WLDN
Willdan Group, Inc.
WLDN's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 17x earnings, about half its usual 35x.
WLDN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
WLDN's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
WLDN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 17x | $69.88 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $93.57 | +34% |
| Fair | 35x | $144 | +106% |
| Expensive | 113x | $467 | +569% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WLDN's PE is in its cheap range at 17x.
WLDN Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WLDN to show an outlook.
WLDN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.12 | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.26 | +78% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.71 | +120% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.48 | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.78 | +71% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.39 | +94% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.69 | +82% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.58 | +100% |
WLDN's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.12 over the past year, up 48% from the year before, and higher year over year for 20 quarters in a row.
WLDN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $214.5M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $231M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $155.1M | +1.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.7M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $182M | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $173.5M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $152.4M | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $144.1M | -7.5% |
WLDN's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $215M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.6% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.5% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.2% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.8% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5% | 0 points |
WLDN's operating margin was 7.6% last quarter, down 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WLDN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.9M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $42.2M | +82% |
| Q1 2026 | -$26.4M | -2736% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.7M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.2M | +$24.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $1M | -96% |
| Q4 2024 | $31.1M | +144% |
WLDN generated $64M in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as the year before.
WLDN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +118K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +312K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +2.4M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +3.6M shares |
WLDN has 16M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
WLDN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
WLDN's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
WLDN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.3 | Neutral |
WLDN's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
WLDN PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WLDN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 24x | 29% below |
| PE % | 1 | 58 | 57 pts below |
WLDN is trading at 17x earnings, a 29% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
WLDN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $72.8 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $76.9 | 9.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $89.2 | 22% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.4 | 9.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $51.6 | 36% above |
WLDN has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 36% above its 200-week average.
WLDN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.2 | $41.4 | +33% |
| 2021 | $41.4 | $32.1 | -22% |
| 2022 | $32.1 | $17.1 | -47% |
| 2023 | $17.1 | $21.5 | +26% |
| 2024 | $21.5 | $38.4 | +79% |
| 2025 | $38.4 | $111.3 | +190% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.3 | $69.9 | -37% |
WLDN's yearly returns have swung widely, from +190% in 2025 to −47% in 2022. It's down 37% so far in 2026.