Industrials
Woodward, Inc.(WWD)
Live Price
Offline$367.27
-3.54% today
1Y Change
+74.43%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
- Market Cap
- $21.29B
- Revenue Growth
- +7.3%
- EPS Growth
- +19.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.3%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $21.29B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $367.27 and up 74.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +7.3%, EPS growth of +19.5%, a dividend yield of 0.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +7.3%, EPS +19.5%, free cash flow -0.7% with operating margin 15.0% and ROIC 11.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.3%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 41.5 and price/sales 5.3. Stock Foundry combines WWD 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
+7.3% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+15.0% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
41.5 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 Apr 27, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +7.3% and EPS at +19.5%, with operating margin around 15.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.3%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +10.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 27, 2026 | โ | -0.7% | -2.6% | -1.5% |
2026 Feb 2, 2026 | +31.5% | +13.4% | +20.0% | +17.8% |
2025 Nov 24, 2025 | +11.2% | +12.4% | +14.1% | +21.1% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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WWD Max Drawdown
-15.25%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Woodward, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments: Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. These products are used on commercial and private aircraft and rotorcraft, as well as on military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, guided weapons, and other defense systems. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and various contractors, as well as through aftermarket sales of components, such as provisioning spares or replacements, and spare parts. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors. These products are used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. This segment sells its aftermarket products, and other related services to OEMs through an independent network of distributors, as well as directly to end users. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.
- Leadership
- Charles Blankenship Jr.
- IPO Date
- Apr 4, 1994
- Employees
- 9.3k
- Street Address
- 1081 Woodward Way
- Mailing
- Fort Collins, CO, 80524
- Region
- Fort Collins, CO, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 970 482 5811
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 41.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 29.1
- Price/Sales
- 5.3
- Price/Book
- 8.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +7.3%
- EPS
- +19.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -0.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 28.4%
- Operating Margin
- 15.0%
- Net Margin
- 12.9%
- ROE
- 20.3%
- ROIC
- 11.4%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.45
- Current Ratio
- 1.73
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