Industrials
Willdan Group, Inc.(WLDN)
Live Price
Offline$89.00
-3.97% today
1Y Change
+55.52%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.08B
- Revenue Growth
- +20.5%
- EPS Growth
- +122.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 236 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $1.08B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $89.00 and up 55.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +20.5%, EPS growth of +122.7%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +20.5%, EPS +122.7%, free cash flow +11.1% with operating margin 6.5% and ROIC 11.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 20.3 and price/sales 1.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a higher-growth but lower-margin setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WLDN price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+20.5% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+6.5% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
20.3 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 14, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +20.5% and EPS at +122.7%, with operating margin around 6.5%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -8.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 14, 2026 | โ | +0.5% | -1.1% | โ |
2026 Feb 26, 2026 | +98.7% | -25.5% | -31.2% | -33.0% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | +49.4% | +6.6% | +8.3% | +22.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
WLDN Max Drawdown
-50.41%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Willdan Group, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Market
Willdan Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical and consulting services primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers comprehensive audit and surveys, program design, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, and measurement and verification services, as well as software and data analytics. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development plan review and inspection, disaster recovery, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structural engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services; and communications and technology services. It serves public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; investor and municipal owned energy utilities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.
- Leadership
- Michael A. Bieber
- IPO Date
- Nov 21, 2006
- Employees
- 1.8k
- Street Address
- 2401 East Katella Avenue
- Mailing
- Anaheim, CA, 92806
- Region
- Anaheim, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 800 424 9144
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 20.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.8
- Price/Sales
- 1.6
- Price/Book
- 3.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +20.5%
- EPS
- +122.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +11.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 37.5%
- Operating Margin
- 6.5%
- Net Margin
- 7.7%
- ROE
- 19.1%
- ROIC
- 11.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.23
- Current Ratio
- 1.56
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