WLDN Stock Analysis: Willdan | NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.192m USD | 12M Return: 4.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 28.9M
EPS Trend: 98.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 98.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Willdan Group (NASDAQ: WLDN) is a U.S.-based professional services firm founded in 1964 and headquartered in Anaheim, California, operating in the Industrials sector under the GICS Research & Consulting Services sub-industry. The company operates through two segments: Energy, which provides audits, program design, demand reduction, grid optimization, engineering, AI data center power solutions, and performance contracting primarily for utilities; and Engineering and Consulting, which delivers municipal engineering, building and safety, transportation, water resources, geotechnical, and construction management services to cities, counties, school districts, and state and federal agencies. Its revenue model is predominantly fee-based professional services tied to government and utility contracts, with a customer base spanning investor-owned and municipal utilities, public agencies, and commercial and industrial clients. Willdan has been publicly traded since its 2006 IPO and currently has a small-cap market capitalization.
- AI data center power solutions drive Energy segment revenue growth
- Municipal infrastructure spending boosts Engineering and Consulting backlog
- Energy efficiency regulations expand utility audit and program demand
| Net Income: 56.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.04 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 12.99% < 20% (prev 12.56%; Δ 0.43% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 52.4m > Net Income 56.4m |
| Net Debt (57.5m) to EBITDA (64.9m): 0.89 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.68 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (15.4m) vs 12m ago 5.21% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 38.17% > 18% (prev 35.15%; Δ 3.02% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 139.2% > 50% (prev 126.4%; Δ 12.81% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 9.45 > 6 (EBIT TTM 45.2m / Interest Expense TTM 4.78m) |
| A: 0.17 (Total Current Assets 220.4m - Total Current Liabilities 131.5m) / Total Assets 511.7m |
| B: 0.19 (Retained Earnings 98.2m / Total Assets 511.7m) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 45.2m / Avg Total Assets 491.4m) |
| D: 1.54 (Book Value of Equity 310.3m / Total Liabilities 201.3m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.00 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 178.4m/151.5m, Revenue 684.3m/595.7m) |
| GMI: 0.92 (GM 35.15% / 38.17%) |
| AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.47 / AQ_t-1 0.49) |
| SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 684.3m / 595.7m) |
| TATA: 0.01 (NI 56.4m - CFO 52.4m) / TA 511.7m) |
| Beneish M = -2.99 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 75.29 with a total of 312,255 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.82%, over one month by -23.57%, over three months by -6.85% and over the past year by +4.66%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 70.60 (which is 6.2% or 1.1 ATR below the current price).
Willdan has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy WLDN.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 137.5 | 82.6% |
P/E Trailing = 21.2124
P/E Forward = 15.5763
P/S = 1.7425
P/B = 3.715
P/EG = 0.4763
Revenue TTM = 684.3m USD
EBIT TTM = 45.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 64.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 45.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 8.51m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 91.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 21.6m
Net Debt = 57.5m USD (calculated: Debt 91.0m - CCE 33.6m)
Enterprise Value = 1.25b USD (1.19b + Debt 91.0m - CCE 33.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 9.45 (Ebit TTM 45.2m / Interest Expense TTM 4.78m)
EV/FCF = 28.86x (Enterprise Value 1.25b / FCF TTM 43.3m)
FCF Yield = 3.46% (FCF TTM 43.3m / Enterprise Value 1.25b)
FCF Margin = 6.33% (FCF TTM 43.3m / Revenue TTM 684.3m)
Net Margin = 8.24% (Net Income TTM 56.4m / Revenue TTM 684.3m)
Gross Margin = 38.17% ((Revenue TTM 684.3m - Cost of Revenue TTM 423.1m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 40.72% (prev 36.05%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.44 (Enterprise Value 1.25b / Total Assets 511.7m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.25% (Interest Expense 4.78m / Debt 91.0m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = 35.7m (EBIT 45.2m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.68 (Total Current Assets 220.4m / Total Current Liabilities 131.5m)
Debt / Equity = 0.29 (Debt 91.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 310.3m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.89 (Net Debt 57.5m / EBITDA 64.9m)
Debt / FCF = 1.33 (Net Debt 57.5m / FCF TTM 43.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 291.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.48% (Net Income 56.4m / Total Assets 511.7m)
RoE = 19.38% (Net Income TTM 56.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 291.1m)
RoCE = 13.43% (EBIT 45.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 291.1m + L.T.Debt 45.4m))
RoIC = 10.05% (NOPAT 35.7m / Invested Capital 355.2m)
WACC = 8.24% (E(1.19b)/V(1.28b) * Re(8.55%) + D(91.0m)/V(1.28b) * Rd(5.25%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.55% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 100.00 | Cagr: 5.20%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.56% ; FCFF base≈41.9m ; Y1≈45.2m ; Y5≈55.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 52.38 (EV 848.9m - Net Debt 57.5m = Equity 791.4m / Shares 15.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 9.13% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.90 | EPS CAGR: 62.11% | SUE: 0.43 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 98.75 | Revenue CAGR: 16.02% | SUE: -0.52 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.22 | Chg30d=-11.96% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.41 | Chg30d=-1.06% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.93 | Chg30d=+7.05% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+0.9% | GrowthRev=+16.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.30 | Chg30d=+8.61% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+7.4% | GrowthRev=+14.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=2, down=2)