WWD
Woodward, Inc.
WWD's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 22% and free cash flow grew 36%. At 37x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 35x. Analysts expect that strong growth to continue.
WWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
WWD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
WWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 29x | $259 | -22% |
| Forward | 31x | $332 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $315 | -5.1% |
| Current | 37x | $332 | — |
| Expensive | 41x | $367 | +11% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WWD's PE is in its fair range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
WWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WWD, with profitability improving.
WWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.67 | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.99 | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.35 | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.94 | +33% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.19 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.32 | +5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.19 | +8% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.97 | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.01 | +59% |
WWD's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $8.99 over the past year, up 42% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
WWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $996.5M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $995.3M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $915.4M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.6M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $772.7M | -1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $854.5M | +10% |
WWD's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $1.1B last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 12% | -0.7 points |
WWD's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 3.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
WWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $87.1M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.2M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.3M | +7364% |
| Q3 2025 | $180.9M | +54% |
| Q2 2025 | $99.1M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $59.4M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $942K | -81% |
| Q3 2024 | $117.7M | -12% |
WWD generated $377M in free cash flow over the past year, up 36% from the year before.
WWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -258K shares |
| 1 year | -0.8% | -470K shares |
| 3 years | -0.9% | -573K shares |
| 5 years | -7.4% | -4.9M shares |
| Available history | -5.4% | -3.5M shares |
WWD has 61M diluted shares, down 0.8% from a year ago, with $602M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $198.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $225.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $129.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $48.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $44.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $44M |
| Q4 2024 | $35.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $86M |
WWD spent $602M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 186% from the year before.
WWD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
WWD's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
WWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.0 | Neutral |
WWD's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (neutral).
WWD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | WWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 24x | 54% above |
| PE % | 62 | 58 | 4 pts above |
WWD is trading at 37x earnings, a 54% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
WWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $322.9 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $350.2 | 5.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $354.6 | 6.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $287.2 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $213.1 | 56% above |
WWD's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 56% above its 200-week average.
WWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $118.4 | $121.0 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $121.0 | $107.7 | -11% |
| 2022 | $107.7 | $94.0 | -13% |
| 2023 | $94.0 | $136.1 | +45% |
| 2024 | $136.1 | $169.9 | +25% |
| 2025 | $169.9 | $311.4 | +83% |
| 2026 YTD | $311.4 | $331.9 | +6.6% |
WWD has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 6.6% so far in 2026.