WWD Stock Analysis: Woodward | NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 21.228m USD | 12M Return: 48% | US9807451037 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 248M
EPS Trend: 94.0%
Qual. Beats: 8
Rev. Trend: 96.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
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Seasonality 11.6 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.
Woodward, Inc. (WWD) is a U.S.-based industrial machinery company that designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide, operating through two segments: Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment supplies fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, valves, nozzles, thrust reverser actuation systems, flight deck controls, motors, and sensors for turbine engines and aircraft, alongside aftermarket MRO services for commercial airlines, military depots, and third-party repair shops. The Industrial segment provides actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, ignition systems, sensors, and control electronics for industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines, selling primarily to OEMs and equipment packagers.
Founded in 1870 and headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, Woodward is classified as a large-cap Industrials stock within the Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components sub-industry, with a market capitalization of approximately $26 billion. Its business model combines OEM equipment sales with recurring aftermarket service revenue, providing dual exposure to the cyclical commercial aerospace, defense, and global power generation end markets.
- Commercial aerospace recovery lifts Aerospace aftermarket margins
- Industrial turbine orders fluctuate with oil and gas capital spending
- Defense budget growth supports military fuel system demand
| 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 (885.2m) to EBITDA (843.3m): 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: 15.24 > 6 (EBIT TTM 723.1m / Interest Expense TTM 47.4m) |
| 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 723.1m / Avg Total Assets 4.95b) |
| D: 0.91 (Book Value of Equity 2.47b / Total Liabilities 2.72b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.58 = AAA |
| 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 |
As of August 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 373.28 with a total of 408,688 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.15%, over one month by -11.85%, over three months by +2.20% and over the past year by +48.04%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 330.40 (which is 11.5% or 2.7 ATR below the current price).
Woodward has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.75. Therefore, it is recommended to hold WWD.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 450.2 | 20.6% |
P/E Trailing = 42.9253
P/E Forward = 36.63
P/S = 5.3101
P/B = 9.2831
P/EG = 2.4459
Revenue TTM = 4.19b USD
EBIT TTM = 723.1m USD
EBITDA TTM = 843.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 617.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 724.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.36b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 18.1m
Net Debt = 885.2m USD (calculated: Debt 1.36b - CCE 474.9m)
Enterprise Value = 22.1b USD (21.2b + Debt 1.36b - CCE 474.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.24 (Ebit TTM 723.1m / Interest Expense TTM 47.4m)
EV/FCF = 58.73x (Enterprise Value 22.1b / FCF TTM 376.5m)
FCF Yield = 1.70% (FCF TTM 376.5m / Enterprise Value 22.1b)
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 = 4.26 (Enterprise Value 22.1b / Total Assets 5.20b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.49% (Interest Expense 47.4m / Debt 1.36b)
Taxrate = 19.98% (137.8m / 689.8m)
NOPAT = 578.6m (EBIT 723.1m * (1 - 19.98%))
Current Ratio = 1.65 (Total Current Assets 2.34b / Total Current Liabilities 1.42b)
Debt / Equity = 0.55 (Debt 1.36b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.47b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.05 (Net Debt 885.2m / EBITDA 843.3m)
Debt / FCF = 2.35 (Net Debt 885.2m / 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 = 22.91% (EBIT 723.1m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.54b + L.T.Debt 617.7m))
RoIC = 13.49% (NOPAT 578.6m / Invested Capital 4.29b)
WACC = 8.98% (E(21.2b)/V(22.6b) * Re(9.38%) + D(1.36b)/V(22.6b) * Rd(3.49%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 9.38% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -67.89 | Cagr: -0.75%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.95% ; FCFF base≈336.8m ; Y1≈386.0m ; Y5≈568.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 114.3 (EV 7.69b - Net Debt 885.2m = Equity 6.81b / Shares 59.6m; r=8.98% [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=2.39 | Chg30d=+1.07% | Revisions=+25% | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=9.41 | Chg30d=+0.02% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+36.6% | GrowthRev=+21.3%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=10.73 | Chg30d=-0.29% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+14.0% | GrowthRev=+9.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +50% (up=3, down=0)