2.7% | +2.8% | -5.5% | +14.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.9% | +13.9% | +13.9% | +13.9% | +4.2% | +6.8% | +13.2% | +5.9% | +10.3% | +4.7% | +1.6% | +2.5% | +8.3% |