WLFC
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
WLFC's fundamentals are mixed: revenue grew 20%, but its operating margin fell 6 points to 11%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
WLFC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
WLFC's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
WLFC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4.8x | $16.10 | -65% |
| Fair | 9.2x | $31.00 | -33% |
| Expensive | 14x | $48.27 | +4.1% |
| Current | 14x | $46.35 | — |
| Forward | 14x | $46.35 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WLFC's PE is 14x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
WLFC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect WLFC's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline.
WLFC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.25 | -3.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.37 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.98 | -29% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.48 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.13 | +0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.55 | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.59 | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.85 | +68% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.11 | +146% |
WLFC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.37 over the past year, against $5.59 in mid-2025. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
WLFC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $246.3M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $194M | -0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $194.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.6M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.4M | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $195.5M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $157.7M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $152.8M | +34% |
WLFC's revenue is growing: $246M last quarter, up 34% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7% | -16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -21 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | -7.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.5 points |
WLFC's operating margin was 4.7% last quarter, down 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WLFC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $102.7M | +78% |
| Q2 2026 | $74.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | $53.1M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $66.2M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $57.8M | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $94.5M | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5M | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $55.1M | -8% |
WLFC's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $297M over the past year, up 23% from the year before.
WLFC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -72K shares |
| 1 year | +4% | +848K shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +2.5M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +2.9M shares |
| Available history | +20% | +3.6M shares |
WLFC has 22M diluted shares, up 4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $65,000 |
| Q2 2022 | $3.4M |
| Q1 2022 | $1.8M |
WLFC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 9.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 12.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 9.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 12.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.5x | High |
WLFC's net debt is about 12 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 9.9 years a year ago.
WLFC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.3 | Neutral |
WLFC's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
WLFC PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WLFC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 24x | 43% below |
| PE % | 78 | 58 | 20 pts above |
WLFC is trading at 14x earnings, a 43% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
WLFC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.0 | 5.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $54.9 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $58.0 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $54.9 | 16% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.5 | 17% above |
WLFC's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 17% above its 200-week average.
WLFC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.8 | $11.0 | -45% |
| 2021 | $11.0 | $12.3 | +12% |
| 2022 | $12.3 | $18.8 | +52% |
| 2023 | $18.8 | $16.3 | -13% |
| 2024 | $16.3 | $67.3 | +313% |
| 2025 | $67.3 | $45.6 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.6 | $46.4 | +1.7% |
WLFC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +313% in 2024 to −45% in 2020. It's up 1.7% so far in 2026.