(WWD) Woodward - Overview

Sector: Industrials | Industry: Aerospace & Defense | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 22.306m USD | Total Return: 137.5% in 12m

Aerospace, Industrial, Controls, Services
Total Rating 84
Safety 88
Buy Signal 0.96
Aerospace & Defense
Industry Rotation: -10.5
Market Cap: 22.3B
Avg Turnover: 212M USD
ATR: 4.14%
Peers RS (IBD): 89.0
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility32.4%
Rel. Tail Risk-11.9%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.88
Alpha81.40
Character TTM
Beta0.992
Beta Downside0.975
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD19.31%
CAGR/Max DD3.12
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of WWD over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 1.04, "2021-06": 0.74, "2021-09": 0.82, "2021-12": 0.56, "2022-03": 0.72, "2022-06": 0.64, "2022-09": 0.84, "2022-12": 0.49, "2023-03": 1.01, "2023-06": 1.37, "2023-09": 1.33, "2023-12": 1.45, "2024-03": 1.62, "2024-06": 1.63, "2024-09": 1.41, "2024-12": 1.35, "2025-03": 1.69, "2025-06": 1.76, "2025-09": 2.09, "2025-12": 2.17,
EPS CAGR: 34.20%
EPS Trend: 87.7%
Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 4
Revenue Revenue of WWD over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 581.321, 2021-06: 556.675, 2021-09: 570.217, 2021-12: 541.586, 2022-03: 586.839, 2022-06: 614.332, 2022-09: 640.033, 2022-12: 618.619, 2023-03: 718.214, 2023-06: 800.663, 2023-09: 777.07, 2023-12: 786.73, 2024-03: 835.343, 2024-06: 847.688, 2024-09: 854.488, 2024-12: 772.725, 2025-03: 883.629, 2025-06: 915.446, 2025-09: 995.264, 2025-12: 996.454,
Rev. CAGR: 15.16%
Rev. Trend: 94.2%
Last SUE: 4.00
Qual. Beats: 2
Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: WWD Woodward

Woodward, Inc. (WWD) designs and manufactures control solutions for aerospace and industrial applications. The company operates in two segments.

The Aerospace segment provides components such as fuel pumps and actuators for turbine engines and aircraft. This segment also offers aftermarket maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, a common revenue stream in the aerospace industry.

The Industrial segment supplies actuators, valves, and control systems for gas and steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. This segment also includes aftermarket products and services. Woodward primarily serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and equipment packagers.

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Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Commercial aerospace new aircraft production rates impact revenue
  • Defense spending fluctuations affect aerospace segment orders
  • Industrial gas turbine and engine demand drives sales
  • Raw material and component costs pressure profit margins
  • Global economic conditions influence capital expenditure by OEMs
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 7.5
Net Income: 488.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.74 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 27.70% < 20% (prev 24.46%; Δ 3.24% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 551.2m > Net Income 488.7m
Net Debt (452.9m) to EBITDA (707.5m): 0.64 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.05 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (61.6m) vs 12m ago 0.73% < -2%
Gross Margin: 27.93% > 18% (prev 0.26%; Δ 2.77k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 84.10% > 50% (prev 77.32%; Δ 6.78% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 13.57 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 707.5m / Interest Expense TTM 43.7m)
Altman Z'' 6.72
A: 0.22 (Total Current Assets 2.05b - Total Current Liabilities 999.1m) / Total Assets 4.73b
B: 0.79 (Retained Earnings 3.72b / Total Assets 4.73b)
C: 0.13 (EBIT TTM 593.1m / Avg Total Assets 4.51b)
D: 1.73 (Book Value of Equity 3.71b / Total Liabilities 2.15b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 6.72 = AAA
Beneish M -3.01
DSRI: 1.04 (Receivables 841.7m/708.9m, Revenue 3.79b/3.31b)
GMI: 0.93 (GM 27.93% / 26.03%)
AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.36 / AQ_t-1 0.38)
SGI: 1.15 (Revenue 3.79b / 3.31b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 488.7m - CFO 551.2m) / TA 4.73b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.01 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of WWD shares? As of April 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 371.78 with a total of 553,000 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +10.94%, over one month by +1.33%, over three months by +16.33% and over the past year by +137.47%.
Is WWD a buy, sell or hold? Woodward has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.75. Therefor, it is recommend to hold WWD.
  • StrongBuy: 4
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 7
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the WWD price?
Analysts Target Price 421.3 13.3%
Woodward (WWD) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 04 April 2026
P/E Trailing = 46.8827
P/E Forward = 47.1698
P/S = 5.8842
P/B = 8.6601
P/EG = 3.144
Revenue TTM = 3.79b USD
EBIT TTM = 593.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 707.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 457.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 431.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 907.1m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 452.9m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 22.76b USD (22.31b + Debt 907.1m - CCE 454.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.57 (Ebit TTM 593.1m / Interest Expense TTM 43.7m)
EV/FCF = 55.54x (Enterprise Value 22.76b / FCF TTM 409.7m)
FCF Yield = 1.80% (FCF TTM 409.7m / Enterprise Value 22.76b)
FCF Margin = 10.81% (FCF TTM 409.7m / Revenue TTM 3.79b)
Net Margin = 12.89% (Net Income TTM 488.7m / Revenue TTM 3.79b)
Gross Margin = 27.93% ((Revenue TTM 3.79b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.73b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.32% (prev 27.87%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.81 (Enterprise Value 22.76b / Total Assets 4.73b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.14% (Interest Expense 10.3m / Debt 907.1m)
Taxrate = 20.95% (35.4m / 169.2m)
NOPAT = 468.8m (EBIT 593.1m * (1 - 20.95%))
Current Ratio = 2.05 (Total Current Assets 2.05b / Total Current Liabilities 999.1m)
Debt / Equity = 0.35 (Debt 907.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.59b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.64 (Net Debt 452.9m / EBITDA 707.5m)
Debt / FCF = 1.11 (Net Debt 452.9m / FCF TTM 409.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.49b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 10.84% (Net Income 488.7m / Total Assets 4.73b)
RoE = 19.63% (Net Income TTM 488.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.49b)
RoCE = 20.12% (EBIT 593.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.49b + L.T.Debt 457.0m))
RoIC = 14.00% (NOPAT 468.8m / Invested Capital 3.35b)
WACC = 9.14% (E(22.31b)/V(23.21b) * Re(9.47%) + D(907.1m)/V(23.21b) * Rd(1.14%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 9.47% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -0.21%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.98% ; FCFF base≈381.3m ; Y1≈470.4m ; Y5≈802.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 179.6 (EV 11.16b - Net Debt 452.9m = Equity 10.71b / Shares 59.6m; r=9.14% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 25.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 87.66 | EPS CAGR: 34.20% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 94.21 | Revenue CAGR: 15.16% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 2
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.15 | Chg7d=+0.007 | Chg30d=+0.007 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=10
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=8.78 | Chg7d=+0.033 | Chg30d=+0.033 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+27.5% | Growth Revenue=+16.3%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=10.29 | Chg7d=+0.086 | Chg30d=+0.086 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+17.1% | Growth Revenue=+8.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (1 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 7.3% (Discount Rate 9.5% - Earnings Yield 2.1%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +6.5% (Analyst 13.9% - Implied 7.3%)
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