WWD
Woodward, Inc. Industrials Electrical Industrial Apparatus Russell 3000
$304.65Close
$22.2BMarket cap
$256.69 – $436.0552-week range
Nov 18, 2026Next report · after the close
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +36% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+13 pts)
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 1 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 31 · weaker than 69% of stocks over 12 months
- Far from its high 30% below its 52-week high
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
30%
1wk
up 0.4%
price change
1mo
down 7.3%
price change
12-month return
up 15%
market up 11% ·
its own up 4%
F-score
8 / 9
Exceptional
Altman Z
8.98
Low risk
P/E
50.3×
price / earnings
PEG
2.55
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
8.7×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 2.5%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
30%
of the market · expensive
Revenue growth
up 7%
year on year
EPS growth
up 36%
latest quarter · +13 pts
Sales growth
up 21%
latest quarter · -2 pts
ROE
up 19%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 10%
$340.4M FCF
D/E
0.18
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
0.2×
Interest cover
12.4×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profitability improving
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- short-term liquidity improved
- no new shares issued
- gross margin widened
Repair signals
- Long-term debt down 20% ($0.6B → $0.5B)
Trade setup
ATR%
3.6%
$10.89 a day · 2×ATR $282.87
RS
31 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
1 / 8
trend template
Relative volume
0.7×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
0.78
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no option chain · report Nov 18, 2026
Trend template · 1 of 8
- 200-day average rising for a month: passes
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- No restatement or impairment
- Equity positive
- Interest covered
- No material dilution
- Profits tracking cash
- Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported
Jul 29, 2026
Financials
- Gross 27%
- Net 12%
- Free cash 10%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Sep 30, 2020 | FY2021Sep 30, 2021 | FY2022Sep 30, 2022 | FY2023Sep 30, 2023 | FY2024Sep 30, 2024 | FY2025Sep 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.5B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.9B | $3.3B | $3.6B |
| Gross margin | 26% | 25% | 22% | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| Net income | $240.4M | $208.6M | $171.7M | $232.4M | $373.0M | $442.1M |
| Net margin | 10% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| Earnings per share | $3.74 | $3.18 | $2.71 | $3.78 | $6.01 | $7.19 |
| Free cash flow | $302.4M | $427.0M | $140.8M | $232.0M | $342.8M | $340.4M |
| Free cash margin | 12% | 19% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 10% |
| Cash | $153.3M | $448.5M | $107.8M | $137.4M | $282.3M | $327.4M |
| Long-term debt | $736.8M | $734.1M | $709.8M | $645.7M | $569.8M | $457.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.6B |
| Shares outstanding | 72.96m | 72.96m | 72.96m | 72.96m | 72.96m | 72.96m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 30d |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 30d |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 35d |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 56d |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 32d |
| May 1, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 31d |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 35d |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 57d |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 33d |
| May 3, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 33d |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 33d |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Annual ↗ | Sep 30, 2023 | 48d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Restructuring · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Other events ↗ |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Results ↗ |