WWD Stock Analysis: Woodward | NASDAQ

Fuel Pumps, Actuators, Valves, Sensors

Total Rating 64

Safety 92

Buy Signal -0.41

Aerospace & Defense
Industry Rotation: +4.5

Market Cap: 19.1B
Avg Turnover: 242M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility30.8%

VaR 5^th Pctl4.92%

VaR vs Median-2.96%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.74

Rel. Str. IBD27.6

Rel. Str. Peer Group35.8

Character TTM

Beta1.078

Beta Downside0.793

Hurst Exponent0.453

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD26.97%

CAGR/Max DD1.36

CAGR/Mean DD6.00

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 24.15%
EPS Trend: 94.0%

Last SUE: 0.98
Qual. Beats: 8

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 11.99%
Rev. Trend: 96.3%

Last SUE: 0.01
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan +0.5% 22

Feb +0.1% 7

Mar +0.2% 7

Apr +0.1% 7

May +2.1% 8

Jun +0.6% 7

Jul -0.2% 5

Aug -1.1% 17

Sep -1.8% 38

Oct -1.1% 37

Nov +8.5% 48

Dec -0.1% 2

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.

Description: WWD Woodward

Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWD) is a large-cap U.S. industrial company classified within the Industrials sector, specifically the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry. Founded in 1870 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets through two reporting segments.

The Aerospace segment produces fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, thrust reverser actuation systems, flight deck controls, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for turbine engines, nacelles, and aircraft platforms. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services to commercial airlines, military depots, and third-party repair shops. The combination of OEM equipment sales with recurring aftermarket service revenue is a common business model in aerospace components, where MRO activity tends to generate higher-margin, more stable cash flows than new equipment deliveries.

The Industrial segment supplies actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, control electronics and software, and sensors used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines, along with related aftermarket products and services. Customers primarily consist of OEMs and equipment packagers serving power generation, oil and gas, and other process industries.

Woodward has been publicly listed since its IPO on May 30, 1996, and carries a market capitalization of approximately $19.5 billion USD.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Commercial aerospace aftermarket recovery lifts Aerospace segment margins
Industrial gas turbine demand weakens on renewable energy transition
Defense spending boost lifts military aerospace component revenue

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 9.0

Net Income: 552.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.36 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 21.88% < 20% (prev 30.67%; Δ -8.79% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 585.3m > Net Income 552.0m
Net Debt (903.3m) to EBITDA (857.5m): 1.05 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.65 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (61.3m) vs 12m ago -0.09% < -2%
Gross Margin: 29.47% > 18% (prev 25.88%; Δ 3.59% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 84.62% > 50% (prev 72.72%; Δ 11.90% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.54 > 6 (EBIT TTM 737.3m / Interest Expense TTM 47.4m)

Altman Z'' 5.60

A: 0.18 (Total Current Assets 2.34b - Total Current Liabilities 1.42b) / Total Assets 5.20b
B: 0.76 (Retained Earnings 3.96b / Total Assets 5.20b)
C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 737.3m / Avg Total Assets 4.95b)
D: 0.91 (Book Value of Equity 2.47b / Total Liabilities 2.72b)
Altman-Z'' = 5.60 = AAA

Beneish M -3.01

DSRI: 1.00 (Receivables 1.06b/865.5m, Revenue 4.19b/3.43b)
GMI: 0.88 (GM 25.88% / 29.47%)
AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.34 / AQ_t-1 0.36)
SGI: 1.22 (Revenue 4.19b / 3.43b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 552.0m - CFO 585.3m) / TA 5.20b)
Beneish M = -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of WWD shares?

As of October 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 323.45 with a total of 452,669 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.79%, over one month by -4.66%, over three months by -18.98% and over the past year by +28.98%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 311.80 (which is 3.6% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).

Is WWD a buy, sell or hold?

Woodward has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.46. Therefore, it is recommended to buy WWD.

StrongBuy: 9
Buy: 1
Hold: 3
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the WWD price?

Analysts Target Price	433.8	34.1%

Woodward (WWD) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 09 October 2026

Market Cap USD = 19.1b (19.1b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 36.0679
P/E Forward = 31.6456
P/S = 4.5672
P/B = 7.7866
P/EG = 2.1074
Revenue TTM = 4.19b USD
EBIT TTM = 737.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 857.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 617.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 724.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.38b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 18.1m
Net Debt = 903.3m USD (calculated: Debt 1.38b - CCE 474.9m)
Enterprise Value = 20.0b USD (19.1b + Debt 1.38b - CCE 474.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.54 (Ebit TTM 737.3m / Interest Expense TTM 47.4m)
EV/FCF = 53.25x (Enterprise Value 20.0b / FCF TTM 376.5m)
FCF Yield = 1.88% (FCF TTM 376.5m / Enterprise Value 20.0b)
FCF Margin = 8.98% (FCF TTM 376.5m / Revenue TTM 4.19b)
Net Margin = 13.17% (Net Income TTM 552.0m / Revenue TTM 4.19b)
Gross Margin = 29.47% ((Revenue TTM 4.19b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.96b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.53% (prev 28.97%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.86 (Enterprise Value 20.0b / Total Assets 5.20b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.44% (Interest Expense 47.4m / Debt 1.38b)
Taxrate = 19.98% (137.8m / 689.8m)
NOPAT = 590.0m (EBIT 737.3m * (1 - 19.98%))
Current Ratio = 1.65 (Total Current Assets 2.34b / Total Current Liabilities 1.42b)
Debt / Equity = 0.56 (Debt 1.38b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.47b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.05 (Net Debt 903.3m / EBITDA 857.5m)
Debt / FCF = 2.40 (Net Debt 903.3m / FCF TTM 376.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.54b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 11.14% (Net Income 552.0m / Total Assets 5.20b)
RoE = 21.75% (Net Income TTM 552.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.54b)
RoCE = 23.36% (EBIT 737.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.54b + L.T.Debt 617.7m))
RoIC = 13.75% (NOPAT 590.0m / Invested Capital 4.29b)
WACC = 9.31% (E(19.1b)/V(20.5b) * Re(9.78%) + D(1.38b)/V(20.5b) * Rd(3.44%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 9.78% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -67.89 | Cagr: -0.75%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.93% ; FCFF base≈336.8m ; Y1≈386.0m ; Y5≈568.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 108.6 (EV 7.32b - Net Debt 903.3m = Equity 6.41b / Shares 59.0m; r=9.31% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 93.98 | EPS CAGR: 24.15% | SUE: 0.98 | # QB: 8
Revenue Correlation: 96.29 | Revenue CAGR: 11.99% | SUE: 0.01 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=2.35 | Chg30d=-0.76% | Revisions=+29% | Analysts=8
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=9.47 | Chg30d=+0.13% | Revisions=+58% | GrowthEPS=+37.5% | GrowthRev=+21.6%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=10.74 | Chg30d=+0.09% | Revisions=+18% | GrowthEPS=+13.4% | GrowthRev=+8.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +46% (up=16, down=5)