Non-Current Liabilities

Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations

Curtiss-Wright Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 3.1% to $69.21M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.5%, from $68.17M to $69.21M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -6.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.

Detailed definition

This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...

Peer comparison

Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.

Metric ID: non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$97.14M$98.12M$91.33M$84.61M$84.40M$85.87M$58.35M$58.06M$58.27M$57.81M$66.88M$67.45M$67.65M$68.16M$67.41M$68.17M$69.71M$73.76M$71.42M$69.21M
QoQ Change+1.0%-6.9%-7.4%-0.2%+1.7%-32.0%-0.5%+0.4%-0.8%+15.7%+0.9%+0.3%+0.8%-1.1%+1.1%+2.3%+5.8%-3.2%-3.1%
YoY Change-13.1%-12.5%-36.1%-31.4%-31.0%-32.7%+14.6%+16.2%+16.1%+17.9%+0.8%+1.1%+3.0%+8.2%+5.9%+1.5%
Range$57.81M$98.12M
CAGR-6.9%
Avg YoY Growth-4.5%
Median YoY Growth+1.3%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Curtiss-Wright's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Curtiss-Wright (CW) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $69.21M in Q1 2026.
How has Curtiss-Wright's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
Curtiss-Wright's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations increased by 1.5% year-over-year, from $68.17M to $69.21M.
What is the long-term trend for Curtiss-Wright's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Curtiss-Wright's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $98.35M to $71.42M.
What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.